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* The San Francisco metro area has a transportation system called 'BART.' What does BART stand for?
* 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?
* 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?
* What year did the New York Giants move west and become the San Francisco Giants?
* What was the first stadium the San Francisco Giants played in?
* For which of these is the weather in San Francisco best known, if not notorious?
* Which one of these is NOT a tourist destination in San Francisco?
* 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.
* San Francisco is famous for which of these kinds of bread?
* 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?
* The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition was held at which of these locations in the San Francisco arean?
* 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.
* What do the films "The Frisco Kid", "The Rock", "Time after Time" and "Vertigo" have in common?
* Which one of these singers is a native of San Francisco?
* What was the primary contribution of the missions to the economy of California?
* John Fremont, who became one of the major participants in the revolt, made his second sojourn in California in 1846. He was very quickly accused of what crime by Sebastin Peralta?
* Junipero Serra is considered the father of the Spanish mission system in California, but that was not his given name. What was the first name he had from birth until he was ordained?
* When did California cease to be ruled by Spain?
* What city is now where Sutter's Fort was?
* What was the original name of San Francisco?
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