California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CA
B) CL
C) C
D) CF
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Los Angelos
C) San Francisco
D) Sacramento
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 million
B) 33 hundred
C) 33 billion
D) 33 thousand
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Bush
B) Clinton
C) Obama
D) Nixon
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) shrimp
B) gold
C) entertainment
D) corn
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Red
B) Rushing
C) Mississippi
D) Colorado
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) Louisiana
C) New York
D) Nevada
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) South America
B) Argentina
C) Mexico
D) Canada
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Baltic Sea
B) Artic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) French
B) African
C) European
D) Spanish
  • 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) All is here to be found
C) There is much here
D) I have found it
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) Oh beautiful, California
B) Let's dance, California
C) I love you, California
D) My peaceful, California
  • 14. What animal is on the state flag?
A) black rabbit
B) black bear
C) brown pelican
D) brown bear
  • 15. What is the state bird?
A) California woodpecker
B) California black bear
C) California valley quail
D) California brown pelican
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) gray whale
B) shark
C) dolphin
D) black whale
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) silver
B) platinum
C) titanium
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. 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) turkey
C) chicken
D) goat
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Bernadino
B) San Jose
C) San Clemente
D) San Diego
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Cantalone
B) Catalina
C) Cappast
D) Castaway
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) The Sahara Desert
B) Geyser Park
C) Death Valley
D) Dryland
  • 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) tsunamis
B) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
D) tornadoes
  • 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) Marilyn Manson
B) Marilyn Monroe
C) Donna Summers
D) Dianna Ross
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) cocaine
B) abortion
C) medical marijuana
D) gay marriage
  • 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) Long Beach
B) Los Angelos
C) San Francisco
D) Oakland
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Fresno
B) Hollywood
C) Anaheim
D) Beverly Hills
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1847
B) 1845
C) 1840
D) 1852
  • 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) Disneyland
B) Disneyworld
C) Six Flags
D) Schlitterbahn
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