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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) 181 Fremont
C) Hobart Building
D) Transamerica Pyramid
  • 2. In which year was the Salesforce Tower completed?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2020
D) 2016
  • 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) 124
B) 200
C) 100
D) 150
  • 5. What is the height of Salesforce Tower?
A) 853 ft (260 m)
B) 1,000 ft (305 m)
C) 1,070 ft (326.1 m)
D) 1,200 ft (366 m)
  • 6. What rank does Salesforce Tower hold among the tallest buildings in the United States?
A) 25th
B) 10th
C) 18th
D) 5th
  • 7. Which city has the largest skyline in the Western United States?
A) Seattle
B) Las Vegas
C) Los Angeles
D) San Francisco
  • 8. How many skyscrapers taller than 492 ft are there in San Francisco?
A) 25
B) 27
C) 20
D) 30
  • 9. Which city has more skyscrapers taller than 300 ft than Los Angeles?
A) Chicago
B) Houston
C) San Francisco
D) Miami
  • 10. Which district in San Francisco has the largest concentration of tall buildings?
A) Sunset District
B) Financial District
C) Richmond District
D) Mission District
  • 11. Which building was San Francisco's first skyscraper?
A) Chronicle Building
B) Russ Building
C) Transamerica Pyramid
D) Call Building
  • 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) 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) Hobart Building and Southern Pacific Building
B) Chronicle Building and Call Building
C) Russ Building and Standard Oil 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) 1920s
C) 1950s
D) 1940s
  • 17. Which building was completed in 1972 and is iconic for its height?
A) Equitable Life Building
B) Crown-Zellerbach 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) 853 ft (260 m)
C) 1,000 ft (305 m)
D) 1,200 ft (366 m)
  • 19. What term was used to describe the surge of construction in the 1960s and 1980s?
A) Urbanization
B) Manhattanization
C) Skyline Expansion
D) High-Rise Boom
  • 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) 950,000 square feet
D) 600,000 square feet
  • 22. Which building is the third-tallest in San Francisco?
A) 181 Fremont
B) Salesforce Tower
C) Transamerica Pyramid
D) Hobart Building
  • 23. How are buildings tied in height sorted in the tallest buildings list?
A) By year of proposal, then alphabetically
B) By number of floors, then alphabetically
C) By year of completion, 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) None
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 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 number of floors
D) By the architectural style
  • 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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