Saratoga Celebrities
City History
Landmarks
100

This NFL head coach attended Saratoga High School

Kyle Shanahan

100

This indigenous groups' ancestral lands include the area that is now Saratoga

Muwekma Ohlone

100

What kind of trees are planted behind the Saratoga Library?

Apricots

200

This well-known science fiction author has lived in Saratoga

Andy Weir

200

The city was named this before it was called Saratoga

McCarthysville OR Bank Mills OR Toll Gate 

200

Who is Villa Montalvo named after?

Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo- the man who coined the name California

300

This famous movie director graduated from Saratoga High School

Steven Spielberg

300

In this year, Saratoga was designated as a California Historical Landmark

1950

300

Which landmark was a recipient of the Save America’s Treasures award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation?

Hakone Estate and Gardens

400

This famous painter (nicknamed the "painter of light") grew up in Saratoga

Thomas Kinkade

400

After what major event did Saratoga change from an agricultural community to residential?

World War II

400

What is the tallest point in Fremont Older?

Maisie’s Peak

500

This Academy Award-winning actress, whose career spanned the Golden Age of Hollywood, lived in Saratoga as a child

Joan Fontaine

500

What does “Saratoga” mean?

Saratoga is a corruption of an Indian word from the Mohawk language. It was the name of Indian hunting grounds located along both sides of the Hudson River where in the Indian Tongue 'Se-rach-ta-gue' meant 'the hillside country of the quiet river.'

500

How many acres is the Sanborn County Park?

3,453