| Description | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| In the early 1980s, it passed Chicago to become the nation's second-largest city | Los Angeles | 99%
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| Average rent is over $4000/month in this "City by the Bay" | San Francisco | 98%
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| The capital of California | Sacramento | 95%
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| Where the film "Anchorman" was set | San Diego | 88%
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| Where Disneyland can be found | Anaheim | 78%
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| The valley surrounding this city is perhaps America's most famous wine-growing region | Napa | 77%
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| N.W.A and Dr. Dre came "straight outta" of here | Compton | 75%
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| Home to the flagship campus of the University of California | Berkeley | 71%
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| Ritzy suburb with the most famous zip code in the U.S. | Beverly Hills | 69%
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| "The Capital of Silicon Valley" | San Jose | 67%
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| This Humboldt County city shares its name with California's motto, Greek for "I have found it" | Eureka | 63%
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| Has the second-busiest container port in the U.S. | Long Beach | 47%
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| There's a 1960s pop song about a "little old lady" from here | Pasadena | 46%
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| Route 66 ended at the pier of this coastal city | Santa Monica | 46%
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| Since the early 1900s, this city has been a popular resort for the elderly who come to bask in its dry heat | Palm Springs | 45%
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| This city's aquarium was built on the site of a defunct sardine cannery | Monterey | 40%
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| Called the "Media Capital of the World" due to its many TV and movie studios | Burbank | 39%
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| This planned city in Orange County has the country's lowest rate of violent crime, (among cities with > 100,000 people) | Irvine | 38%
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| Revelers flock here for the annual Coachella music festival | Indio | 22%
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| Element 116 is named for the national laboratory in this city | Livermore | 19%
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