| 1. | San Francisco is just ____ square miles. |
| a. | | 25 |
| b. | | 49 |
| c. | | 57 |
| d. | | 65
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| 2. | On how many hills is the city of San Francisco built? |
| a. | | 43 |
| b. | | 200 |
| c. | | 57 |
| d. | | 25
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| 3. | San Francisco outlawed burials in 1901. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 4. | How fast do San Francisco's cable cars go? |
| a. | | 2mph |
| b. | | 9mph |
| c. | | 15mph |
| d. | | 18mph
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| 5. | Adding to its picturesque skyline, San Francisco is home to many Victorian Homes. How many Victorian homes are located in the city? |
| a. | | 10,000 |
| b. | | 8,000 |
| c. | | 23,000 |
| d. | | 40,000
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| 6. | What is the crookedest street in San Francisco? |
| a. | | Lombard Street |
| b. | | Vermont Street |
| c. | | Castro Street |
| d. | | Hyde Street
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| 7. | Why was Julia Morgan famous in San Francisco? |
| a. | | She was an architect who designed (among other structures) Hearst Castle |
| b. | | She opened the first sourdough bakery in the city |
| c. | | She was a famous actress who once slept on a theater reviewer's doorstep after he gave her a bad review |
| d. | | She was the city's first female mayor
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| 8. | From which pier can you take a ferry to the famous old prison, Alcatraz? |
| a. | | Pier 12 |
| b. | | Pier 39 |
| c. | | Pier 41 |
| d. | | Pier 62
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| 9. | In what year did the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco? |
| a. | | 1987 |
| b. | | 1989 |
| c. | | 1988 |
| d. | | 1990
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| 10. | The population of San Francisco was 900 in 1848, and by the end of 1849, had swelled to how much? |
| a. | | 10,000 |
| b. | | 12,000 |
| c. | | 18,000 |
| d. | | 20,000
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| 11. | What material comprises the "brake" on a cable car? |
| a. | | Aluminum |
| b. | | Iron |
| c. | | Wood |
| d. | | Plastic
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| 12. | How tall is the Transamerica Building, the tallest building in San Francisco? |
| a. | | 822 feet |
| b. | | 756 feet |
| c. | | 853 feet |
| d. | | 902 feet
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| 13. | What is the average annual rainfall in San Francisco? |
| a. | | 9 inches |
| b. | | 11.2 inches |
| c. | | 15.6 inches |
| d. | | 19.3 inches.
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| 14. | San Francisco's Coit Tower is a monument to what? |
| a. | | Police officers |
| b. | | Firefighters |
| c. | | Gold rush settlers |
| d. | | The city's founding fathers
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| 15. | To get to Oakland from San Francisco, you cross the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 16. | When did Alcatraz become a National Park. |
| a. | | 1976 |
| b. | | 1972 |
| c. | | 1986 |
| d. | | 1963
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What others think about San Francisco Facts |
| By: Ginger on Nov 18, 2010 |
| | San Francisco was named one of the Top 10 most beautiful cities in the world by Forbes Magazine in 2010. |
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| By: Giorgio on Jun 29, 2010 |
| | Where is San Francisco's airport (SFO) located?
Answer: San Mateo County |
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| By: Amanda on Oct 7, 2009 |
| | Lived there for a short bit. I think I did terribly. |
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| By: C on Sep 22, 2009 |
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| By: Joyce on Aug 30, 2009 |
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| By: cyndi duran on Apr 26, 2009 |
| | Irish coffees and the fortune cookies were invited in SF |
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| By: Katee on Mar 31, 2009 |
| | It is illegal to ski the hills of San Francisco |
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| By: Shovik Sarkar on Dec 30, 2008 |
| | In the 1800's, Andrew Hallidie invented the cable car at 4 in the morning.
Ghiradelli was created by an Itallian after the Gold Rush in 1852. |
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| By: tracy on Oct 22, 2008 |
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| By: Dave on Aug 21, 2008 |
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