California - Quiz
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CL
B) CA
C) C
D) CF
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Los Angelos
B) Hollywood
C) Sacramento
D) San Francisco
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 hundred
B) 33 thousand
C) 33 million
D) 33 billion
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Nixon
B) Bush
C) Obama
D) Clinton
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) corn
B) shrimp
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) Michigan
B) Louisiana
C) New York
D) Nevada
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Argentina
B) Mexico
C) South America
D) Canada
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Artic Ocean
B) Baltic Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) African
B) French
C) Spanish
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 have found it
B) I must keep looking
C) There is much here
D) All is here to be found
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) My peaceful, California
B) Let's dance, California
C) I love you, California
D) Oh beautiful, California
  • 14. What animal is on the state flag?
A) brown bear
B) black bear
C) brown pelican
D) black rabbit
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California brown pelican
B) California woodpecker
C) California black bear
D) California valley quail
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) black whale
B) shark
C) dolphin
D) gray whale
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) titanium
B) gold
C) silver
D) platinum
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Reagan
B) Hamilton
C) Washington
D) Kennedy
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Everest
B) Mt. Kilamonjaro
C) Mt. Whitney
D) Mt. Sydney
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) chicken
B) goat
C) turkey
D) cow
  • 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) Castaway
B) Catalina
C) Cappast
D) Cantalone
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) Geyser Park
B) Death Valley
C) Dryland
D) The Sahara Desert
  • 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) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
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) violet
B) magnolia
C) poppy
D) rose
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Dianna Ross
B) Marilyn Monroe
C) Marilyn Manson
D) Donna Summers
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) medical marijuana
B) gay marriage
C) abortion
D) cocaine
  • 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) Long Beach
B) San Francisco
C) Oakland
D) Los Angelos
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Beverly Hills
C) Fresno
D) Anaheim
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1852
B) 1845
C) 1847
D) 1840
  • 34. Who started the California gold rush?
A) Jeff Mouton
B) James Marshall
C) Joseph Matthews
D) Jack Mitchell
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Six Flags
B) Disneyland
C) Disneyworld
D) Schlitterbahn
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