 - 1. According to the 2009 FBI Uniform Crime Report, what was Portland's rank in violent crime among top U.S. cities with over 250,000 residents?
A) 53rd
B) 23rd
C) 75th
D) 10th
- 2. What was the murder rate in Portland in 2013 per 100,000 people?
A) 2.6
B) 5.4
C) 1.2
D) 2.3
- 3. What percentage of arrested male subjects in Portland tested positive for illegal drugs in 2011?
A) 28%
B) 50%
C) 85%
D) 72%
- 4. How many counties are included in the Portland Metropolitan statistical area?
A) 5
B) 9
C) 3
D) 7
- 5. What was the murder rate per 100,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan area in 2017?
A) 1.8
B) 3.5
C) 2.6
D) 2.3
- 6. What was the violent crime rate per 100,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan area in 2017?
A) 500.0
B) 334.9
C) 283.2
D) 101.5
- 7. How many murders were recorded in the city of Portland in 2017?
A) 20
B) 27
C) 101
D) 24
- 8. What was the city population of Portland in 2017?
A) 649,408
B) 600,000
C) 500,000
D) 750,000
- 9. Portland's car theft rate reached the fifth-highest in the U.S. in what year?
A) 2019
B) 2023
C) 2022
D) 2021
- 10. How many vehicles were stolen in Portland in 2022?
A) 8,000
B) 6,500
C) 15,000
D) More than 11,000
- 11. How many vehicles were stolen in Portland in 2019?
A) 11,000
B) 6,500
C) 3,000
D) 9,000
- 12. In what year did Portland experience a record 101 homicides?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2017
D) 2016
- 13. How many homicides were recorded in Portland in 2021?
A) 27
B) 20
C) 101
D) 90
- 14. How many homicides were recorded in Portland in 2016?
A) 101
B) 90
C) 20
D) 27
- 15. What was the percentage decrease in violent crime in Portland as of the 2025 Mid-Year Report compared to 2024?
A) 51%
B) 25%
C) 60%
D) 10%
- 16. What rank does Portland currently hold for property crime per 100,000 population in the United States?
A) Fifth
B) Tenth
C) Second
D) First
- 17. How many homicides occurred in Portland from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025?
A) 17
B) 35
C) 20
D) 90
- 18. Starting in 2024, what trend was observed regarding car thefts in Portland?
A) Remained stable
B) Record high increase
C) Highest increase in history
D) Significant decrease
- 19. What was the total population of Portland as of the 2020 census?
A) 539,885
B) 652,503
C) 444,254
D) 583,776
- 20. How many housing units were recorded in the 2020 census?
A) 265,439
B) 282,110
C) 302,034
D) 235,508
- 21. In 2010, what percentage of Multnomah County residents spoke English as their primary language at home?
A) 80.9%
B) 8.1%
C) 1.5%
D) 1.9%
- 22. What was the median household income in Portland in 2010?
A) $40,146
B) $22,643
C) $35,279
D) $50,271
- 23. According to the 2020 census, what percentage of households were married-couple households?
A) 23.2%
B) 35.9%
C) 10.1%
D) 29.5%
- 24. What percentage of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino in the 2010 census?
A) 6.3%
B) 5.0%
C) 9.4%
D) 7.1%
- 25. What is the most populous city in the state of Oregon?
A) Seattle
B) Portland
C) Vancouver
D) Salem
- 26. Which rivers form the confluence where Portland is located?
A) Pacific and Columbia
B) Willamette and Deschutes
C) Snake and Columbia
D) Willamette and Columbia
- 27. Portland is the county seat of which county?
A) Washington County
B) Clackamas County
C) Multnomah County
D) Marion County
- 28. How was the Portland area primarily shaped in prehistoric times?
A) Glacial advancement
B) Massive ice-age floods
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Tectonic plate shifts
- 29. Which indigenous peoples inhabited the Portland area for centuries?
A) Chinookan peoples
B) Navajo
C) Sioux
D) Apache
- 30. How was the name of Portland chosen?
A) Historical association
B) Coin toss
C) Public election
D) Government decree
- 31. Portland was named after a city in which state?
A) Washington
B) New York
C) Massachusetts
D) Maine
- 32. What were the initial nicknames for the Portland settlement?
A) Rose City and The Port
B) Timber City and The Hub
C) Stumptown and The Clearing
D) River City and The Junction
- 33. Who provided the 25 cents to claim half of the site in 1843?
A) William Overton
B) Francis W. Pettygrove
C) Henry Pittock
D) Asa Lovejoy
- 34. When was Portland officially incorporated?
A) January 1, 1890
B) June 12, 1843
C) March 15, 1873
D) February 8, 1851
- 35. What is the name of the coin used to decide Portland's name?
A) Founders Coin
B) Pettygrove Dollar
C) Oregon Nickel
D) Portland Penny
- 36. What major event occurred in downtown Portland in August 1873?
A) An earthquake
B) A major fire
C) A gold rush riot
D) A massive flood
- 37. What was the population of Portland in 1890?
A) 100,000
B) 800
C) 46,385
D) 17,500
- 38. What type of bridge was the first of its kind on the West Coast, opened in Portland in 1888?
A) Wooden trestle bridge
B) Concrete drawbridge
C) Steel bridge
D) Suspension bridge
- 39. Who established the Portland Rose Society?
A) Asa Lovejoy
B) William Overton
C) Georgiana Pittock
D) Francis W. Pettygrove
- 40. Which city became the major port in the Pacific Northwest in the 1890s due to its deepwater harbor?
A) Vancouver
B) Portland
C) Astoria
D) Seattle
- 41. What kind of trees contributed to Portland's lumber industry?
A) Oak, birch, and pine
B) Redwood, sequoia, and palm
C) Douglas fir, hemlock, cedar, and maple
D) Aspen, willow, and spruce
- 42. What were the primary factors behind Portland's early reputation for crime?
A) Lack of law enforcement
B) Saloons, bordellos, and gambling dens
C) Political corruption
D) Industrial strikes
- 43. Which historical event led to increased mining-related population in early Portland?
A) California gold rush
B) Klondike gold rush
C) Oregon trail migration
D) World War II
- 44. By how much did Portland's population grow between 1900 and 1930?
A) It remained the same
B) It doubled
C) It tripled
D) It quadrupled
- 45. What was the population of Portland in 1930?
A) 301,815
B) 400,000
C) 250,000
D) 100,000
- 46. Who was the shipbuilder awarded contracts for Liberty ships and escort carriers in Portland?
A) Henry J. Kaiser
B) John DeWitt
C) Jim Elkins
D) Robert Moses
- 47. Which of these was a Kaiser shipyard located in the Portland area?
A) Columbia Steel Shipyard
B) Swan Island Shipyard
C) Portland Navy Yard
D) Oregon Harbor Works
- 48. What was the main reason for the population growth in Portland during WWII?
A) Natural birth rates
B) Military base relocation
C) Tourism
D) Recruited laborers
- 49. What was the result of the wartime shipbuilding boom regarding demographics?
A) A mass exodus of the middle class
B) A significant increase in retirement-age residents
C) A large influx of African American migrants
D) A decline in the immigrant population
- 50. Where were the people of Japanese descent sent after being processed in Portland?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Internment camps in the heartland
D) Military service overseas
- 51. Which venue served as the assembly center for Japanese residents in 1942?
A) Portland City Hall
B) Swan Island Arena
C) Crystal Ballroom
D) Pacific International Livestock Exposition
- 52. Who referred to Portland as the first 'Jap-free city on the West Coast'?
A) Henry J. Kaiser
B) General John DeWitt
C) The Mayor of Portland
D) Jim Elkins
- 53. Which criminal figure was the focus of a 1957 Life magazine article?
A) Jim Elkins
B) John DeWitt
C) Henry J. Kaiser
D) Al Capone
- 54. What subculture began taking root in Portland during the 1960s?
A) Beatnik
B) Punk
C) Grunge
D) Hippie
- 55. Which city's countercultural scene influenced Portland in the 1960s?
A) New York
B) San Francisco
C) Los Angeles
D) Seattle
- 56. What venue became a hub for psychedelic culture in Portland?
A) Crystal Ballroom
B) Pacific International Livestock Exposition
C) Swan Island Shipyard
D) The Portland Forum
- 57. Which of these was a movement championed by Portland social activists in the 1960s?
A) Space exploration
B) Gay rights
C) Prohibition
D) Industrial deregulation
- 58. What caused the demand for the timber industry to drop in 1979?
A) Slowing of the housing market
B) A labor strike
C) Environmental regulations
D) New synthetic materials
- 59. By the 1970s, what reputation had Portland established?
A) An industrial powerhouse
B) A conservative stronghold
C) A quiet rural town
D) A progressive city
- 60. Which company helped the technology industry emerge in Portland during the 1990s?
A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Intel
D) Amazon
- 61. In the late 1990s, where was Portland ranked in terms of housing affordability?
A) Most affordable
B) Least affordable
C) Tenth-least affordable
D) Fourth-least affordable
- 62. Which city was the only one to attract and retain more college-educated people than Portland?
A) Austin, Texas
B) Seattle, Washington
C) Louisville, Kentucky
D) San Francisco, California
- 63. By what percentage did Portland's GDP per person grow between 2001 and 2012?
A) Fifty percent
B) Seventy-five percent
C) Ten percent
D) Twenty percent
- 64. Since what year has 'Rose City' been the official nickname of Portland?
A) 1888
B) 2012
C) 1990
D) 2003
- 65. Which of these is considered an antiquated nickname for Portland?
A) Stumptown
B) Little Beirut
C) Soccer City
D) Rip City
- 66. When did the daily protests regarding the murder of George Floyd begin in Portland?
A) May 28, 2020
B) Spring 2021
C) July 2020
D) May 25, 2021
- 67. Why were federal officers deployed in Portland in July 2020?
A) To assist local police with traffic
B) To support the protests
C) To safeguard federal property
D) To conduct city census activities
- 68. What did Oregon officials demand regarding the presence of federal officers?
A) That they stay longer
B) That they take control of the local police
C) That they leave
D) That they provide more funding
- 69. What is the name of the dormant volcanic field on which Portland lies?
A) Cascadia Volcanic Field
B) Willamette Volcanic Field
C) Portland Volcanic Range
D) Boring Lava Field
- 70. How many cinder cones are at least present in the Boring Lava Field?
A) 100
B) 10
C) 50
D) 32
- 71. What is the highest point in Portland?
A) Council Crest Park
B) Mount Tabor
C) NW Skyline Blvd
D) The West Hills
- 72. Which USDA Plant Hardiness Zone covers most of Portland?
A) 7a
B) 8b
C) 9b
D) 6b
- 73. What climate classification does Portland have?
A) Humid continental
B) Hot-summer Mediterranean
C) Oceanic
D) Warm-summer Mediterranean
- 74. What was the record high temperature recorded in Portland on June 28, 2021?
A) 107 °F
B) 112 °F
C) 116 °F
D) 100 °F
- 75. How many days per year does Portland receive measurable precipitation on average?
A) 157
B) 100
C) 50
D) 200
- 76. What is the name of the mountain range to the east of the Tualatin Mountains?
A) Cascade Range
B) Oregon Coast Range
C) Sierra Nevada
D) Olympic Mountains
- 77. What is the coldest month in Portland?
A) November
B) January
C) December
D) February
- 78. How far is Portland from the Pacific Ocean?
A) 150 miles
B) 60 miles
C) 100 miles
D) 30 miles
- 79. Which volcanic peak can be seen from Portland?
A) Mt. Whitney
B) Mt. Hood
C) Mt. Lassen
D) Mt. Shasta
- 80. What is the nickname of Portland due to the many bridges spanning the Willamette River?
A) Bridgetown
B) Bridge City
C) River City
D) Rose City
- 81. Which bridge is the newest bridge in the downtown area, opening in 2015?
A) Tilikum Crossing
B) Hawthorne Bridge
C) Steel Bridge
D) Fremont Bridge
- 82. In what year was the St. Johns Bridge built?
A) 1966
B) 1931
C) 1910
D) 2016
- 83. How many blocks long does the flatter east side of Portland extend?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 200
D) 180
- 84. What are the official addressing sections of Portland now called collectively?
A) Districts
B) Sextants
C) Quadrants
D) Sectors
- 85. Which street divides Portland north and south?
A) Williams Avenue
B) Naito Parkway
C) Burnside Street
D) Macadam Avenue
- 86. How many addresses are there per block in Portland following the 1931 renumbering?
A) 20
B) 10
C) 50
D) 100
- 87. What is the northernmost point of Portland?
A) St. Johns
B) Mount Tabor
C) Kelley Point Park
D) The Lloyd District
- 88. Which neighborhood is described as one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest in the city?
A) St. Johns
B) The Lloyd District
C) The Pearl District
D) South Waterfront
- 89. Which volcanic landform is located in Southeast Portland?
A) Mount Tabor
B) The Lloyd District
C) Kelley Point
D) Lair Hill
- 90. Which college is located in Southeast Portland?
A) Portland State University
B) University of Portland
C) Reed College
D) Lewis & Clark College
- 91. Which year did the Oregon Territory ban African-American settlement?
A) 1849
B) 1890
C) 1920
D) 1940
- 92. Which governor's election was associated with the Ku Klux Klan's influence in Oregon?
A) Portland's mayor
B) The territorial governor
C) Mulugeta Seraw
D) Walter M. Pierce
- 93. Which event displaced many African Americans in 1948?
A) The racial riots
B) World War II
C) The Great Depression
D) The Vanport flood
- 94. Which neighborhood became a primary resettlement area for African Americans following the 1948 flood?
A) South Waterfront
B) St. Johns
C) Albina
D) The Pearl District
- 95. What is the largest Asian ethnic group in Portland?
A) Japanese Americans
B) Filipino Americans
C) Chinese Americans
D) Vietnamese Americans
- 96. Where is the 'New Chinatown' or 'Jade District' located?
A) In North Portland
B) Along SE 82nd Avenue
C) In the Pearl District
D) Near Mt. Tabor
- 97. What percentage of Portland's Latinos are of Mexican heritage?
A) 50%
B) 25%
C) 76%
D) 90%
- 98. Who was killed by skinheads in 1988, sparking community action in Portland?
A) A Tongan immigrant
B) A railroad worker
C) Walter M. Pierce
D) Mulugeta Seraw
- 99. In what year was Portland's first pride festival held?
A) 1995
B) 2015
C) 1975
D) 2006
- 100. According to the American Values Atlas, what percentage of Portland residents are religiously unaffiliated?
A) Over 42%
B) Approximately 30%
C) Over 50%
D) Under 25%
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