Bay Area Pop Culture Quiz: Movies
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Test your knowledge of some of the people, places and things that put the Bay Area on the pop-culture map. Third up: Movies.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which East Bay attraction roused the devil inside Karen Black in 1973’s "Burnt Offerings"?
- A.
Mount Diablo
- B.
Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Shopping Center during an overcrowded back-to-school shopping season
- C.
The Dunsmuir House and Gardens in Oakland
- D.
The Ravenswood Historic Site in Livermore
- 2.What San Jose landmark was featured throughout "Mad City," a 1997 film starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman?
- A.
The Winchester Mystery House
- B.
The Hayes Mansion
- C.
The San Jose Athletic Club
- D.
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
- 3.Charlie Chaplin was the most famous silent-era movie star to film at the Essanay Film Company in Niles. Which other silent film star was heavily associated with the Fremont-area studio?
- A.
Greta Garbo
- B.
Broncho Billy
- C.
Max Linder
- D.
Lillian Gish
- 4.In 1991’s "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," one of the big scenes was filmed at a Bay Area industrial park. Where is it located?
- A.
San Jose
- B.
San Mateo
- C.
Pleasanton
- D.
Fremont
- 5.In "Mrs. Doubtfire," which popular Bay Area restaurant served as the spot where a dad’s cross-dressing gig crumbles?
- A.
Chez Panisse in Berkeley
- B.
Jardinière in San Francisco
- C.
Le Papillion in San Jose
- D.
Bridges in Danville
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