I USED TO EAT AND DRINK THERE
IT GOT INVENTED HERE
SPORTS FIGURE
SAN JOSE'S FAMOUS FEMALES
A SOUTH BAY SON
100
This Downtown bar had a spinning parachutist hanging over its dance floor
What was DB Coopers
100
This entertainment pizza venue was created by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell
What is Chuck E Cheese Pizza
100
This San Jose soccer star's celebration after a World Cup penalty kick became an iconic Sports Illustrated cover.
Who is Brandi Chastain
100
Her election as mayor in 1974 was the beginning of a feminist wave in San Jose politics
Who is Janet Gray Hayes
100
His grandfather, Carl, emigrated from Sweden and created a building and construction family legacy.
Who is Barry Swenson
200
You eat, dance, play video games and listen to a Piano Bar at this former Downtown locale
What was San Jose Live
200
This San Jose State graduate is credited with inventing the Wave, a fan tradition at sports events around the world that was first documented at a 1981 Oakland A's game.
Who is "Krazy" George Henderson
200
This James Lick alum won the Heisman trophy in 1971
Who is Jim Plunkett
200
This mezzo-soprano received her honorary doctorate in music from San Jose State and founded Opera San Jose
Who was Irene Dalis
200
His dad was the City Engineer of Santa Clara and he co-owned the Oakland A's
Who is Steve Schott
400
This former Midtown restaurant and banquet space hosted famous customers in the 1950's including Lucille Ball
What was Lou's Village
400
This early tech company developed the floppy disk at its San Jose facility in the late 1960s.
What is IBM
400
This four-letter athlete from San Jose's Leland High School played at Arizona State and in the NFL but became more famous in a different uniform.
Who is Pat Tillman
400
She was appointed by President Bill Clinton to a national trade and policy committee and led San Jose to an arts expansion in the 1990s
Who was Susan Hammer
400
McEnery Special
He was vice chairman of the California Democratic Central Committee from 1942-1958 and helped elect President Harry Truman.
Who is John P. McEnery
600
McEnery Special!
This subterranean watering hole run by Manuel Pereira was known for its clientele of lawyers, judges, politicians and journalists.
What is Manny's Cellar
600
In 1953, Frank Dorsa changed breakfast forever with this frozen treat
What is Eggo Waffles
600
This athlete worked out at San Jose City College and competed in 10 track and field events in the 1976 Olympics
Who is Bruce Jenner
600
She briefly attended Leigh High School, but later attended Chowchilla prison for her crimes with Charles Manson
Who is Susan "Sexy Sadie" Atkins
600
His son kayaked the Guadalupe River during a storm, he ran a famous San Jose sporting goods store in Midtown.
Who is Stan Cotton
800
This restaurant not only had great views but its location near City Hall made it the "see and be seen" spot of the 1970s and '80s
Plateau 7
800
This San Jose company shares its name with a Los Altos Creek.
What is Adobe
800
Thrasher Magazine named this San Jose skateboarder as "Skater of the Century" in 1999.
Who is Steve Caballero
800
This Olympic bronze medalist started figure skating at age 5 and trained at the former Eastridge Mall skating rink.
Who is Debi Thomas
800
His grandfather, Rocco, purchased Sun Garden Packing in 1938.
Who is Phil DiNapoli
1000
This downtown restaurant also had a bar upstairs called Ajax Lounge in the early 1990s =- MVE's fav bar..
What was Eulipia
1000
Gary Dahl, the onetime owner of Carry Nation's in Los Gatos, teamed up with marketing firm Coakley Heagerty to come up with this novelty fad in the 1970s.
What is the Pet Rock
1000
This legendary coach helped San Jose State win more than 40 national titles in this martial arts discipline
Who is Yosh Uchida
1000
She became the world's first disc jockey in 1912, broadcasting recorded music to San Jose for what she called her "Little Ham Program."
Who is Sybil Herrold
1000
The driving force behind San Jose's expansion in the 1950s and '60s, he died in an airplane crash in the Canary Islands in 1977.
Who is A.P. "Dutch" Hamann