Quiz
1. What did James Marshall discover in 1848 that increased San Francisco's population from under 500 to over 35,000 people in four years?
2. The only two cemeteries in San Francisco are located in the Mission Dolores and what other city landmark?
3. What island off the coast of San Francisco, known as "the Ellis Island of the West," was an immigration station in the early 20th century?
4. What does the name Alcatraz mean in Spanish?
5. What area in San Francisco is one of the largest shopping areas in the world?
6. What famous chocolate factory opened in San Francisco in 1852?
7. What is the official flower of San Francisco?
8. Which of the following movies were not shot in San Francisco?
9. The Golden Gate Bridge and what other bridge were completed in San Francisco Bay in 1936 and 1937, respectively?
10. What Fort on San Francisco Bay, which was built during the California Gold Rush, has never seen battle?
1. What did James Marshall discover in 1848 that increased San Francisco's population from under 500 to over 35,000 people in four years?
Gold.
2. The only two cemeteries in San Francisco are located in the Mission Dolores and what other city landmark?
The Presidio.
3. What island off the coast of San Francisco, known as "the Ellis Island of the West," was an immigration station in the early 20th century?
Angel Island.
4. What does the name Alcatraz mean in Spanish?
Pelican.
5. What area in San Francisco is one of the largest shopping areas in the world?
Union Square.
6. What famous chocolate factory opened in San Francisco in 1852?
Ghirardelli.
7. What is the official flower of San Francisco?
Dahlia.
8. Which of the following movies were not shot in San Francisco?
Taxi Driver.
9. The Golden Gate Bridge and what other bridge were completed in San Francisco Bay in 1936 and 1937, respectively?
Bay Bridge.
10. What Fort on San Francisco Bay, which was built during the California Gold Rush, has never seen battle?
Fort Point.