Civics Bootcamp
Santa Cruz County Routes
Workler
Food Science 101
Tyler's favorite abstract bullshit
100
Name the four cities in Santa Cruz County.
25 points per city, but I'm cutting you off after a wrong answer (List them in order of confidence!)
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Watsonville
100
You want to travel from Covered Bridge Park to Costco as quickly as possible. Assuming perfect traffic conditions, what is the fastest route?
Graham Hill Rd
100
What is Tyler's current job title, employer, department, and office? (no partial credit, must answer all parts of the question correctly)
Board Aide, Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors, Office of Joe Simitian
100
When do you add oil to a stainless steel pan, and why? (no partial credit, must answer both parts of the question correctly)
After preheating to prevent sticking.
100
This is Tyler's personal favorite of the seven deadly sins.
Gluttony
200
Name as many California counties as you can.
25 points per county, and once you name an incorrect county, I'm cutting you off. (List them in order of confidence!)
200
This highly segmented and bifurcated road is the namesake of entire neighborhoods across the greater Santa Cruz area.
Cliff Dr
200
The three-time HQ of my entire professional career thus far.
Palo Alto
200
Add this dry ingredient to your onions right when they go in the pan in order to prevent them from browning immediately.
Salt
200
Oh no, we're talking philosophy again. What calculation-centric framework is Tyler certain to bring up?
Utilitarianism
300
List as many U.S. states as you can, starting with California, that snake across the country by shared borders.
25 points per correct state in a row, and if any state breaks the chain or repeats, your snake ends there.
300
This road lies between the downtown Goodwill and 11th Hour Coffee, boasting a strange name.
Squid Row
300
When in need of new work shirts, this is my favorite place to score some new finds.
Gray Bears Thrift Store
300
Name an cooking oil/fat with a smoke point of 470 degrees fahrenheit or higher.
Options include:
Avocado oil, Safflower oil, Sunflower oil, Clarified Butter, Beef tallow, Mustard oil, Pecan oil.
300
Tyler's favorite thing to give preachy life advice about, especially as it relates to helping you help yourself.
Personal finance
400
List as many elected officials who represent you currently, at any level of government, as you can.
50 points per elected official, and once you name an incorrect official, I'm cutting you off. (List them in order of confidence!)
Likely answers include:
Randy Johnson, Derek Timm, Donna Lind, Jack Dilles, Allan Timms, Bruce McPherson, John Laird, Gail Pellerin, Jimmy Panetta, Laphonza Butler, Alex Padilla, Gavin Newsom, Eleni Kounalakis, Joe Biden, and MANY more.
400
There are six roads/bridges which cross the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz. Name as many as you can.
100 points per correct bridge.
Highway 1, Water, Soquel, Laurel, Riverside, Railroad bridge
400
This 880 exit is on Tyler's daily commute, but is also a familiar name to true lovers of the outdoors.
Coleman
400
Where is the flavor contained in herbs?
The plant's essential oils
400
We all live bounded by the framework of our own perspective, man. This moral concept really gnaws away at me, and makes me question my authority on... well, anything.
Moral relativism
500
List as many non-incumbent electoral contests and/or measures on your November 2024 ballot as you can.
200 points per contest correctly identified. For elected seats, 2+ candidate names are required per contest for full points (half for only one candidate). For ballot measures, a description will suffice.
Answers will vary. Options include Martinez vs. Bradford, Schiff vs. Garvey, city/county/state propositions and/or measures.
500
There are six drivable roads which connect the upper west side to the lower west side. Name as many as you can.
150 points per correct answer.
Highland, High, Laurent, Bay, Alta Vista, Western
500
What is Joe Simitian's favorite beverage?
Diet Pepsi
500
When small droplets of one solution (which is often oil based) are dispersed throughout another (which is often water based).
Emulsification
500
I'd like to get pedantic about the subtle but key difference between two of my favorite things: taxonomy and typology. What is the key difference?
A typology is conceptual while a taxonomy is empirical.