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Local Trivia

Apr 26, 2020 12:43PM ● By Wendy Sipple
#SupportLocalBusiness Test your knowledge about local businesses and community members in Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Granite Bay, Rocklin and the El Dorado County Foothills

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1 - Local Trivia

1 // The matriarch of this family-owned and operated restaurant lovingly makes their signature dessert from scratch every morning with a recipe that’s been in her family for generations.... Read More » 

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2 - Local Trivia

2 // While more widely known for their award-winning Lemon Drop, this Roseville eatery’s adjacent lounge offers a Kumquat Margarita featuring kumquats grown on the property. Read More » 

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3 - Local Trivia

3 // This Stanford University graduate has been recognized three times by the Folsom City Council for her “Outstanding Contribution to the Performing arts in Folsom,” for her nearly thre... Read More » 

 
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4 - Local Trivia

4 // This local wine maker once worked for Quaker Oats and helped develop Cap’n Crunch cereal. BONUS POINTS: Name the winery that he and his wife own. Read More » 

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5 - Local Trivia

5 // This family-owned bridal store has been serving brides for more than 45 years, and in May moves to a brand new location. Read More » 

 

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6 // This 4-year-old is the unofficial mascot of Folsom’s Sutter Street and is also an ambassador for Bradshaw Animal Shelter. BONUS POINTS: Name her award-winning photographer mom. Read More » 

 

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7 - Local Trivia

7 // It was rumored that this blue suede shoe-clad singer stayed here in the mid-‘50s. Sadly, it was just a rumor. BONUS POINTS: Name the singer. Read More » 

 

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8 - Local Trivia

8 // Known for their scrumptious cupcakes, this business with locations in Folsom and Rocklin, also offers mini-pies. Read More » 

 

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9 - Local Trivia

9 // This special event baker went to law school before she launched her culinary career. BONUS POINTS: What color is her cat? Read More » 

 

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10 // This award-winning restaurant with eight area locations, often teams up with artist David Garibaldi to support local fundraising efforts. BONUS POINTS: Many of their area eater... Read More » 

 

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11 // When you get a Spicy Chihuahua Cocktail from this Roseville restaurant, they donate $1 to the Placer County SPCA. Read More » 

 

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12 // With locations in Roseville, Folsom and Fair Oaks, each of this eatery’s juices contains up to three pounds of fruits and veggies. Read More » 

 

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13 - Local Trivia

13 // A former boys reform school, this local landmark’s most well-known inmate was Merle Haggard, and is purportedly haunted by the housekeeper brutally murdered here in the basement in... Read More » 

 

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14 // This Folsom restaurant was named after a character in the long-running Western TV Show, “Bonanza.” Read More » 

 

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15 // The fifth oldest business in California, this Placerville store received special recognition from the California State Legislature for celebrating 100 years of continuous family-ow... Read More » 

 

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16 // Since 1963, this family-owned business has been making chocolates for three generations, but it’s their peanut brittle that our Style team is widely addicted to. Read More » 

 

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17 // Often touted as Sacramento’s quintessential dessert, this local restaurant with locations in Folsom and Roseville, has been making their banana cream pie from scratch daily for mo... Read More » 

 

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18 // With more than 100 tequilas available, this Folsom restaurant can customize their signature Folsom Margarita using the tequila of your choice. Read More » 

 

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19 // Founded in 1961, this family-owned business is the oldest retailer in Folsom, and the go-to locale for outfitting the region with some of the finest boots, flannels, jeans, purses,... Read More » 

 

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20 // This Cameron Park restaurant has featured Local Heroes Wednesdays where military, first responders, teachers can have a free appetizer, personal pizza or a salad on the house sinc... Read More » 

 

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21 - Local Trivia

21 // This specialty sauce manufacturer chose Folsom to be its California plant specifically because of the water. Read More » 

 

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22 // Through program, _____ Kids Connection, more than 650 elementary school students and their senior “buddies” meet regularly each school year to read, write, and build friendships. Read More » 

 

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23 // This Folsom-based journalist and radio host has a booth named for her at this award-winning Folsom Thai restaurant. BONUS POINTS: Name the Thai restaurant. Read More » 

 

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24 // This oldest Placerville retailer changed names six times within the first 50 years of business, but for the past nearly 70 years it’s been owned by the same family with the third... Read More » 


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