As has been done in this space annually since the turn of the century (!), we spend one morning a year – the final Sunday before Christmas – testing your knowledge of the county where you live.
It's the hap-happiest season of all!
The rules are simple. Each question is worth one point. Write down your answers (guesses?) and compare them to the correct* answers at the bottom. Then vow to do better next year.
* Most years, I get at least one wrong. So sue me!
And away we go . . .
QUESTIONS
1. Name the seven cities in Solano County.
2. What is the largest high school in Solano County by student population?
3. What is the largest private employer in the county, as measured by number of employees?
4. What was the largest cash crop in Solano County in 2018, the most recent year for which we have numbers? (If you get one of the top three, it's a correct guess.)
5. Who is older: Tony Wade or Kelvin Wade?
6. If you drive 1,000 miles east on Interstate 80 from Fairfield, in what state will you be?
7. Name the five counties that border Solano County.
8. Within 1,000, how many inmates are housed at the Correctional Medical Facility and California State Prison Solano combined?
9. Name at least three of the five Solano County supervisors.
10. How many interstate freeways are in Solano County?
11. Within five degrees, what is the average high temperature in Vacaville for the year?
12. What is the name of the former heavyweight kickboxing champion who attended Vacaville High School?
13. Name one of the two Solano County cities that have served as the capital of California.
14. Name the two people who represent Solano County in the House of Representatives.
15. True or false: Country music star Tim McGraw is from Vallejo.
16. Within 15,000, what was the estimated population of Solano County in 2018?
17. At 2,822 feet, what point is the highest elevation in the county?
18. Within two years, when was the Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base renamed Travis Air Force Base?
19. Since 1932, Solano County has voted Republican in presidential elections only three times. What years were they?
20. Name the two airports in the county open to the general population.
ANSWERS
1. Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo.
2. Armijo High School, with slightly more than 2,200 students. Vacaville High is second, with about 1,900 students.
3. Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, with nearly 4,000 employees. That's twice as large as the runner-up (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom).
4. Nursery products, tomatoes, alfalfa.
5. Tony is older. Much older. Maybe 30 or 40 years older.
6. Wyoming. Specifically, about 20 miles east of Rawlins, Wyo.
7. Contra Costa, Sonoma, Napa, Sacramento, Yolo.
8. As of the Dec. 11 count, there were 6,939 (2,524 in CMF, 4,415 in CSPS).
9. Erin Hannigan, Monica Brown, Jim Spering, John Vasquez, Skip Thomson.
10. Four: Interstates 80, 780, 680 and 505.
11. 76 degrees.
12. Dennis Alexio.
13. Vallejo (1852-53) and Benicia (1853-54).
14. John Garamendi, Mike Thompson.
15. False. His father, former major league pitcher Tug McGraw was, though.
16. 446,610.
17. Mount Vaca.
18. April 20, 1951.
19. 1972 (Richard Nixon), 1980 (Ronald Reagan), 1984 (Ronald Reagan).
20. Nut Tree Airport (Vacaville), Rio Vista Municipal Airport.
SCORING
15 or more points:
10-14 points:
5 to 9 points:
4 or fewer points:
Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@hotmail.com.
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