California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CL
B) CF
C) C
D) CA
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) San Francisco
B) Hollywood
C) Los Angelos
D) Sacramento
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 million
B) 33 billion
C) 33 thousand
D) 33 hundred
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Clinton
B) Bush
C) Nixon
D) Obama
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) shrimp
B) gold
C) corn
D) entertainment
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Colorado
B) Red
C) Rushing
D) Mississippi
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) Louisiana
C) Nevada
D) New York
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Mexico
B) Argentina
C) Canada
D) South America
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Baltic Sea
B) Artic Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) European
B) African
C) Spanish
D) French
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Golden State
B) The Money State
C) The Shining State
D) The Star State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) There is much here
B) All is here to be found
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) Let's dance, California
D) Oh beautiful, 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 valley quail
D) California woodpecker
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) dolphin
B) shark
C) gray whale
D) black whale
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) gold
B) silver
C) titanium
D) platinum
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Kennedy
B) Washington
C) Reagan
D) Hamilton
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Whitney
B) Mt. Kilamonjaro
C) Mt. Sydney
D) Mt. Everest
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) chicken
B) turkey
C) goat
D) cow
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Bernadino
B) San Clemente
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) 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) oak
B) birch
C) maple
D) redwood
  • 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) Dianna Ross
B) Donna Summers
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Marilyn Manson
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) cocaine
B) medical marijuana
C) gay marriage
D) abortion
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/silver
B) gold/black
C) purple/gold
D) blue/gold
  • 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) Beverly Hills
B) Anaheim
C) Hollywood
D) Fresno
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1852
B) 1840
C) 1847
D) 1845
  • 34. Who started the California gold rush?
A) Joseph Matthews
B) Jeff Mouton
C) Jack Mitchell
D) James Marshall
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Six Flags
B) Schlitterbahn
C) Disneyworld
D) Disneyland
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