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List of tallest buildings in San Francisco - Quiz
List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
  • 1. What is the tallest building in San Francisco as of 2026?
A) 181 Fremont
B) Hobart Building
C) Salesforce Tower
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 2. In which year was the Salesforce Tower completed?
A) 2016
B) 2020
C) 2018
D) 2017
  • 3. How many high-rises are there in San Francisco as of 2026?
A) 350
B) 600
C) Over 480
D) 500
  • 4. How many skyscrapers in San Francisco are at least 300 feet tall?
A) 100
B) 150
C) 200
D) 124
  • 5. What is the height of Salesforce Tower?
A) 1,200 ft (366 m)
B) 1,000 ft (305 m)
C) 853 ft (260 m)
D) 1,070 ft (326.1 m)
  • 6. What rank does Salesforce Tower hold among the tallest buildings in the United States?
A) 10th
B) 18th
C) 25th
D) 5th
  • 7. Which city has the largest skyline in the Western United States?
A) San Francisco
B) Las Vegas
C) Seattle
D) Los Angeles
  • 8. How many skyscrapers taller than 492 ft are there in San Francisco?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 20
D) 27
  • 9. Which city has more skyscrapers taller than 300 ft than Los Angeles?
A) Chicago
B) Miami
C) Houston
D) San Francisco
  • 10. Which district in San Francisco has the largest concentration of tall buildings?
A) Financial District
B) Sunset District
C) Richmond District
D) Mission District
  • 11. Which building was San Francisco's first skyscraper?
A) Call Building
B) Transamerica Pyramid
C) Russ Building
D) Chronicle Building
  • 12. What was the height of the Chronicle Building when it was completed in 1890?
A) 315 ft (96 m)
B) 218 ft (66 m)
C) 300 ft (91 m)
D) 350 ft (107 m)
  • 13. Which building was the tallest in San Francisco for nearly a quarter century?
A) Russ Building
B) Chronicle Building
C) Call Building
D) Hobart Building
  • 14. What was the height of the Call Building when it was completed in 1898?
A) 250 ft (76 m)
B) 315 ft (96 m)
C) 400 ft (122 m)
D) 350 ft (107 m)
  • 15. Which two buildings demonstrated that tall buildings could be safely constructed in earthquake country?
A) Hobart Building and Southern Pacific Building
B) Chronicle Building and Call Building
C) Transamerica Pyramid and 181 Fremont
D) Russ Building and Standard Oil Building
  • 16. During which decade did San Francisco undergo one of the largest pre-war skyscraper booms?
A) 1920s
B) 1940s
C) 1930s
D) 1950s
  • 17. Which building was completed in 1972 and is iconic for its height?
A) Equitable Life Building
B) Transamerica Pyramid
C) Crown-Zellerbach Building
D) Hartford Building
  • 18. What was the height of the Transamerica Pyramid when it was completed?
A) 1,200 ft (366 m)
B) 853 ft (260 m)
C) 1,070 ft (326 m)
D) 1,000 ft (305 m)
  • 19. What term was used to describe the surge of construction in the 1960s and 1980s?
A) Skyline Expansion
B) Manhattanization
C) High-Rise Boom
D) Urbanization
  • 20. Which plan adopted in 1985 directed development to the area South of Market?
A) Financial District Plan
B) Transbay Plan
C) Rincon Hill Plan
D) Downtown Plan
  • 21. What was the annual limit for new office development set by Proposition M in 1986?
A) 950,000 square feet
B) 300,000 square feet
C) 600,000 square feet
D) 475,000 square feet
  • 22. Which building is the third-tallest in San Francisco?
A) Hobart Building
B) 181 Fremont
C) Transamerica Pyramid
D) Salesforce Tower
  • 23. How are buildings tied in height sorted in the tallest buildings list?
A) By year of proposal, then alphabetically
B) By year of completion, then alphabetically
C) By number of floors, then alphabetically
D) By architectural style, then alphabetically
  • 24. As of 2026, how many buildings are expected to be 300 ft or taller under construction in San Francisco?
A) Three
B) One
C) Two
D) None
  • 25. How are the markers on the map of tallest buildings in San Francisco colored?
A) By the decade of the building's completion
B) By the height of the building
C) By the architectural style
D) By the number of floors
  • 26. What is excluded from the height measurement of skyscrapers in San Francisco?
A) Roof gardens
B) Spires
C) Antenna masts
D) Architectural details
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