Santa Cruz

Question 1

CALIFORNIA CITY -“O” This city in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains is home to Apple Computer

Answer 1

Cupertino

Question 2

SANTA: The Banana Slugs play sports for this campus of the University of California

Answer 2

Santa Cruz

Question 3

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS: Though it has the name of an often fierce big cat, this type of shark is a menace to clams, but not to people.

Answer 3

Leopard Shark

Question 4

THE LIFE OF THE SEA: Some crabs go through this shell-shedding process all their lives, but the sheep crab has a terminal one, after which it can’t grow.

Answer 4

Molting

Question 5

SONGS EVERYBODY KNOWS: A Santa Cruz pub is named for this irritating ditty song sung on long journeys.

Answer 5

99 Bottles of Beer

Question 6

BANANAS: This gastropod mollusk is the official mascot of the Univeristy of Santa Cruz.

Answer 6

Banana Slug

Question 7

MUSEUMS: Hang ten & head on over to a real lighthouse in Santa Cruz, California, home to a museum devoted to this sport.

Answer 7

Surfing

Question 8

NATIONAL PARKS: This national park lying along California’s Pacific coast features the world’s tallest trees.

Answer 8

Redwood

Question 9

CALIFORNIA: Get out of the city and feel the sea breeze on California Route 1, known for much of its length by this three-word oceanic name.

Answer 9

Pacific Coast Highway

Question 10

U.S. CITY NICKNAMES: California: “Country Music Capital of the West Coast”

Answer 10

Bakersfield

Question 11

MARINE BIOLOGY: Off the coast of California, this brown seaweed can grow almost a foot a day.

Answer 11

Kelp

Question 12

WRITERS AT REST: After his death in 1968, some of his ashes were scattered along the California Coast, the rest were buried in Salinas

Answer 12

John Steinbeck

Question 13

ARE YOU GIVING ME A LINE: Running down the coast of California is a big one of these- the San Andreas

Answer 13

Fault line

Question 14

THE NATIONAL PASTIME: Reggie Jackson Hit 100 or more homes for 3 different teams: the Athletics, Yankees, and this west coast club

Answer 14

California Angels

Question 15

THE MONTANAS, JOE & HELENA: As a 49er, Joe was perfect for this “geographic” offense of coach Bill Walsh

Answer 15

The West Coast offense

Question 16

HOTEL: “Life in The Fast Lane” and “New Kid in Town” are songs from this album

Answer 16

Hotel California

Question 17

FILM STARS: This former mayor of Carmel, California played 3 songs on the piano in “In The Line Of Fire”

Answer 17

Clint Eastwood

Question 18

DOO-WOP: The Drifters drifted in with “Up On The Roof” and “Under” this place

Answer 18

The Boardwalk

Question 19

BLOOD: The Corey’s go after vampires in this 1987 film

Answer 19

The Lost Boys

Question 20

ON THE DELI TRAY: A slice of provolone could be mistaken for this cheese that shares its name with a California bay

Answer 20

Monterey Jack