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