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