California - Quiz
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CA
B) CF
C) C
D) CL
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Sacramento
C) San Francisco
D) Los Angelos
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 hundred
B) 33 million
C) 33 thousand
D) 33 billion
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Bush
B) Clinton
C) Nixon
D) Obama
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) corn
B) entertainment
C) shrimp
D) gold
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Red
B) Colorado
C) Rushing
D) Mississippi
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) New York
C) Nevada
D) Louisiana
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) South America
D) Argentina
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Artic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Baltic Sea
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) African
D) European
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Star State
B) The Golden State
C) The Money State
D) The Shining State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) I must keep looking
B) I have found it
C) All is here to be found
D) There is much here
  • 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) brown pelican
C) black bear
D) black rabbit
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California valley quail
B) California woodpecker
C) California black bear
D) California brown pelican
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) dolphin
B) black whale
C) shark
D) gray whale
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) platinum
B) titanium
C) silver
D) gold
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Hamilton
B) Washington
C) Kennedy
D) Reagan
  • 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) turkey
B) goat
C) chicken
D) cow
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Bernadino
B) San Diego
C) San Jose
D) San Clemente
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Catalina
B) Cantalone
C) Castaway
D) Cappast
  • 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) The Pacific Harbor
B) San Fernando Valley
C) San Francisco Bay
  • 25. What do you call the siesmic tremors in California?
A) hurricanes
B) earthquakes
C) tsunamis
D) tornadoes
  • 26. What is the official state tree?
A) maple
B) redwood
C) oak
D) birch
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) magnolia
B) violet
C) rose
D) poppy
  • 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) abortion
C) cocaine
D) gay marriage
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/gold
B) purple/gold
C) blue/silver
D) gold/black
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) San Francisco
B) Los Angelos
C) Oakland
D) Long Beach
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Fresno
C) Beverly Hills
D) Anaheim
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1840
B) 1852
C) 1847
D) 1845
  • 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) Schlitterbahn
C) Disneyland
D) Disneyworld
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