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