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Who led the group from San Diego that rescued Kearny's men?
Lieutenant Gray
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What extreme measure did the Californios take to try to draw the Americans out of the pueblo?
The Californios drove cattle away from the pueblo
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How many weeks did Mexican partisans hold San Diego before it was recaptured by Americans?
three weeks
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What treaty was used by Stockton and Kearny on January 1, 1847?
Treaty of Cahuenga
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What was established after negotiations over San Diego between the Mexcians and Americans?
Mexican-American border
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Which war played a role in ceding San Diego to the United States?
Mexican–American War of 1846–48
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What was the name of the treaty developed between Mexico and the United States in 1848?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Why was the border between Mexico and the United States established one league south of San Diego Bay's most southern tip?
to include the entire bay within the United States
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In what year did San Diego officially become a city?
1850
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Who was San Diego's first mayor?
Joshua H. Bean
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What happened two years after San Diego elected it's first mayor?
the city was bankrupt
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Who controlled San Diego's charter for 2 years after it was revoked by California legislature?
a board of trustees
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When was San Diego's current charter adopted?
1931
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What was the main flaw of San Diego's original location?
several miles away from navigable water
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Who developed New San Diego that was south of the first location?
William Heath Davis
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Who was largely responsible for the population growth of Downtown San Diego?
Alonzo Horton
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What happened in 1878 that played a role in San Diego's economic growth?
the arrival of a railroad connection
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What was San Diego's downtown area originally called?
New Town
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What park in San Diego hosted two World Fairs near the beginning of the 20th century?
Balboa Park
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Where did many of the San Diego Zoo's exotic animals come from?
Panama-California Exposition in 1915
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What festival was celebrated in the 1950s in recognition of the city's Mexican and Spanish past?
Fiesta del Pacifico
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What happened to many of the structures developed for the World Fairs?
Most were eventually rebuilt, using castings of the original façades to retain the architectural style.
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Which World Fair was hosted in San Diego in 1935?
California Pacific International Exposition
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What names was given to coastal artillery batteries erected shortly after 1852?
Fort Rosecrans
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What was the name of Charles A. Lindbergh's plane that was built in San Diego by Ryan Airlines?
Spirit of St. Louis
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What was the original name of today's Marine Corps Air Station Miramar?
Camp Kearny
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What branch of the military began to have a strong presence in San Diego in 1901?
U.S. Navy
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What airplane developer was founded in San Diego in 1923?
Consolidated Aircraft
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When did San Diego's population grow so rapidly that it nearly doubled?
during and after World War II
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What was the name of the attack the Japanese had planned against San Diego?
Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night
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What were the Japanese originally going to drop on San Diego from their kamikaze planes?
fleas infected with plague (Yersinia pestis)
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Why didn't the Japanese launch their planned attack on September 22, 1945?
Japan surrendered five weeks earlier
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How many civilians were the Japanese hoping to kill during their planned attack on San Diego?
tens of thousands of civilians
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What nickname was San Diego given by the tuna canning industry in the 1970s?
the tuna capital of the world
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How many jobs were created by the mid-1930s thanks to San Diego's tuna cannery that was developed in 1911?
more than 1,000
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Why were the canneries ultimately closed by the early 1980s?
rising costs and foreign competition
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Immigrants from what country were primarily hired by the fishing fleets that supported the canneries??
Japan
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From what region in Portugal did immigrants come from to work in San Diego's fishing industry?
Portuguese Azores
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In what direction does the San Diego River run through the city?
east to west
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What bodies of water can be found separating different developed areas of the city?
reservoirs
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What is created by the many canyons and hills throughout San Diego?
small pockets of natural open space
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What divides the city's northern and southern segments?
San Diego River
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Where did the San Diego River once flow to?
San Diego Bay
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What community covers the area from Downtown San Diego to the peninsula?
Point Loma
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Where is Otay Mesa found within the city?
next to the Mexico–United States border
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What is the only coastal community in San Diego without the word "beach" in its name?
La Jolla
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Which valley is encompassed by the most northeast portion of San Diego?
San Pasqual Valley
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What was the first skyscraper built in San Diego that was over 300-feet tall?
El Cortez Hotel
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How tall is One America Plaza?
500 feet
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What played a role in determining the maximum height skyscrapers can be in San Diego?
San Diego International Airport
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What organization regulates building heights in San Diego?
Federal Aviation Administration
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What bank spent time as being the tallest building in San Diego?
Union Bank of California Building
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When does San Diego receive most of its precipitation?
between December and March
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How many days of the year does San Diego typically experience temperatures above 70 degrees Fahrenheit ?
201 days
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What ranked San Diego as having the country's best summer climate?
Weather Channel
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What type of climate is San Diego classified as having?
semi-arid climate
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What type of weather can one expect to experience in San Diego in the winter?
mild
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What areas experience the most significant temperature variations?
inland areas
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What is the average high temperature in El Cajon in August?
88 °F
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What frequently blankets San Diego in May and June?
a thick "marine layer" cloud cover
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What is the average January low temperature in downtown San Diego?
50 °F (10 °C)
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What effect does the springtime cloud cover have on the temperature?
keep the air cool and damp
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What is the average rainfall in February along the coast?
2 inches (51 mm)
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What is significant about the weather that San Diego experienced in December 1921?
wettest month on record
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What is the average annual precipitation along San Diego's coast?
10.65 inches (271 mm)
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What months are nearly completely dry in San Diego?
May through September
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What areas of San Diego typically experienced the greatest rainfall?
higher elevation areas
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What trees are protected along the coast of San Diego?
Torrey pine
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What drought-resistant shrub is San Diego known for?
chaparral
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Where can one find the most sage scrub in San Diego?
low elevations
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What disadvantage comes along with sage scrub habitats?
prone to wildfire
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How is San Diego able to offer everything from tidal marsh to canyons?
The steep and varied topography and proximity to the ocean create a number of different habitats
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How many bird species have been observed in San Diego?
492
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What birding event does the Audubon Society host every year?
Christmas Bird Count
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What is special about the animal and plant species found in San Diego?
highest counts of animal and plant species that appear on the endangered species list
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What flyway contributes to the diverse bird population in San Diego County?
Pacific Flyway
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What word describes San Diego County due to the many birds residing there?
birdiest
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When did California's largest wildfire of the century take place?
October 2003
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How many acres were burned in the historic Cedar Fire of 2003?
280,000 acres (1,100 km2)
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Why did San Diego schools close during the Cedar Fire?
poor air quality
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How many years after the Cedar Fire did additional fires destroy Rancho Santa Fe?
four years later
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How many homes were destroyed in the Cedar Fire?
more than 2,200
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In the top five largest urban areas in California, where does San Diego rank?
third-largest
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What area does Los Angeles and San Francisco merge with to form metropolitan areas larger than San Diego?
Riverside–San Bernardino
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What was the population of San Diego at the time of the 2010 census?
1,307,402
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How many square miles does San Diego cover?
372.1
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What is the population of San Diego's urgan area?
2,956,746
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What was the population density of San Diego in 2009?
3,771.9 people per square mile (1,456.4/km2)
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What ethnicity made up 15.9.% of San Diego's population in 2009?
Asian
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In 2009, what percentage of the population was Hispanic?
28.8%
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What was San Diego's population at the time of the 2010 census?
1,307,402
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What was the population increase in San Diego from 2009 to 2010?
just under 7%
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In what year was the household median income in San Diego at $45,733?
2000
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What was the median age of non-Hispanic whites in 2008?
41.6
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In 2008, which racial group had the most individuals under the age of 18?
Hispanics
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Of the population of individuals 55 and older, what percentage were non-Hispanic whites in 2008?
63.1%
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What did the average salary increase to at the time of the 2008 census?
$66,715
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What regional planning agency offers graphs and tables of census information for San Diego?
SANDAG
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What percentage of San Diego's population was under the age of 18 in 2000?
24.0%
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Which age group accounted for 10.5% of the population in 2000?
65 and over
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