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