Are you a Bay Area aficionado, or do you need to brush up on your local knowledge? Take this quiz to find out how much you really know about the San Francisco Bay Area's geography, history, culture, landmarks, and notable figures!
1. Completed in 1937, which bridge in San Francisco is known for its International Orange color?
Golden Gate Bridge
Dumbarton Bridge
Bay Bridge
Richmond Bridge
2. What infamous event involved the daring escape of three inmates from Alcatraz Island in 1962?
Battle of Alcatraz
The Great Escape from Alcatraz
Operation Alcatraz
Riot of 1946
3. Who are the indigenous people originally from the San Francisco Peninsula?
Miwok
Chumash
Yokuts
Ohlone
4. Which famous poet founded the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, a haven for bohemians since the 1950s?
Robert Duncan
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Jack Hirschman
Kenneth Rexroth
5. In which year was San Francisco incorporated as a city, amidst the California Gold Rush?
1850
1851
1849
1852
6. Which widely circulated Northern California newspaper is based in San Francisco?
San Francisco Chronicle
Call Bulletin
Alta California
San Francisco Examiner
7. Which San Francisco neighborhood is historically associated with the Beat Generation and its cultural movement?
Nob Hill
Mission District
North Beach
Haight-Ashbury
8. San Francisco was named after which Catholic saint, who also inspired the city's Franciscan order missionaries?
St. Junipero Serra
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Peter
9. Which Major League Baseball team has called San Francisco home since moving from New York in 1958?
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics
10. Which site offers a famous view of the Painted Ladies, a row of Victorian houses in San Francisco?
Alamo Square
Russian Hill
Potrero Hill
Nob Hill
11. What catastrophic natural disaster struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, causing extensive damage?
A major earthquake
A massive flood
A large landslide
A major fire
12. Which San Francisco neighborhood is famous for its historic LGBTQ+ culture and annual pride events?
