California and San Francisco | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What is a nickname for California? (The ________ State)

The Golden State

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What is the capital city of California?

Sacramento

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What is the name of the novel that California is named after?

Las Sergas de Esplandian

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What is San Francisco and its surrounding areas called?

The Bay Area

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True or False: The cable car is the only moving National Historic Landmark

True

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True or False: The cable car is the world's last manually operated cable car system.

True

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What color was the Golden Gate Bridge supposed to be colored?

Gray

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How long does it take the Golden Gate Bridge to be painted?

4 years

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What stopped prisoners from escaping Alcatraz?

island, sharks, strong currents, cold water

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Where is the oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast located?

Alcatraz island

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What happened to the 3 people who escaped from Alcatraz?

We don't know

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Who were denim jeans invented by?

Levi Strauss

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Why were denim jeans invented?

gold rush, miners needed strong and comfortable pants

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True or False: San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside of China in the world

False; largest in North America

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Where was the first fortune cookie made?

San Francisco's Golden Gate Park

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True or False: The Beatle's last ever public appearance was in San Francisco

False; last ever concert, public appearance was on top of the Apple Music building in London

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