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Portland, The Rose City Trivia Quiz

Portland, third largest city in the Pacific Northwest. Here is some trivia to help acquaint yourself with The Rose City.

A multiple-choice quiz by demskyr. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
demskyr

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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266,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The city of Portland was officially incorporated on what date? Hint

February 14, 1859

February 8, 1851

August 13, 1848

June 5, 1977

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Question 2 of 10

2. Occupying an entire city block and containing more than one million books, what Portland landmark is the world's largest independent bookstore? Hint

Powell's City of Books

Portland Library

City of Roses Books

Fox Books

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Question 3 of 10

3. With over 7000 rose plants of 550 varieties, what rose garden is located in Portland's Washington Park? Hint

City of Roses Garden

Oregon State Rose Test Garden

Portland Rose Bed

International Rose Test Garden

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Question 4 of 10

4. Including McMenamins, Widmer Brothers, and BridgePort, Portland has 28 of these businesses, more than any other town in the United States, if not the world. What are they? Hint

Coffee Houses

Wine Bars

Vegan Restaurants

Breweries

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Question 5 of 10

5. Portland is home to the second largest copper repouss� statue in the United States after the Statue of Liberty. What is this sculpture's name?
Hint

Angel of Portland

Portlandia

Trident in Hand

Portland Spirit

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Question 6 of 10

6. Portland's Mill Ends Park holds a record for parks. What record is it? Hint

Nation's Largest Dedicated Park

World's Smallest Dedicated Park

Nation's First Dedicated Dog Park

World's Largest Skateboard Park

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Oregon Zoo in Portland's Washington Park has been the birthplace for 28 of these animals, the most of any city in North America. Hint

Cascade Mountain Wolves

Black Rhinos

Asian Elephants

Giraffes

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 1916 Stanley Cup Final was the first to include a team based in the United States of America. This team called the Portland Ice Arena home. What was this hockey team's name? Hint

Portland Winterhawks

Oregon Pioneers

Oregon Trailers

Portland Rosebuds

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Question 9 of 10

9. Portland was the childhood home to what author known for the characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse? Hint

E. B. White

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Beverly Cleary

Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Portland is home to the largest outdoor arts and crafts market in continuous operation in the United States. What is this market known as? Hint

Portland Sunday Market

Oregon Market

A Weekend Outdoors

Portland Saturday Market

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The city of Portland was officially incorporated on what date?

Answer: February 8, 1851

February 14, 1859 - Oregon was granted statehood.
August 13, 1848 - Oregon annexed by the United States.
June 5, 1977 - Portland Trailblazers win the NBA Championship.

2. Occupying an entire city block and containing more than one million books, what Portland landmark is the world's largest independent bookstore?

Answer: Powell's City of Books

From humble storefront beginnings in 1971 on a derelict corner of northwest Portland, Oregon, Powell's Books has grown into one of the world's great bookstores, with seven locations in the Portland metropolitan area.

Ride the only three-door elevator west of the Mississippi at Powell's City of Books!

3. With over 7000 rose plants of 550 varieties, what rose garden is located in Portland's Washington Park?

Answer: International Rose Test Garden

The International Rose Test Garden has 4.5 acres in several tiers facing downtown Portland.

Portland's International Rose Test Garden is considered the oldest official, continuously -operated public rose test garden in the United States. Roses are sent from throughout the world to be tested in the Northwest climate here.

4. Including McMenamins, Widmer Brothers, and BridgePort, Portland has 28 of these businesses, more than any other town in the United States, if not the world. What are they?

Answer: Breweries

In 1999, author Michael "Beerhunter" Jackson called Portland a candidate for the beer capital of the world because the city boasted more breweries than Cologne, Germany.

5. Portland is home to the second largest copper repouss� statue in the United States after the Statue of Liberty. What is this sculpture's name?

Answer: Portlandia

Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of Michael Graves' Portland Building in downtown Portland.

Installed in September 1985, it depicts a woman in classical clothes with a trident reaching down with right hand to greet visitors to the building.

The statue itself is 36 feet high.

6. Portland's Mill Ends Park holds a record for parks. What record is it?

Answer: World's Smallest Dedicated Park

Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is a small park that was created on St. Patrick's Day, 1948, to be a colony for leprechauns and a location for snail races. It is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971.

The "park" is a circle two feet across (with a total area of 452 square inches) in a traffic median which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole.

7. The Oregon Zoo in Portland's Washington Park has been the birthplace for 28 of these animals, the most of any city in North America.

Answer: Asian Elephants

The Oregon Zoo was founded in 1887, making it the oldest North American zoo west of the Mississippi.

The zoo became world famous in 1962 when the Asian elephant "Packy" was born. He was the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years and is the largest Asian elephant in the United States at 10.5 ft tall and 13,500 lbs. A total of 27 more calves have been born at the Oregon Zoo, including 7 sired by Packy, making it the most successful zoo elephant breeding program in the world.

8. The 1916 Stanley Cup Final was the first to include a team based in the United States of America. This team called the Portland Ice Arena home. What was this hockey team's name?

Answer: Portland Rosebuds

The Portland Rosebuds played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1914 to 1918. They lost the Cup to the Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 2.

9. Portland was the childhood home to what author known for the characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse?

Answer: Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. When she was 6, her family moved to Portland.

She has won many awards, including the 1984 Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1975.

10. Portland is home to the largest outdoor arts and crafts market in continuous operation in the United States. What is this market known as?

Answer: Portland Saturday Market

The market is held every Saturday and Sunday from March to December under the west end of the Burnside Bridge. It has over 400 vendors who generate about eight million dollars in gross sales annually and attract over 750,000 visitors to the historic Old Town district of Portland each year.

Source: Author demskyr

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