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Exploring Long Beach, California: A Quiz on History and Geography

Test your knowledge about Long Beach, California, covering its history, geography, and cultural significance.

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1 The minor league ________ team, the Long Beach Jam, played in the Walter Pyramid (a pyramid-shaped gym) on the Long Beach State campus from 2003 to 2005.

2 What is the total area of Long Beach, California in square km?

3 By the time Spanish explorers arrived in the 16th century, the dominant group were the ________ people.

4 What is the motto of Long Beach, California?

5 What timezone is Long Beach, California in?

6 About 19.3% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the ________, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

7 The population density of Long Beach, California: How many people are there per square kilometre?

8 What is the leader of Long Beach, California called?

9 Which of the following subdivisions is Long Beach, California in?

10 How many feet above sea level is Long Beach, California?

đŸ’¡ Interesting Facts

  • the landmark Insurance Exchange Building in Long Beach, California, has housed a boy's clothing store, courthouse, dance studio, nightclub and Jamaican restaurant.
  • when Cooper Arms opened in Long Beach, California, it boasted the latest amenities, including "disappearing beds" and "dustless roller screens".
  • several private homes in the Los Cerritos neighborhood of Long Beach, California have been used in movies, including depicting the Bueller family's Chicago home in the 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
  • despite being considered "much too far away" to affect weather in California, Hurricane Liza of 1968 caused US$5,000 in damage and the closure of a portion of Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach.
  • a pastor of the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, California, vowed to defy an order to block homeless people from sleeping on the church steps.
  • after former House representative John H. Burke was not a candidate for renomination in 1934, he went back to his home in Long Beach, California and became a real estate broker.
  • Byron N. Scott was a public school teacher in Long Beach, California prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1934.
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