Statistics for Geography of Oregon

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the state capital of Oregon?	Salem	94%
What volcanic range is the above part of?	Cascades	84%
What river is Portland situated on?	Columbia River	83%
What is the deepest lake in the U.S., found inside a former volcano?	Crater Lake	82%
What city is home to the University of Oregon?	Eugene	81%
What river valley was the destination of Oregon Trail pioneers?	Willamette	74%
What is the nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies in Portland? (hint: named after a "valley" in California)	{Silicon} Forest	73%
What major tributary of the above makes half of Oregon's border with Idaho?	Snake River	73%
What is the state nickname of Oregon?	The {Beaver} State	68%
What is the most populous city in central Oregon?	Bend	67%
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Oregon?	Mount Hood	63%
What major Washingtonian city is located right north of Portland?	Vancouver	62%
In what cloudy city were the movies "Kindergarten Cop" and "Goonies" set?	Astoria	57%
What is the deepest canyon in the United States, carved by the above?	{Hell}s Canyon	52%
What is the most populous city in Southern Oregon?	Medford	49%
What is the most populous city on the Oregon Coast?	{Coos} Bay	47%
What is the name of the proposed state that would include most of Southern Oregon and much of Northern California?	Jefferson	36%
What type of wood, madefor structural purposes, is Oregon nation's top producer of?	Timber	26%