It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Below are 20 questions on Solano County. You live here, so you should at least be able to guess. Right?
Get your No. 2 pencil, a piece of scratch paper and get ready to answer. I'll wait.
Ready? Let's go.
QUESTIONS
1. Within five miles, how many miles is it from where Interstate 80 enters Solano County in the west (Carquinez Bridge) until it leaves in the east (before Davis)?
2. Name the seven cities in Solano County.
3. What was the last name of the person for whom the city of Dixon was named?
4. Within 1,000, how many inmates reside in the two-prison complex in Vacaville?
5. What was the leading crop (in dollar value) in Solano County in 2017?
6. The four Wade brothers include Daily Republic column-writing siblings Tony and Kelvin, as well as OT and Scott. List them in order, from oldest to youngest.
7. What's the best fake name for another Wade brother?
8. After whom is Travis Air Force Base named?
9. What is the closest international airport to Fairfield City Hall?
10. What five counties border Solano County?
11. If you boarded an Amtrak train in Vacaville and rode it to Richmond, would it cost more or less than $25 for a ticket?
12. Should I follow the lead of hotels and skip the 13th question (scheduled to be next) because some people think it's bad luck?
14. There are five elected county supervisors in Solano County. Name at least four of them.
15. There are four interstate freeways and five state highways in Solano County. Name all nine.
16. What two members of the House of Representatives represent Solano County?
17. In what decade did the population of Solano County first surpass 100,000?
18. Which city has a larger population: Fairfield, California, or Fairfield, Connecticut?
19. In how many months is the average high daily temperature in Fairfield 80 degrees or higher?
20. In what month does Fairfield traditionally receive the most rain?
ANSWERS
1. A tricky question, because the freeway briefly goes into Napa County for 1.47 miles just before American Canyon Road. But it's 43.01 miles from the entrance to the exit of the county. If eliminating the Napa County portion (which would make it 41.54 miles) helps your answer, take it!
2. Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo.
3. Thomas Dickson. The city was originally named Dicksonville after Dickson donated land for a railroad depot, but when a shipment of merchandise arrived in 1872, it was addressed to "Dixon," a name that stuck.
4. 6,459. As of Dec. 12, the California Medical Facility had 2,336 inmates and California State Prison Solano had 4,123.
5. Walnuts, bringing in $47.4 million. (Nursery products were second, almonds third.)
6. OT, Tony, Kelvin, Scott.
7. Groucho (also acceptable: Jermaine, Jeb, Toni).
8. Brigadier Gen. Robert F. Travis, who was killed in a plane crash at the base in 1950. Eighteen others were killed in the crash.
9. Sacramento International Airport is 46.7 miles from City Hall. The Oakland Airport is 49.9 miles (San Francisco is 57.1 miles, San Jose is 76.9 miles).
10. Contra Costa, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Sacramento.
11. TRICK QUESTION! There is no Amtrak station in Vacaville!
12. Skip it. But give yourself credit for getting it right. Take credit for No. 13, too. That's two bonus points.
14. Erin Hannigan, Monica Brown, Jim Spering, John Vasquez, Skip Thomson.
15. Interstates 80, 505, 680, 780. State highways 12, 29, 37, 84, 113.
16. John Garamendi, Mike Thompson. Both are Democrats.
17. The 1940s. In 1940, the population was 49,118. In 1950, it was 104,833.
18. It's not even close: Fairfield, California. has an estimated 116,266 and Fairfield, Connecticut, has an estimated 62,105.
19. Four: June (85), July (89), August (89) and September (86).
20. December, with 5.08 inches on average.
SCORING
16-20 right: You are a genius. Or you cheated.
11-15 right: Solid, but could be better.
6-10 right: Considering you got two freebies, this is OK. Do better next year.
0-5 right: Who are you, Jeb Wade?
Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@hotmail.com.
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