Which river runs through downtown Portland?
A.Willamette River
The Willamette divides Portland’s central east and west sides; the Columbia is farther north.
Portland Trivia
Bridges, parks, MAX trains and the City of Roses.
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Round 1Rivers, transport and parks
Which Oregon mountain is prominently visible east of Portland on clear days?
C.Mount Hood
Mount Hood lies east of Portland and is a distinct Cascade peak from Washington’s Mount Rainier.
Which public agency operates Portland's buses and MAX light rail?
D.TriMet
TriMet runs the regional bus and MAX network; Portland Streetcar is a separate service.
The Columbia River forms Oregon's border with which state north of Portland?
A.Washington
The Columbia marks much of the Oregon–Washington boundary, although it does not form the entire border.
The Portland Japanese Garden is located inside which larger park?
D.Washington Park
Washington Park contains several attractions; Forest Park is the larger wooded park farther northwest.
Mount Tabor Park sits atop what kind of landform?
A.An extinct volcanic cinder cone
Mount Tabor is a volcanic cinder cone, so the hill’s origin differs from an artificial reservoir mound.
What does MAX stand for in Portland’s light-rail system?
B.Metropolitan Area Express
MAX expands to Metropolitan Area Express, describing its regional light-rail role.
Forest Park is best described as which kind of Portland open space?
A.A large urban forest park in the West Hills
Forest Park is a wooded landscape in the West Hills, not the smaller volcanic Mount Tabor park.
Besides the Japanese Garden, Washington Park also contains which major attraction?
D.Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo is in Washington Park; OMSI is on the east side of the Willamette.
What makes Portland's Steel Bridge especially unusual among lift bridges?
A.Its lower rail deck can rise without lifting the upper deck
The lower rail deck telescopes upward into the upper deck; both decks rise together when more clearance is needed.
Which Willamette River bridge is the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the United States?
D.Hawthorne Bridge
The Hawthorne opened in 1910 and remains an operating vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette.
Which Washington Park garden helped cement Portland's rose-city reputation?
A.International Rose Test Garden
The International Rose Test Garden is in Washington Park, separate from the Chinese garden downtown.
Which long-distance trail runs through Forest Park and Washington Park?
A.Wildwood Trail
Wildwood connects wooded park landscapes; the Timberline Trail instead circles Mount Hood.
Round 2Culture and everyday Portland
What is Portland's long-standing floral nickname?
D.City of Roses
The floral wording matters: Stumptown and Rip City are also Portland nicknames, but not rose references.
Which NBA team is based in Portland?
B.Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers play basketball; the Timbers and Thorns are soccer clubs.
Which MLS club plays its home games at Providence Park in Portland?
D.Portland Timbers
The Timbers are the men’s MLS team; the Thorns compete in women’s professional soccer.
What historic nickname refers to Portland's early stump-filled clearing?
B.Stumptown
Stumptown refers to tree stumps left during early clearing, rather than the later rose gardens.
Portland's flagship bookstore, occupying a full city block on Burnside, is called what?
C.Powell's City of Books
Powell’s flagship store is on Burnside; City Lights is associated with San Francisco.
What waterfront crafts market is a long-running Portland weekend institution?
D.Portland Saturday Market
Despite its name, the market has also operated on Sundays; the name is not a complete schedule.
Which Portland neighborhood is known for the Alberta Street arts scene and street fair?
A.Alberta Arts District
The Alberta arts corridor takes its name from Alberta Street in northeast Portland.
Portland's food scene is famous for clusters of carts often called what?
A.Food cart pods
A pod groups independent food carts together; it need not be an enclosed food hall.
Which downtown square is Portland's main outdoor civic plaza and transit hub?
C.Pioneer Courthouse Square
Pioneer Courthouse Square is a downtown gathering space often nicknamed Portland’s living room.
Round 3City origins and design
In 1845, Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy used a coin toss to name the city. Pettygrove favored Portland, Maine. What name did Lovejoy want?
C.Boston
The naming choice was between the founders’ hometowns: Portland in Maine and Boston in Massachusetts.
In what year was Portland incorporated as a city?
B.1851
Incorporation came in 1851, after the earlier coin toss that selected the settlement’s name.
Portlandia, the large copper figure by Raymond Kaskey, stands above the entrance of which building?
D.The Portland Building
Portlandia is associated with the Portland Building, not the city’s older courthouse or city hall.