City by the Bay
This single-suspension bridge anchored by twin towers is one the seven wonders of the modern world.
Golden Gate Bridge
This mythological horse like creature is Scotland’s national animal.
Unicorn
This comedy, adapted from a Truman Capote novel, helped turn Audrey Hepburn into a fashion icon, thanks to her long black gown, elegant up-do, and signature black sunglasses.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
This popular podcast host has come under fire after advising healthy young people against getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Joe Rogan
"Written with one's own hand"
Autograph
This San Francisco paper debuted in June of 1865 as the Dramatic Chronicle and was founded by Charles and M.H. de Young aged 19 and 17.
San Francisco Chronicle
This giant ape-like cryptid is purported to inhabit the forests of North America.
Bigfoot
This psychological thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock was filmed on location in San Francisco.
Vertigo
This mineral required for electric vehicles is in such high demand globally that it's now being called "white gold".
Lithium
"Of one color"
Monochromatic
This 210 foot tall landmark was funded by the matron saint of the San Francisco firefighters and painted by the Public Works Art Project.
Coit Tower
This carnivorous member of the bear family has hollow hair to camouflage into its arctic environment.
Polar Bear
This WWII classic, directed by Michael Curtiz, pairs Scandinavian beauty Ingrid Bergman with tough guy Humphrey Bogart for a story of lovers ripped apart by war and reunited in a far flung Moroccan piano bar—"of all the gin joints in the world".
Casablanca
Federal agents executed search warrants on this former mayor's Manhattan home and office as part of an investigation concerning illegal lobbying for Ukrainian officials.
Rudy Giuliani
"Having the same name"
Homonym
This British rock band performed their final concert on August 29, 1966 at Candlestick Park.
The Beatles
This critically endangered scavenger with a wingspan of 8 to 10 feet is the largest land bird in North America.
California Condor
This musical modernization of Romeo and Juliet about New York City gangs was directed by choreographer Jerome Robbins and Sound of Music director Robert Wise.
West Side Story
This victim of a failed assassination attempt ended his three-week hunger strike in a Russian prison after finally receiving independent medical treatment for a number of complaints.
Alexey Navalny
"Mother city"
Metropolis
This red light district, born during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and now part of modern-day Chinatown, Jackson Square, and North Beach, was home to dance halls, concert saloons, bars, jazz clubs, variety shows, and brothels during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Barbary Coast
This lime-green amphibian from Costa Rica has a transparent underside which makes its organs visible to the naked eye.
Glass Frog
This cinematic depiction of teen angst starring James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo, rose to mythical status after all three met tragic ends.
Rebel Without a Cause
This rare sight, named in accordance with Native American tradition for a spring flower, lit up the night sky early this week.
Pink Supermoon
In mythology, "round-eyed"
Cyclopes