Food
Which Asian Fruit Has The Nickname ‘King Of Fruits’ and Is Known For Its Distinctive Smell?
Durian
This state is both the closest US state to Africa and has the longest coastline. What state is it?
Maine
This park is bigger than NYC's Central Park and is home to many museums, gardens, and events (such as Outsidelands.)
Golden Gate Park
Before Sundar Pichai took the role in 2015, who was the CEO of Google?
Larry Page
What common characteristic do the words civic, radar, and rotator share?
Palindromes
When jalapeño peppers are smoked and dried they become what?
Chipotle
What is the largest desert in the world? (HINT: A desert is any place that receives >200mm precipitation per year/.)
The Antarctic
What is the name of the tower shaped like a fire-hose nozzle that sits at the top of Telegraph Hill?
Coit Tower
Google is the second most valuable brand in the world, what brand is the first?
Apple
What does NASCAR stand for?
National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
Sweet! This is the only edible food that never goes bad.
Honey
In what mountain range would one find Aconcagua, one of the seven summits?What is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area?
The Andes
In the late 1890’s Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant of San Francisco invented this modern-day takeout treat which he served at the Golden Gate Park’s Tea Garden.
The fortune cookie
Google's first tweet was written in binary code and was a reference to what would become a (now retired) button on the Google homepage. What was this three word phase?
"I'm feeling lucky"
What does the term AWOL stand for?
Absent without official leave
There are 5 main components to everything bagel seasoning. What are they?
Poppy seeds, toasted sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion, and salt.
There is only one national country flag that does not contain the colors red, white, or blue. What country is it?
Jamacia
What island is a part of San Francisco, and was once a naval base, the location of a world's fair, a residential area and a locale for the filming industry?
Treasure Island
The name "Google" is derived from the word Googol, meaning what?
A Googol is a very large number. (A 1 with 100 zero’s.)
What is the difference between an acronym and an initialism?
Acronym = a word (ex. ASAP)
Initialism = letters (ex. FBI)
What modern treat takes its name from the stimulating Aztec drink xocolatl (“bitter water”)?
Chocolate
There are three, four-letter countries in Africa. What are two of them?
Founded in 1776, the city of San Francisco wasn’t named so until 1846. What was the original name of SF?
Yerba Buena
With a combined market cap >$4T, Google represents the "G" at the end of this economic acronym?
The FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google)
The phrase "jamais vu" refers to the opposite phenomenon to this other common French phrase. What is the other phrase?
Jamais vu is the opposite of Deja Vu and refers to something that has never been seen before.