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Portland Trivia

Portland grew up on the Willamette as a timber port that chose its name with a coin toss and later became known for roses, bridges, and neighborhood bookstores. This quiz moves from the river and parks to teams, transit, and local institutions. Expect a few easy landmarks and a few questions that reward people who actually know the city.

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Question 1easy

Which river runs through downtown Portland?

Question 2easy

What is Portland's long-standing floral nickname?

Question 3easy

Which NBA team is based in Portland?

Question 4easy

Which MLS club plays its home games at Providence Park in Portland?

Question 5easy

On clear days, which Cascade volcano is the famous mountain view from Portland?

Question 6easy

What historic nickname refers to Portland's early stump-filled clearing?

Question 7easy

Which public agency operates Portland's buses and MAX light rail?

Question 8easy

The Columbia River forms Oregon's border with which state north of Portland?

Question 9medium

Portland's flagship bookstore, occupying a full city block on Burnside, is called what?

Question 10medium

The Portland Japanese Garden is located inside which larger park?

Question 11medium

Mount Tabor Park sits atop what kind of landform?

Question 12medium

What waterfront crafts market is a long-running Portland weekend institution?

Question 13medium

In 1845, Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy used a coin toss to name the city. Pettygrove favored Portland, Maine. What name did Lovejoy want?

Question 14medium

Which Portland neighborhood is known for the Alberta Street arts scene and street fair?

Question 15medium

Portland's regional light-rail system is commonly called what?

Question 16medium

Forest Park is best described as which kind of Portland open space?

Question 17medium

Besides the Japanese Garden, Washington Park also contains which major attraction?

Question 18hard

In what year was Portland incorporated as a city?

Question 19hard

Portlandia, the large copper figure by Raymond Kaskey, stands above the entrance of which building?

Question 20hard

What makes Portland's Steel Bridge especially unusual among lift bridges?

Question 21hard

Which Willamette River bridge is the oldest operating vertical-lift bridge in the United States?

Question 22hard

Portland's food scene is famous for clusters of carts often called what?

Question 23hard

Which downtown square is Portland's main outdoor civic plaza and transit hub?

Question 24hard

Which Washington Park garden helped cement Portland's rose-city reputation?

Question 25hard

The coin used in Portland's naming toss is preserved by which institution?

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