San Francisco
Asian Culture/Mythology
The Great Depression
Easter/Holy Week
Surprise
100

What is the name of the San Francisco baseball team?

Giants

100

What boats are a Chinese tradition now raced all over the world?

Dragon boats

100

What happened during the Great Depression?

Many people lost their jobs. The stock market crashed. Etc.

100

When is Holy Week?

The last week of Lent

100

What does Hakuna Matata mean?

No worries

200

At Fisherman's Wharf there is pier that is popular with both tourists and sea lions. What pier is this?

Pier 39

200

What color is considered across East Asia-including China, Korea, and Japan-as a lucky color?

Red

200

What is the name of the president who started the "New Deal"?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

Which day commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem?

Palm Sunday

200

The thirteen stripes on the American flag represent...

the original thirteen colonies

300

What bridge connects the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County? 

The Golden Gate Bridge

300

Which number is considered unlucky in Chinese and Japanese because it is a homophone for death?

Four (shi)

300

What is the name of the ecological disaster that occurred during the Great Depression in which the American farmland became unfertile and the top soil became dust?

The Dust Bowl

300

Which apostle betrayed Jesus?

Judas

300

What Marvel Universe creator appeared in many cameos in his superhero's movies?

Stan Lee

400

What year did the Great San Francisco Earthquake occur?

1906

400

How are dragons viewed in Chinese culture?

As friendly and bringers of good luck

400

Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential election in 1932 against which former president?

Herbert Hoover
400

On what day in Holy Week is Mass not celebrated?

Good Friday

400

What award is given to the best pitcher in each league called?

Cy Young Award

500

What is the name of the island in San Francisco Bay that acted as an immigration station for immigrants (mostly coming from China) from 1910 to 1940.

Angel Island

500

What Chinese game involves matching tiles together to get points?

Mahjong

500

What New Deal Agency was known as the CCC?

Civilian Conservation Corps

500

What is the name of the three day period spanning from Good Friday to Easter Sunday?

the Triduum
500

Which company owns Xbox?

Microsoft

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