Farm Animals
What is the name for a baby cow?
Calf
This Shakespearean couple had a famously tragic love story that ended in a double suicide.
Romeo and Juliet
What is the name of the famous bridge that stretches over the entrance to San Francisco Bay?
Golden Gate Bridge
What is the name of the famous island prison that once housed Al Capone?
Alcatraz
Some people believe that the U.S. moon landing in 1969 was staged in a Hollywood studio. What astronaut famously punched a moon landing denier?
Buzz Aldrin
What breed of cow is known for its black and white markings and is the most common dairy cow?
Holstein
In the world of chemistry, which element is known as the "love element" because it’s linked to passion and fireworks?
Phosphorus
This marine mammal, known for using rocks to crack open shells, or stealing surf boards, can be found floating on its back along the California coast.
Sea otter
In 1849, thousands of people flocked to California in search of this precious metal.
Gold
This cryptid, said to roam the Pacific Northwest, has been the subject of blurry photographs and countless hoaxes.
Bigfoot
What farm animal is known for its ability to recognize human faces and even solve simple puzzles?
Pig
This type of chemical bond, often compared to a “relationship,” involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
Covalent bond
What California beach is famous for its "Glass Beach," where waves have turned broken glass into smooth, colorful pebbles?
Fort Bragg Beach
The devastating earthquake of 1906 led to massive fires that destroyed much of San Francisco. What was the estimated magnitude of the quake?
7.9 on the Richter Scale
In 1938, this radio broadcast by Orson Welles caused mass panic, as people believed an alien invasion was actually happening.
The War of the Worlds
Published in 1945, this satirical allegorical novella about an Animal Farm was written by...
George Orwell
According to thermodynamics, a spontaneous reaction occurs when this value, representing the total energy available to do work, is negative.
Gibbs Free Energy
Which large seabird, known for its impressive wingspan, can often be seen soaring over the cliffs of Big Sur?
California Condor
This iconic San Francisco hotel, which survived the 1906 earthquake, was where the United Nations Charter was drafted in 1945.
The Fairmont Hotel
This U.S. government facility in Nevada is the center of UFO and alien conspiracy theories.
Area 51
What farm animal is used in some parts of the world to guard sheep from predators?
Llama and/or Anatolian Shepherd Dog
This ancient civilization believed in a concept called “The Red String of Fate,” which connected soulmates through an invisible thread.
The Chinese or Ancient Chinese myth
This remote island off the coast of California is home to an isolated population of miniature foxes and is often called the “Galápagos of North America.”
Santa Cruz Island (part of the Channel Islands)
How quickly could the Pacific Ocean fill Sutro Bath's 1.7 million gallon pools?
1 hour
This 1990s hoax claimed that the world would shut down due to a computer bug at the turn of the millennium.
Y2K