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1. The San Francisco metro area has a transportation system called 'BART.' What does BART stand for?
2. On which of these dates did the great San Francisco earthquake and fire (which struck at 5.12am and registered approximately 7.8 on the Richter scale) occur?
3. This brick-paved road in San Francisco has been called 'the crookedest street in the world.'
4. This bridge took 3 years, 4 months, and 3 days to build; it opened on November 12, 1936, one of its piers is taller than Egyptian pyramids and has more concrete than the Empire State Building! Which is it?
5. Between 1910 and 1940, roughly 175,000 Chinese immigrants were interrogated, humiliated, and in many cases deported from this 'immigration' site in San Francisco Bay.
6. In which year did the the Giants play their first game in San Francisco?
7. What was the first stadium the San Francisco Giants played in?
8. For which of these is the weather in San Francisco best known, if not notorious?
9. Which one of these is NOT a tourist destination in San Francisco?
10. This chocolate manufacturer was established in San Francisco in 1852, and has stores in Las Vegas, Honolulu, Vancouver, and other locations. It is the oldest continuously operating chocolate manufacturer in the United States.
11. What fort at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1853 to 1861, was occupied throughout the Civil War, and was manned by about 100 soldiers in World War II to help protect against possible submarine attack?
12. San Francisco is famous for which of these kinds of bread?
13. What site in San Francisco Bay housed prisoners from the Civil War era to 1963, including Al Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and the famous "Birdman"?
14. In 2000, the lawyer handling this baseball player's estate ruffled some local feathers by saying that San Francisco's decision to rename a city playground after the player was not a sufficiently "worthy" honor. Who was the player?
15. This man came to San Francisco in 1849 and sold supplies to gold miners; he later lost his fortune. In 1859 he proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States. He started wearing a military uniform, gave citizens "royal titles", and issued his own imperial bonds. Who was this colorful San Franciscan?
16. The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition was held at which of these locations in the San Francisco area?
17. This San Francisco amusement park opened in 1914 near Ocean Beach. It had rides, a fun house, and Laughin' Sal, a cackling mechanical figure that has scared a lot of kids. It sold "It's-It" ice cream sandwiches, and was torn down in 1972.
18. What do the films "The Frisco Kid", "The Rock", "Time after Time" and "Vertigo" have in common?
19. I take about 18 months to build and cost roughly $275,000 each ...
I started service in 1873, and I underwent a very thorough restoration that was finished in 1997 ... I together with and the others like me carry more than 10 million passengers annually, as San Francisco's 'moving landmark.' What am I?
20. Which of these singers grew up in San Francisco?
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