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