Modesto, California - Not Such a Bad Place

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1. Ok, we'll get this out of the way. Modesto was in the news during the years 1999 to 2005 for the following reasons: The murder of Laci Peterson and her son The Sund/Pelosso murders The disappearance and murder of Chandra Levy All of these

2. Modesto is the birthplace of which famous writer and movie director? Steven Spielberg Alan Smithee Tim Burton George Lucas

3. Modesto's town slogan is which of the following? Nobody's Got Modesto's Goat Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health Heart of the Valley Agriculture, Business, and Animals

4. The town of Modesto was going to be named after William Chapman Ralston, a local millionaire banker whose money came from the Comstock silver mines in Nevada. He objected to such a proposal so in honor of his shyness the town was named after the Spanish word for modest, "Modesto". True False

5. Modesto's local minor league baseball team is which of the following? The Modesto Nuts The Modesto Angels The Modesto As The Modesto FruitBats

6. Modesto was founded in October of which year? 1937 1912 1870 1899

7. Modesto Junior College is the oldest Junior College in the state of California. True False

8. This winery was started in Modesto by two brothers, Ernest and Julio. What is their last name? Plunk Mondavi Gallo Fresia

9. Located on K Street in downtown Modesto you'll find which attraction? Flower clock Mural of "How the West Was Won" Modesto Nuts baseball stadium California's tallest spruce

10. The following movies were filmed near Modesto: "High Noon" (1951), "Finian's Rainbow" (1969), "Pale Rider" (1985), "Back to the Future III" (1990), and "Dead Man On Campus" (1997). True False