How Well Do You Know the San Francisco Bay Area?
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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?
2. What infamous event involved the daring escape of three inmates from Alcatraz Island in 1962?
3. Who are the indigenous people originally from the San Francisco Peninsula?
4. Which famous poet founded the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, a haven for bohemians since the 1950s?
5. In which year was San Francisco incorporated as a city, amidst the California Gold Rush?
6. Which widely circulated Northern California newspaper is based in San Francisco?
7. Which San Francisco neighborhood is historically associated with the Beat Generation and its cultural movement?
8. San Francisco was named after which Catholic saint, who also inspired the city's Franciscan order missionaries?
9. Which Major League Baseball team has called San Francisco home since moving from New York in 1958?
10. Which site offers a famous view of the Painted Ladies, a row of Victorian houses in San Francisco?
11. What catastrophic natural disaster struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, causing extensive damage?
12. Which San Francisco neighborhood is famous for its historic LGBTQ+ culture and annual pride events?
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