General Questions
Vocabulary
Location
Buildings
100

What is the title of the story? 

San Francisco

100

Is a town bigger or smaller than a city? 

A town is SMALLER than a city. 

100

People originally moved from _________ to live in San Francisco.

Mexico

100

What 2 things did people first start building in San Francisco? 

Churches and houses

200
What exciting thing did people discover in California? 

Gold

200

What state do the people of San Francisco live in?

The people of San Francisco live in California. 

200

What did people originally call the area of San Francisco? 

People originally called the area Yerba Buena.

200

People opened ________ to sell goods to the gold miners.

Stores

300

What type of transportation did people use after the earthquake?

Horses

300

One of our vocabulary words in San Francisco is stores


Name 5 stores you like. 

Answers may vary

300

Name 3 neighborhoods in San Francisco 

There are many correct answers. 

300

In what year many of the buildings in San Francisco get destroyed? 

1906

400

What do people share with each other in San Francisco neighborhoods? 

People share art, music, and ideas from their cultures. 

400

How do you say "neighborhood" in Spanish or Portuguese? 

Portuguese - vizinhança

Spanish- vecindario


400

Is San Francisco located on the north, east, south, or west of the United States?

San Francisco is located in the west of the United States.

400

Is Alamo Square in the north, east, south, or west part of San Francisco? 

Alamo Square is in the Western part of San Francisco.

500

Who painted the mural I Give You a Song?

Miranda Bergman painted the mural. 

500

What caused buildings to fall and people to lose their homes in 1906?

A terrible earthquake caused buildings to fall and people to lose their homes. 

500

What street in San Francisco is called "the crookedest street in the world?" 

Lombard Street

500

What is the oldest building in San Francisco?

Mission San Francisco de Asis is the oldest building in San Francisco.