Oregon--The Beaver State Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

One theory is that it came from the French word "ouragan", meaning "storm" or "hurricane".

Answer: False

The motto is "She flies with her own wings".

Answer: Oregon grape

The Oregon grape has green, hollylike leaves and bright yellow flowers. The flowers later become dark purple/black edible grapes. The plant can be easily recognized along the coastal highways. The mild weather of the Pacific Coast is the perfect environment for it.

Answer: beaver

The fur of the beaver is what brought the first Europeans to Oregon. They were once hunted nearly to extinction and are the North America's largest rodents. It was named the state mammal in 1969.

Answer: Chinook salmon

The chinook is the largest of the Pacific salmon and it fed the Native Americans for centuries. It was adopted as the state fish in 1961.

Answer: False

It is the Oregon swallow-tailed butterfly. In late summer, this butterfly can be seen in great numbers in the sagebrush canyons of the Columbia River and its tributaries.

Answer: True

The Oregon sunstone is a large, brightly colored stone, and is a membet of the feldspar family. It is found mainly in the deserts of southeastern Oregon.

Answer: Thunderegg

Thundereggs are also known as geodes and contain many minerals. When one is cut open, it reveals beautiful designs of multicolored crystals that can be cut and polished.

Answer: Hazelnut

Oregon grows 99% of all hazelnuts (also called "filberts") in the United States. It became the state nut in 1989.

Answer: True

The Oregon hairy triton, formally known as "Fusitriton oregonesis", was adopted as the state shell in 1991. It is found on beaches along the coast, and is the only shell that bears a state's name.

Answer: "Oregon, My Oregon"

Oregon's state song was written by J.A. Buchanan and Henry B. Murtagh.

Answer: Crook County

Prineville is the county seat of Crook County.

Answer: Oregonian

Some famous Oregonians include authors John Reed and Ken Kesey.

Answer: John McLoughlin

The 1957 Legislature gave him the title because of his contributions to the early development of Oregon. Dr. McLoughlin originally came to the Northwest in 1824 as a representative of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Answer: Tabitha Moffat Brown

She was honored by the 1987 Legislature because of her achievements. At age 66 she came to Oregon from Missouri. She established a boarding school for orphans that was later known as Tualatin Academy and eventually was chartered as Pacific University.