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Big Sur
  • 1. Where is Big Sur located?
A) Southern California
B) The Sierra Nevada mountains
C) Northern California
D) Central Coast of California
  • 2. Which mountain range rises abruptly from the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur?
A) Coast Range
B) Santa Lucia Mountains
C) Cascade Range
D) Sierra Nevada
  • 3. What is the approximate annual number of visitors to Big Sur?
A) 10 to 12 million
B) 4.5 to 7 million
C) 500,000 to 1 million
D) 1 to 2 million
  • 4. What is the approximate year-round population of Big Sur?
A) 500 to 800
B) 1,800 to 2,000
C) 10,000 to 12,000
D) 5,000 to 6,000
  • 5. When was the Carmel–San Simeon Highway completed?
A) 1920
B) 1910
C) 1950
D) 1937
  • 6. How long did it take to construct the Carmel–San Simeon Highway?
A) 18 years
B) 25 years
C) 10 years
D) 5 years
  • 7. What primary road dominates the visitor experience of Big Sur?
A) Highway 101
B) Interstate 5
C) State Route 1
D) Pacific Coast Highway 2
  • 8. What year was the Big Sur Local Coastal Plan approved?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 1986
D) 1970
  • 9. What percentage of the coastal region is owned by agencies that do not allow development?
A) 80%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 60%
  • 10. What landmark blocked the highway in May 2017?
A) Earthquake fissure
B) Wildfire destruction
C) Mud Creek landslide
D) Bridge collapse
  • 11. What is the northern boundary of the Big Sur region?
A) San Carpóforo Creek
B) Big Sur River
C) Monterey Bay
D) Malpaso Creek
  • 12. Which national forest covers a majority of the interior region?
A) Stanislaus National Forest
B) Los Padres National Forest
C) Inyo National Forest
D) Sierra National Forest
  • 13. How many times has the highway been closed by landslides?
A) Exactly 10 times
B) More than 100 times
C) Exactly 30 times
D) More than 55 times
  • 14. What is the official name for the collection of businesses 26 miles south of Carmel?
A) Coastal Settlement
B) Big Sur
C) Carmel Highlands South
D) Big Sur Village
  • 15. What does the Big Sur Local Coastal Plan preserve the region as?
A) Open space, a small residential community, and agricultural ranching
B) A protected national park for high-density lodging
C) A tourist resort zone and urban park
D) An industrial and residential hub
  • 16. Esther Pfeiffer Ewoldson claimed the region extended from the Little Sur River to which location?
A) Slates Hot Springs
B) Malpaso Creek
C) San Carpóforo Creek
D) Monterey
  • 17. What did Jeff Norman consider the inland extent of Big Sur to be?
A) The eastern foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains
B) The Ventana Wilderness
C) The Los Padres National Forest boundaries
D) Watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean
  • 18. When did the Portolá expedition arrive at San Carpóforo Canyon?
A) September 13, 1769
B) July 30, 1834
C) March 6, 1915
D) August 15, 1867
  • 19. To whom was the Rancho El Sur land grant given in 1834?
A) William Brainard Post
B) Governor José Figueroa
C) Michael Pfeiffer
D) Juan Bautista Alvarado
  • 20. What was the original Spanish name for Point Sur?
A) Morro de la Trompa
B) El Rio Grande del Sur
C) El país grande del sur
D) Arbolado
  • 21. Who was Big Sur's first post office named after?
A) Governor José Figueroa
B) Michael Pfeiffer
C) William Brainard Post
D) Juan Bautista Alvarado
  • 22. What was the name of the post office before it was changed to Big Sur in 1915?
A) El Sur
B) Monterey
C) Arbolado
D) Posts
  • 23. In what year did William Brainard Post build his home?
A) 1834
B) 1867
C) 1904
D) 1915
  • 24. The United States Coast Survey first used the name 'Sur' in which year?
A) 1851
B) 1834
C) 1915
D) 1867
  • 25. Where is the Lucia region located in relation to Slates Hot Springs?
A) 9 miles south
B) 4.5 miles south
C) 12 miles north
D) 23 miles north
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