POP QUIZ PDX: Thursday, April 14

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THIS WEEK'S THEME: Back (and Forth) to the Future!

GAAAH! It SNOWED this week... IN MID-APRIL?? Whaaaaat? That's crazy, y'all! Or *is it* so crazy? When's the last time it snowed downtown (enough for it to stick) this late in April?

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In 2016!

In 1968!

In 1952!

In 1903!

In your DREAMS, weirdo! This is some bizarre climate change shit that has NEVER happened!

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Whoopee! Idaho governor candidate/domestic terrorist Ammon Bundy got sent to jail! (Ha-ha-haaaa!) He was found in contempt of court for failing to complete his required community service hours—but what was the dumbass reason he gave for not doing them?

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He thought campaigning for governor counted as community service

As a "sovereign citizen" he thinks he isn't required to follow court orders

He considers "overthrowing the government" to be of service to the community

He was too busy planning his next domestic terrorist action—look, there are just so many hours in the day!

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A bunch of wealthy Portland power brokers are planning to spend a whopping $700,000 in the next few weeks to make sure a certain city commissioner is voted out of office this fall. Which councilperson are they targeting, and why?

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Commissioner Dan Ryan, for not putting all homeless folk in a bag and tossing them off a bridge

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, for daring to question the authority and budget of the Portland Police

Commissioner Carmen Rubio, for her handling of Portland's Clean Energy Fund

Commissioner Mingus Mapps, for... are you kidding me? Power brokers love this guy!

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RELATED QUESTION! People for Portland (the dark money, anti-homeless group) got some baaad news last week... what was it?

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A judge ruled their anti-Portland billboard campaign violated city lobbying rules

One of their major rich benefactors backed out, saying the organization had "lost their way"

Their ballot measure meant for the November election was deemed "unconstitutional"

The Oregonian began publishing comments again, taking away three-quarters of P4P's supporters

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KNOW THAT PORTLAND! The Oregon Convention Center is also home to the world's largest Foucault pendulum, and... wait, wait, wait, WAIT! What the FUCK is a "Foucault pendulum"?

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It's one of those clicky-ball things that executives have on their desks.. but really big

An invention designed to demonstrate the rotation of the earth

It's a box with a metaphorical (or real) cat inside, and the viewer is supposed to determine whether the cat is alive or dead (or both)

It's a huge, swinging ax that's up high in the morning, but slowly drops down to head level when the convention center closes for the night

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Good news! After a two-year COVID hiatus, the genre-encompassing music festival Pickathon is back! A question for you old-timers: What inspired the original organizers to put on an outdoor music festival?

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It was originally a fund-raising event for KBOO radio

The governor used it to distract protesters away from President George W. Bush's visit to Portland

At the time, there was no outdoor festival dedicated to bluegrass music

Pickathon was created to bring a lot of attention to the organizers' new app. (Wait... I'm thinking of the Fyre Festival.)

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Last Sunday, the Blazers and fans alike said a fond adieu to longtime game broadcaster Bill Schonely who retired after more than 50 years with the team. What was the famous catchphrase that Bill invented?

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"Bust a Bucket"

"Rip City"

"Boom goes the dynamite!"

"May our dark lord drive a serpent's dagger through the hearts of those befouled enemies who would dare challenge our omnipotent authority in the holy arena of basketball! ROT IN HELL, YOU FECKLESS AMATEURS!"

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DID YOU KNOW that Oregon City (just south of Portland) is home to the largest waterfall in the state—which is also the sixth largest in the nation in volume? Do you also know this natural wonder's name?

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Of course I do: It's "Celilo Falls"! (Do I look like an idiot?)

Ummm... hell yeah! It's clearly "Willamette Falls"! (Why are you bothering me with pointless questions?)

*Au naturellement!* It's obviously "Punch Bowl Falls"! (Ugh. Les américains sont si stupides.)

Pshht! Duh! It's clearly... uh... "Juicy Saliva Moist Falls." (Look, I just moved here... but I guess that's some sort of "crime," or something!!)

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It's HISTORY TIIIIIIME! Back in 1961, members of the Society of Automotive Engineers Conference—held in Portland—were losing their goddamn minds over a new Ford prototype car (pictured below) that... did WHAT exactly?

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Drove on land AND water

Levitated

Ran solely on electricity

Every car included one smiling, waving lady

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THE SUBJECTIVE QUESTION: It's KARAOKE TIME again! But before you return to singing your guts out in public, can we all agree on just one thing? What karaoke song should one NEVER perform in public?

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"I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston

"American Pie," Don McLean

"One Week," Barenaked Ladies

"Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen

"Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond

"My Way," Frank Sinatra

"Brown Sugar," Rolling Stones

"Low (Apple Bottom Jeans)," Flo Rida ft. T-Pain

"You Oughta Know," Alanis Morissette

"Rock Lobster," The B-52's

"Forgot About Dre," Dr. Dre ft. Eminem

Anything by Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Adele, or Mariah Carey

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