San Francisco 1 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
  1. What is the name of the island prison located in San Francisco Bay? Alcatraz.
  2. What is the name of the American football team based in San Francisco? The 49's.
  3. Who was the engineer who designed the cable cars in San Francisco? Andrew Hallidie.
  4. Which area of San Francisco became famous in the 1960s due to the hippie movement? Haight-Ashbury.
  5. What is the name of the bridge that links San Francisco with Marin County? Golden Gate Bridge.
  6. Which is the tallest building in the city of San Francisco? TransAmerica Pyramid.
  7. What was the Presidio of San Francisco prior to becoming a park? Military Base.
  8. What was the Island of Alcatraz named after? Pelicans.
  9. What does SoMA mean in relation to San Francisco? South of Market Street.
  10. What was San Francisco called before 1847? Yerba Buena.
  11. Which city is linked to San Francisco by the Bay Bridge? Oakland.
  12. What is the name of the tower at the top of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill? Coit Tower.
  13. What is the name of the crooked street in San Francisco? Lombard Street.
  14. In which year was San Francisco almost destroyed by earthquake and fire? 1906
  15. By what name is the San Francisco Municipal Railway known locally? MUNI.
  16. Which San Francisco park contains the De Yong Museum and the Japanese Tea Garden? Golden Gate Park.
  17. What is the name of the baseball team based in San Francisco? San Francisco Giants.
  18. For what event was the artificial island known as Treasure Island created in San Francisco Bay? Golden Gate Expo (1939 World Fair).
  19. In San Francisco what does the acronym BART stand for? Bay Area Rapid Transit (rail commuter network).
  20. Which author once said "The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco"? Mark Twain.

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