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