The Bakersfield Quiz

How much do you know about infamous Bakersfield, California ?
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How old is Bakersfield as of 2006 ?
  • 100 Years Old
  • 60 Years Old
  • 118 Years Old
  • 108 Years Old
    • 2
    Bakersfield is the county seat for "Kern" county ?
  • True
  • False
    • 3
    Who is the current mayor of Bakersfield (as of 2006) ?
  • Bob Price
  • Mary Kay Shell
  • Harvey Hall
  • Carl Sparks
    • 4
    What is the official name of Bakersfield's airport ?
  • Bakersfield International
  • Meadow's Field
  • Kern County International
  • Lemoore Airport
    • 5
    What famous congressman is from Bakersfield ?
  • William "Bill" Thomas
  • Sherrod Brown
  • Cal Dooley
  • Pete Hardwick
    • 6
    What famous country music singers are from Bakersfield ?
  • Dwight Yokum
  • Merle Haggard
  • Both B & D
  • Buck Owens
    • 7
    What celebrity made Bakersfield famous by poking fun constantly ?
  • Jay Leno
  • Conan O'Brian
  • Johnny Carson
  • Oprah Winfrey
    • 8
    The Kern River runs through Bakersfield from East to West.
  • True
  • False
    • 9
    What is Bakersfield's population in 2006 ?
  • About 150,000
  • About 500,000
  • About 75,000
  • About 350,000
    • 10
    Bakersfield was named after Colonel Thomas Baker ?
  • True
  • False
    • 11
    Frito Lay & Nestle both operate huge plants in Bakersfield.
  • True
  • False
    • 12
    Bakersfield has four (4) private county clubs.
  • True
  • False
    • 13
    What is the name of the newspaper published in Bakersfield ?
  • The Kern County Californian
  • The Bakersfield Sun Times
  • The Bakersfield Californian
  • The Bakersfield Press Enterprise
    • 14
    What famous Supreme Court Justice is from Bakersfield ?
  • Clarence Thomas ?
  • Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Earl Warren
  • Antonin Scalia
    • 15
    Bakersfield is famous for what crop ?
  • Carrots
  • Almonds
  • Wheat
  • Both A&B
    • 16
    What famous song was written about Bakersfield ?
  • Back home in Bakersfield
  • You'll find me in Bakersfield
  • The Streets of Bakersfield
  • I'm from Bakersfield
    • 17
    Oildale & Arvin are small towns around Bakersfield.
  • True
  • False
    • 18
    Interstate 5 runs through the heart of Bakersfield
  • True
  • False
    • 19
    Bakersfield is called the Bible Belt of California.
  • True
  • False
    • Unanswered questions will be marked as wrong

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