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State Quiz - Oregon

Can you guess these facts about the U.S. state of Oregon?
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Last updated: September 6, 2020
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First submittedJuly 7, 2015
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State capital
Salem
Most populous city
Portland
Tallest mountain
Mount Hood
Volcanic range that the above is part of
Cascade Range
River on the Washington border
Columbia
River on the Idaho border
Snake River
Deepest canyon in the United States, carved by the above
Hells Canyon
River valley that was the destination of Oregon Trail pioneers
Willamette
Largest city in central Oregon
Bend
Deepest lake in the U.S., found inside a former volcano
Crater Lake
State nickname (hint: an animal)
The Beaver State
What is a dungeness?
Crab
Oregon is responsible for 99% of U.S. filbert production. What is a filbert?
Hazelnut
What does Tillamook make?
Dairy Products
Cloudy city where the movies "Kindergarten Cop" and "Goonies" were set
Astoria
City where the Simpsons live, according to creator Matt Groening
Springfield, Oregon
Oregon's biggest company, founded by Phil Knight
Nike
Explorers who traveled through Oregon in 1805 and 1806
Lewis and Clark
Steve Prefontaine's sport
Running
In Oregon, there is a Armillaria ostoyae sometimes called the
largest organism in the world. What is it?
a Fungus
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Level 76
Jul 10, 2015
Jetpunk's first quiz that requires a pair of answers in one order only?! (Sorry Mr Clark, you'll always be 2nd...)
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Level 84
Mar 18, 2016
True, but I haven't EVER heard them referred to as "Clark & Lewis!" With good reasons: from their military days, Lewis was the higher ranking: Lewis was a Captain, and Clark a Lieutenant. Also, Lewis was recruited by Jefferson to lead the Corps of Discovery, and he asked to bring on his friend, Clark, as his right-hand man.
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Level 49
Jan 4, 2023
Fun fact: my Grade 4 musical was about Lewis and Clark and in the main song, whenever people sing "Lewis and Clark", Clark always chimes in saying "Clark and Lewis"
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Level 82
Nov 25, 2015
Did awful on this one. Was it really established that the Simpsons live in Oregon? I thought the whole point of putting them in "Springfield" was that they could be basically anywhere. I remember a couple scenes that seemed to make a point of that.
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Level 67
Nov 25, 2015
Yeah, Springfield is canonically not located in any particular state. It is named after Springfield, Oregon, and it is based in part on Portland, but the show has consistently made jokes about its location being undetermined.
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Level 88
Nov 25, 2015
Agreed, In "The Simpsons," Springfield was a fictional city, and was not in any specific US state. Creator Matt Groening was from Oregon, and revealed that the Springfield in the Simpsons was named after Springfield, Oregon, but he did not say it was supposed to be Springfield, Oregon.
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Level 74
Nov 26, 2015
Matt Groening is from Portland, and he named the town after the town next door -- Springfield, Oregon. He was partly inspired to do so because the 50s sitcom "Father Knows Best" was set in a place called Springfield. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127965/The-Simpsons-Real-location-Springfield-revealed-creator-Matt-Groening.html
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Level 74
Nov 26, 2015
I should also mention that the Simpsons' nuclear power plant is strikingly similar to the Trojan nuclear power plant in Rainier, Orgeon, which was demolished in 2006. Photos and details here: http://laughingsquid.com/trojan-nuclear-power-plant-demolition/#comment-7418
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Level 82
Jan 2, 2018
Springfield is the town next door to Eugene, not Portland.
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Level 84
Sep 23, 2016
I had the same thought. So the clue could more accurately say "Simpson's hometown that was named after this Oregon town" or something similarly clunky and awkward.
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Level 44
Dec 14, 2017
Exactly. It absolutely has NEVER been established what state they live in. In fact, in the Family Guy crossover episode when they come to the sign at the city edge Brian and Stewie have an exchange where they are about to refer to the state and Brian says, "I can't imagine we're allowed to say."
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Level 84
Aug 24, 2018
Might as well pile on. Matt Groening is from Oregon, but in the show, it is absolutely never established which state Springfield is in. The clue is (I assume deliberately) incorrect. "Based on" or "named after" would be fine. Saying that Simpsons live in Springfield, Oregon is as wrong as saying that the Bible says there were exactly three wisemen... another error Quizmaster refuses to correct.
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Level 80
Sep 13, 2020
Matt Groening said it was in Oregon. My brother-in-law lives there and I took my kid to 'downtown' Springfield. Now, you would think after Groening said that of course it was the town just down the road from where he grew up they'd make a big deal of it. Nope. There's a mural, a plaque that Groening signed saying 'To the people of the real Springfield, Matt Groening' or something like that, and that is it. There were some statues you might see online if you look. We couldn't see them, then driving back to Central Oregon, we pulled over for pizza at Ike's in Leaburg, there they all were. Biggest Simpsons museum in the world. Or it was. I have an awful feeling it's gone. The whole of Leaburg was just destroyed, it's just whether they got it all out. The owners were lovely, let my son - who unwittingly walked in with a Simpsons t-shirt on -sign their wall.
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Level 67
Jun 22, 2023
You probably already knew this if you're from the area, but Leaburg made it out ok :)
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Level 78
Feb 11, 2021
What we do know for sure though is that Springfield is on the border of Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky.
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Level 57
Nov 25, 2023
If you grew up in Portland, you hear about it all the time. I went to the same schools as Matt Groening, although years later. It was even rumored that my journalism teacher was the inspiration for Mr. Burns, which is pretty believable. Plus the names Flanders, Quimby, and Lovejoy are all streets in NW Portland.
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Level 60
Nov 25, 2015
hmm not sure the Simpsons do live in Oregon. Has this been confirmed anywhere?
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Level 54
Nov 25, 2015
Exactly. The whole joke is that they never actually say what state their Springfield is in
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Level 74
Aug 2, 2018
Kansas now has a Springfield!
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Level 82
Jan 2, 2018
The Simpsons are cartoon characters--so no, they don't live in Oregon.
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Level 89
Feb 11, 2021
It's not confirmed, it's just been theorized to be the setting based on the fact that it's where Matt Groening's from, and there are a couple of other small clues from the earlier seasons that help give the theory credence.
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Level 55
Nov 26, 2015
Apparently I know very little about Oregon.
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Level 71
Feb 11, 2021
Yeah same :/ I thought these states quizzes were easy at first but they're definitely getting a lot tougher now
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Level 64
Nov 30, 2015
Mmm...Tillamook...
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Level 55
Sep 6, 2020
😋 cheese
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Level 42
Dec 3, 2015
Astoria threw me off, a lot of the Goonies was filmed in Cannon Beach, I think. at least the final scene with the big rock (Haystack Rock). Still should've known the answer though! Cool to see my home state get a mention!
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Level 54
Jan 20, 2016
One of the fun things to do in Portland is look for all of the Simpson inspired locations, such as Flanders and Lovejoy Street.
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Level 55
Sep 6, 2020
I want crab now
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Level 79
Jan 18, 2021
I love crab
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Level 88
Dec 30, 2020
Kindergarten Cop, Goonies....and Short Circuit! #5 is Alive!
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Level 79
Jan 18, 2021
I guessed 'sprinting'... so close :/
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Level 56
Feb 11, 2021
I liked this quiz. Prefontaine was a long distance runner. And Matt Groening's parents were named Marge and Homer.
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Level 67
Nov 2, 2023
Wow I didn't know that second one
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Level 57
Feb 11, 2021
This one was one of my favorite of the state quizzes. I feel like it had a much better balance between pop culture and history/geography.
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Level 64
Feb 11, 2021
I got the Armillaria ostoyae question because I guessed "mushroom" for the filbert question.
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Level 46
Apr 23, 2021
"runner" should be accepted for running
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Level 81
Jul 15, 2021
I didn't know NIke is from Oregon...good to know
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Level 80
Jul 24, 2022
Nice to see my hometown Bend got a mention! Also 20/20, had to guess at the Prefontaine question though
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Level 67
Nov 2, 2023
4/20, this was tragic for me. Guess I need to increase my Oregon knowledge
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Level 56
Nov 16, 2023
please accept mycelia/mycelium for fungus
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Level 56
Jan 14, 2024
I think an Oregon trivia quiz should include my home town: 'What city has held a Shakespeare festival since 1935?' and some questions about their excellent wine valleys, Rogue, Applegate and the Umpqua....it is a lovely state