California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CF
B) C
C) CA
D) CL
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) San Francisco
B) Los Angelos
C) Hollywood
D) Sacramento
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 hundred
B) 33 million
C) 33 billion
D) 33 thousand
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Clinton
B) Obama
C) Bush
D) Nixon
  • 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) Rushing
B) Red
C) Mississippi
D) Colorado
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Louisiana
B) Nevada
C) Michigan
D) New York
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) South America
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Artic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Baltic Sea
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) European
B) African
C) Spanish
D) French
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Money State
B) The Golden State
C) The Star State
D) The Shining State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) All is here to be found
B) There is much here
C) I have found it
D) I must keep looking
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) My peaceful, California
B) Oh beautiful, California
C) Let's dance, California
D) I love you, California
  • 14. What animal is on the state flag?
A) brown pelican
B) black bear
C) black rabbit
D) brown bear
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California woodpecker
B) California black bear
C) California brown pelican
D) California valley quail
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) black whale
B) dolphin
C) gray whale
D) shark
  • 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) Washington
B) Kennedy
C) Reagan
D) Hamilton
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Everest
B) Mt. Sydney
C) Mt. Kilamonjaro
D) Mt. Whitney
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) cow
B) turkey
C) chicken
D) goat
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Diego
B) San Bernadino
C) San Clemente
D) San Jose
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Cantalone
B) Cappast
C) Catalina
D) Castaway
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) Death Valley
B) Dryland
C) The Sahara Desert
D) Geyser Park
  • 24. What landlock harbor located in California is considered the world's largest?
A) San Fernando Valley
B) San Francisco Bay
C) The Pacific Harbor
  • 25. What do you call the siesmic tremors in California?
A) earthquakes
B) hurricanes
C) tornadoes
D) tsunamis
  • 26. What is the official state tree?
A) redwood
B) birch
C) maple
D) oak
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) rose
B) poppy
C) violet
D) magnolia
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Marilyn Manson
B) Dianna Ross
C) Donna Summers
D) Marilyn Monroe
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) abortion
B) gay marriage
C) cocaine
D) medical marijuana
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/gold
B) blue/silver
C) gold/black
D) purple/gold
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) Los Angelos
B) Long Beach
C) Oakland
D) San Francisco
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Fresno
B) Beverly Hills
C) Anaheim
D) Hollywood
  • 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) Jack Mitchell
D) Joseph Matthews
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Six Flags
B) Schlitterbahn
C) Disneyworld
D) Disneyland
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