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100

This famous chain of volcanic rocks stretches through San Luis Obispo

What are the Nine Sisters?

100

Madonna Inn is popularly known for having this many uniquely themed rooms. 

What is 110?

100

This downtown street hosts the Thursday Night Farmers Market...

What is Higuera Street?

100

This mountain is the tallest of the Nine Sisters...

What is Bishop Peak?

100
Gaining national attention in 2008, Oprah featured San Luis Obispo for being this. 

What is the "Happiest Town in the USA"?

200

This Spanish mission was founded in 1772 and gave the city of San Luis Obispo its name. 

What is Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa?

200

Harry Styles went grocery shopping at the local Trader Joe's during this year. 

What is 2024?

(Feb. 26, 2024)

200

This iconic SLO deli is known for dutch crunch sandwiches and lines out the door...

What is High Street Deli?

200
Known throughout the nation, this was the first solar-powered theater to welcome visiting guests.  

What is Palm Theater 

200

This nuclear power plant near Avila Beach is California’s last operating nuclear facility

What is Diablo Canyon Power Plant?

300

This famous newspaper publisher built a massive estate near San Simeon now known as Hearst Castle.

Who is William Randolph Hearst?

300

San Luis Obispo was the first city to ban smoking in this year.  

What is 1990?

(Aug. 2, 1990)

300

This annual event in Arroyo Grande celebrates one of SLO County’s most famous crops...

What is the Strawberry Festival?

300

Because of its lawless nature during the stagecoach and bandit days of California, SLO gained a bad reputation and was known by this nickname.

What is "Tiger Town"?

300

This small shorebird nests on the coastline of SLO county and is fiercely protected by environmental agencies

What is the Western Snowy Plover?

400

This protected area of eastern San Luis Obispo County is famous for spring wildflower blooms and tule elk. 

What is Carrizo Plain National Monument?

400

San Luis Obispo wine country sits on this parallel, the same latitude as major wine regions in France and Spain

What is the 35th parallel?

400

The top 5 agriculture commodities in San Luis Obispo county include...

What are strawberries, wine grapes, cattle and calves, avocados, and broccoli?

400

Another popular San Luis Obispo nickname was "Valley of the Bears" and this statue in Mission Plaza was constructed to honor its history. 

What is the grizzly bear statue?

400

As auto-travel started to gain popularity in the early 1900s, this Spanish-style overnight modern guesthouse was invented in SLO. 

What is a "motel"?
500

The city of SLO was officially incorporated in this year

What is 1856?

500

The population of San Luis Obispo as of the 2020 census was?

What is 47,063?

500
These two locations in San Luis Obispo county are federally recognized American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). 

What is Paso Robles and Edna Valley?

500

This architect designed Hearst Castle after also helping create the California State Capitol restoration and many famous Bay Area buildings...

Who is Julia Morgan?

500

This former seaside town was mostly demolished during a massive underground oil cleanup project in the 1990s

What is Old Avila?

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