California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CF
B) CA
C) CL
D) C
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Sacramento
B) San Francisco
C) Hollywood
D) Los Angelos
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 thousand
B) 33 million
C) 33 billion
D) 33 hundred
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Nixon
B) Obama
C) Clinton
D) Bush
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) shrimp
B) entertainment
C) corn
D) gold
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Mississippi
B) Red
C) Rushing
D) Colorado
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) New York
B) Nevada
C) Michigan
D) Louisiana
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Mexico
B) South America
C) Canada
D) Argentina
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Artic Ocean
C) Baltic Sea
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) African
B) European
C) French
D) Spanish
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Golden State
B) The Star State
C) The Shining State
D) The Money State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) All is here to be found
B) I have found it
C) I must keep looking
D) There is much here
  • 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) brown pelican
B) black rabbit
C) brown bear
D) black bear
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California woodpecker
B) California brown pelican
C) California black bear
D) California valley quail
  • 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) titanium
C) gold
D) silver
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Washington
B) Hamilton
C) Reagan
D) Kennedy
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Sydney
B) Mt. Whitney
C) Mt. Kilamonjaro
D) Mt. Everest
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) goat
B) turkey
C) chicken
D) cow
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Jose
B) San Clemente
C) San Bernadino
D) San Diego
  • 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) Dryland
C) Death Valley
D) The Sahara Desert
  • 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) oak
C) maple
D) redwood
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) rose
B) poppy
C) magnolia
D) violet
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Marilyn Monroe
B) Donna Summers
C) Dianna Ross
D) Marilyn Manson
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) medical marijuana
B) cocaine
C) gay marriage
D) abortion
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/gold
B) purple/gold
C) gold/black
D) blue/silver
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) Los Angelos
B) Oakland
C) Long Beach
D) San Francisco
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Beverly Hills
B) Anaheim
C) Fresno
D) Hollywood
  • 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) James Marshall
B) Jack Mitchell
C) Joseph Matthews
D) Jeff Mouton
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Disneyworld
B) Schlitterbahn
C) Six Flags
D) Disneyland
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