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