Quiz: How Well Do You Know San Francisco?

Test your prowess. Eight questions about San Francisco that will prove if you can run with the big dogs or stay on the porch.

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1. What was the original name of San Francisco? Buena Vista San Francisco Bagdad by the Bay Yerba Buena

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2. It is currently illegal to do what in San Francisco? Grow dandelions within the city limits Failure to tell your neighbor their house is on fire Remove tags that say, “Do not remove under penalty of law” bury someone within the city limits

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3. What is the name of the fog in San Francisco? Pedro Tony Frank Karl

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4. What is the total size of San Francisco? 7 miles in both width and length 12 miles in both width and length 13 miles in both width and length 0 miles in both width and length

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5. San Francisco has the following connection to the California state flag: The designer was born in San Francisco and later went on to paint a famous portrait of a president It was originally meant to be a flag representing Muir Woods, but the state acquired it The bear on the flag lived in San Francisco The first physical flag was destroyed in transit on a Wells Fargo coach leaving San Francisco, when it was ambushed by robbers.

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6. The Beatles performed their last concert where and on what date? Cow Palace, August 29, 1966 Candlestick Park, August 29, 1966 Cow Palace, August 31,1965 Candlestick Park, August 31,1965

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7. In 1867 San Francisco implemented which of the following laws? The ugly law, which prohibited unsightly people from appearing in public A woman could not marry the same man more than three times Giving a dog a lit cigar was illegal Bear wrestling

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8. The Condor in San Francisco is famous for: The creation of sourdough bread It’s famous bar scene in the movie, The Conversation Topless dancers The first establishment to serve Irish coffee in the United States

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The Haunting that Ended the Summer of Love is Ellie King's first book. She is currently working on a sequel, Sisters Pond, set in 1974.

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