That's right, for the 16th consecutive year (I'm guessing, because it's too inconvenient to check), I will provide the public service of testing knowledge of Solano County, its cities and its people.
Now that Christmas morning is over, it's time to put on your thinking cap. Get a No. 2 pencil, a pad of paper (or a pen and write in the newspaper margins) and see how well you know Solano County with this 20-question quiz.
QUESTIONS
1. In what year was Harry Price first elected mayor of Fairfield?
2. Within 10 percent, what percentage of Solano County land is covered by water?
3. What was the original name of the city we now call Dixon?
4. What is the only privately owned daily newspaper in Solano County?
5. Which Solano County city gets the most rainfall?
6. Name the seven cities in Solano County.
7. Within 10,000, how many military retirees live within 50 miles of Travis Air Force Base?
8. Which is larger in population, Suisun City or Benicia?
9. Name the two members of the House of Representatives who represent Solano County.
10. Of the 52 columns a year I write, which one will Mrs. Brad not even pretend to read?
11. Within 10 miles, how many miles of interstate freeway are in Solano County?
12. What was the top crop in Solano County in 2015 in terms of money?
13. Of which chain does Fairfield have more outlets, Starbucks or Taco Bell?
14. Who is a better newspaper columnist, Tony Wade or me?
15. What is the largest school district in Solano County?
16. Within 1,000, what is the combined population of Vacaville's California Medical Facility and California State Prison Solano?
17. Within $50,000, what was the median price for a home sold in Solano County in October, according to DataQuick?
18. Name the county's largest private (non-governmental) employer.
19. If you left the Fairfield Train Station on a Capitol Corridor passenger car headed south at 200 mph, how long would it take you to get to Stockton?
20. Which of the 12 days of Christmas is today?
ANSWERS
1. November 1997. Price's current term expires in 2018.
2. 9.2 percent (54,153 acres)
3. Silveyville.
4. You're reading it.
5. Technically, Fairfield, Suisun City and Rio Vista get the same, since Travis Air Force Base operates as the National Weather Service location for all three. It's a three-way tie for first.
6. Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo.
7. An estimated 45,339.
8. Suisun City had 1,114 more people (28,111 to 26,997), according to 2015 Census estimates.
9. John Garamendi represents most of the county. Mike Thompson represents some northern part of the county.
10. This one, so don't tell her that her name is mentioned.
11. 74 miles (7.5 miles of I-780, 13 miles of I-680, 10.5 miles of I-505 and 43 miles of I-80).
12. Tomatoes, with just more than $42 million in crop value. Walnuts were second with $37.9 million.
13. Starbucks. There are eight Starbucks sites, four Taco Bell sites. (Note: Nine Subways!)
14. If you answered Tony Wade, subtract five from your "correct answer" total.
15. Fairfield-Suisun, and it's not even close. There are more than 21,000 students in Fairfield-Suisun and about 15,000 in Vallejo.
16. Roughly 6,700, as of last week's official count.
17. $534,000.
18. Kaiser Permanente, with nearly 6,500 employees.
19. TRICK QUESTION! The Fairfield train station isn't open yet, the Capitol Corridor runs east-to-west and the trains can't go 200 mph. Hah hah hah.
20. Today is the first, which is why we're eating that partridge right after we get it out of the . . . well, you know which tree.
SCORING
15-20 right: Expert.
10-14 right: Novice.
5-9 right: It could be worse. You could be Tony Wade.
0-4 right: I enjoy your "Last Laugh" column, which appears here Mondays.
Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@hotmail.com.
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