Q 01/05

Berkeley, California is named after an 18th-century bishop and philosopher from which country?

A) Ireland

B) England

C) Scotland

D) Wales

Answer · why

A) Ireland

Frederick Billings recalled George Berkeley's line 'westward the course of empire takes its way' while watching ships pass through the Golden Gate in ...

Q 02/05

In which California county is Berkeley located?

A) Contra Costa

B) Alameda

C) San Francisco

D) Marin

Answer · why

B) Alameda

The county was carved out of Contra Costa County in 1853. Berkeley's eastern border still follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills into Contra Costa.

Q 03/05

What was Berkeley's population at the 2020 census?

A) 104,321

B) 114,321

C) 124,321

D) 134,321

Answer · why

C) 124,321

It borders Oakland and Emeryville to the south and Albany and Kensington to the north.

Q 04/05

Which Indigenous people lived on the site of Berkeley, leaving a shellmound at Strawberry Creek?

A) The Chochenyo Ohlone

B) The Coast Miwok

C) The Southern Pomo

D) The Northern Yokuts

Answer · why

A) The Chochenyo Ohlone

Their grinding pits survive in local rock formations. A park along the old BART cut northwest of campus is named Ohlone Park.

Q 05/05

Which Spanish soldier received the land grant, Rancho San Antonio, that included present-day Berkeley?

A) Luis Peralta

B) José Castro

C) Mariano Vallejo

D) Juan Bautista de Anza

Answer · why

A) Luis Peralta

He divided it among four sons; Berkeley lies mostly on Domingo's portion. Legal title to every parcel in the city still traces back to the grant.