How well do you know Solano County? Take this quiz!

We love holiday traditions. Eggnog. Christmas carols on KOIT radio. Forgetting where you parked your car at the mall. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" on TV. Salvation Army bell ringers at the store.

And the annual Solano County quiz.

I've presented a quiz on the county every December since . . . I don't know, probably 2004? Let's say that. Let's say this year marks the 20th anniversary of the first such quiz!

It's a quiziversary! As always, what follows are 20 questions that reveal how much you know about Solano County. Some are geographical, some are demographical, some are commonsense, some are whimsical (I hope).

Twenty questions, so keep score. The answers follow, so don't look ahead.

QUESTIONS

1. Name the seven Solano County cities.

2. Within 50,000, how many people lived in Solano County in 2023, according to the Census Bureau?

3. What are the five counties that are geographically connected to Solano County?

4. Which city has a larger population, Fairfield, California, or Fairfield, Connecticut?

5. Within 400 miles, what's the distance from Fairfield, California, to Fairfield, Connecticut by road?

6. Who is the county administrator of Solano County?

7. Who was elected president the last time a majority of Solano County voters voted Republican?

8. Name the three members of the House of Representatives who will represent Solano County in the next Congress.

9. Why are "boor," "bore" and "boar" all pronounced the same, while "live" can be pronounced two ways?

10. What was the leading crop (in terms of dollar value) in Solano County in 2023?

11. Within 1,000, what is the combined inmate population (as of Dec. 4, 2024) of the two Vacaville prisons?

12. Within two degrees, what's the highest temperature ever recorded in Vacaville?

13. In terms of student population, what is the largest high school in Solano County?

14. What are the four interstate freeways in Solano County?

15. Who is the namesake of the city of Benicia?

16. In what two Solano County cities are there general aviation airports?

17. What was the name of the bank where Mr. Drysdale worked on "The Beverly Hillbillies?"

18. On average, in what month does Fairfield receive the most rainfall?

19. Which Solano County city has a larger population: Suisun City or Benicia?

20. Which of the following people is not from Vallejo: Raymond Burr, Joey Chestnut, G-Willikers, E-40, B-Legit.

ANSWERS

1. Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo.

2. 449,218 (You get credit if you guessed 399,218 to 499,218).

3. Contra Costa, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Sacramento.

4. As of 2023, Fairfield, California (120,768) had nearly twice as many people as Fairfield, Connecticut (63,433).

5. 2,915 miles (answers from 2,415 to 3,315 considered correct).

6. Bill Emlin.

7. Ronald Reagan (1984).

8. Mike Thompson, Doris Matsui, John Garamendi.

9. Because English is a strange language.

10. Tomatoes, at about $101 million.

11. 5,796 (1,925 at the California Medical Facility, 3,871 at California State Prison, Solano).

12. It reached 115 degrees on Sept. 6, 2022.

13. Rodriguez High School in Fairfield (2,081 students as of 2023, narrowly edging out Vacaville High School).

14. 80, 680, 780, 505.

15. Gen. Mariano Vallejo's wife, Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo.

16.  Rio Vista and Vacaville.

17. The Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills. It's not a Solano County question, but I amused/irritated Mrs. Brad by recently reciting that.

18. December (5.40 inches on average. February is second, January third).

19. Based on 2024 estimates, Suisun City's population of 28,498 is larger than Benicia's 26,203.

20.  I made up "G-Willikers," although it would be a cool nickname for an innocent, gullible rapper.

SCORES

15-20: Genius.

10-14: Pretty smart.

5-9: I'm sure you know something. Right?

0-4: Maybe you just moved here?

Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.