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List of tallest buildings in San Francisco - Quiz
Contributed by: Burton
  • 1. What is the tallest building in San Francisco as of 2026?
A) Salesforce Tower
B) Hobart Building
C) 181 Fremont
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 2. In which year was the Salesforce Tower completed?
A) 2020
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018
  • 3. How many high-rises are there in San Francisco as of 2026?
A) 350
B) Over 480
C) 500
D) 600
  • 4. How many skyscrapers in San Francisco are at least 300 feet tall?
A) 200
B) 100
C) 150
D) 124
  • 5. What is the height of Salesforce Tower?
A) 1,000 ft (305 m)
B) 1,200 ft (366 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) 18th
B) 10th
C) 25th
D) 5th
  • 7. Which city has the largest skyline in the Western United States?
A) Las Vegas
B) San Francisco
C) Los Angeles
D) Seattle
  • 8. How many skyscrapers taller than 492 ft are there in San Francisco?
A) 20
B) 27
C) 30
D) 25
  • 9. Which city has more skyscrapers taller than 300 ft than Los Angeles?
A) Houston
B) Chicago
C) Miami
D) San Francisco
  • 10. Which district in San Francisco has the largest concentration of tall buildings?
A) Financial District
B) Richmond District
C) Mission District
D) Sunset District
  • 11. Which building was San Francisco's first skyscraper?
A) Call Building
B) Chronicle Building
C) Russ Building
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 12. What was the height of the Chronicle Building when it was completed in 1890?
A) 315 ft (96 m)
B) 350 ft (107 m)
C) 300 ft (91 m)
D) 218 ft (66 m)
  • 13. Which building was the tallest in San Francisco for nearly a quarter century?
A) Chronicle Building
B) Call Building
C) Russ Building
D) Hobart Building
  • 14. What was the height of the Call Building when it was completed in 1898?
A) 350 ft (107 m)
B) 315 ft (96 m)
C) 400 ft (122 m)
D) 250 ft (76 m)
  • 15. Which two buildings demonstrated that tall buildings could be safely constructed in earthquake country?
A) Russ Building and Standard Oil Building
B) Chronicle Building and Call Building
C) Hobart Building and Southern Pacific Building
D) Transamerica Pyramid and 181 Fremont
  • 16. During which decade did San Francisco undergo one of the largest pre-war skyscraper booms?
A) 1930s
B) 1950s
C) 1940s
D) 1920s
  • 17. Which building was completed in 1972 and is iconic for its height?
A) Equitable Life Building
B) Crown-Zellerbach Building
C) Hartford Building
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 18. What was the height of the Transamerica Pyramid when it was completed?
A) 1,070 ft (326 m)
B) 1,200 ft (366 m)
C) 1,000 ft (305 m)
D) 853 ft (260 m)
  • 19. What term was used to describe the surge of construction in the 1960s and 1980s?
A) High-Rise Boom
B) Manhattanization
C) Skyline Expansion
D) Urbanization
  • 20. Which plan adopted in 1985 directed development to the area South of Market?
A) Financial District Plan
B) Rincon Hill Plan
C) Transbay 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) Salesforce Tower
B) 181 Fremont
C) Hobart Building
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 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 architectural style, then alphabetically
D) By number of floors, 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 height of the building
B) By the decade of the building's completion
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) Antenna masts
B) Architectural details
C) Spires
D) Roof gardens
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