Bay Area Pop Culture Quiz: Movies

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1. In 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," one of the big scenes was filmed at a Bay Area industrial park. Where is it located?

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The Cyberdyne headquarters, stormed to destroy the cyborg chip by John and Sarah Connor (Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton) and the original T-800 Terminator (that would be our former governor), was a building at 47131 Bayside Parkway. It is now occupied by Mattson Technology, a semiconductor firm.

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Over the past few weeks we have developed a series of quizzes that are designed to test your knowledge of some of the people, places and things that put the Bay Area on the pop-culture map. The one below is the third one in the series and tests your knowledge... see moreof the movies. Give it a try and get to show off just how good you are. see less

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2. Which East Bay attraction roused the devil inside Karen Black in 1973's "Burnt Offerings"?

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The landmark also received face time in another fright flick, 1979’s “Phantasm.”

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3. In "Mrs. Doubtfire," which popular Bay Area restaurant served as the spot where a dad's cross-dressing gig crumbles?

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One of the 1993 comedy’s best scenes plays out there as Mrs. Doubtfire’s [Robin Williams] real identity is revealed.

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4. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous silent-era movie star to film at the Essanay Film Company in Niles. Which other silent film star was heavily associated with the Fremont-area studio?

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Gilbert M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson was more than a Western movie star — he was also a writer, producer and director and a co-founder of the Essanay Film Company and was instrumental in bringing a branch of the studio to Niles.

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5. What San Jose landmark was featured throughout "Mad City," a 1997 film starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman?

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It was turned into a museum, where a security guard played by Travolta took hostages after losing his job.

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