California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) C
B) CF
C) CL
D) CA
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Sacramento
C) Los Angelos
D) San Francisco
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 hundred
B) 33 million
C) 33 billion
D) 33 thousand
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Bush
B) Obama
C) Nixon
D) Clinton
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) shrimp
B) gold
C) corn
D) entertainment
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Rushing
B) Red
C) Colorado
D) Mississippi
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) Louisiana
C) Nevada
D) New York
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Argentina
B) Mexico
C) Canada
D) South America
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Artic Ocean
D) Baltic Sea
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) European
D) African
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Money State
B) The Golden State
C) The Star State
D) The Shining State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) There is much here
B) I have found it
C) I must keep looking
D) All is here to be found
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) I love you, California
B) Oh beautiful, California
C) My peaceful, California
D) Let's dance, California
  • 14. What animal is on the state flag?
A) black bear
B) black rabbit
C) brown pelican
D) brown bear
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California brown pelican
B) California woodpecker
C) California valley quail
D) California black bear
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) black whale
B) dolphin
C) shark
D) gray whale
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) platinum
B) silver
C) gold
D) titanium
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Kennedy
B) Reagan
C) Hamilton
D) Washington
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Kilamonjaro
B) Mt. Sydney
C) Mt. Everest
D) Mt. Whitney
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) chicken
B) turkey
C) goat
D) cow
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Clemente
B) San Jose
C) San Diego
D) San Bernadino
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Catalina
B) Cappast
C) Cantalone
D) Castaway
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) Geyser Park
B) Death Valley
C) The Sahara Desert
D) Dryland
  • 24. What landlock harbor located in California is considered the world's largest?
A) San Francisco Bay
B) The Pacific Harbor
C) San Fernando Valley
  • 25. What do you call the siesmic tremors in California?
A) tsunamis
B) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
D) tornadoes
  • 26. What is the official state tree?
A) birch
B) redwood
C) maple
D) oak
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) poppy
B) rose
C) violet
D) magnolia
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Marilyn Manson
B) Dianna Ross
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Donna Summers
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) medical marijuana
B) gay marriage
C) cocaine
D) abortion
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/gold
B) gold/black
C) purple/gold
D) blue/silver
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) Los Angelos
B) Oakland
C) San Francisco
D) Long Beach
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Fresno
B) Anaheim
C) Beverly Hills
D) Hollywood
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1852
B) 1847
C) 1845
D) 1840
  • 34. Who started the California gold rush?
A) James Marshall
B) Jack Mitchell
C) Joseph Matthews
D) Jeff Mouton
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Six Flags
B) Schlitterbahn
C) Disneyland
D) Disneyworld
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