California
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CL
B) CF
C) CA
D) C
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Sacramento
B) San Francisco
C) Hollywood
D) Los Angelos
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 billion
B) 33 million
C) 33 hundred
D) 33 thousand
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Nixon
B) Obama
C) Clinton
D) Bush
  • 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) Colorado
C) Rushing
D) Mississippi
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Louisiana
B) Michigan
C) New York
D) Nevada
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Argentina
B) South America
C) Mexico
D) Canada
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Artic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Baltic Sea
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) Spanish
B) African
C) French
D) European
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Money State
B) The Shining State
C) The Star State
D) The Golden State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) I have found it
B) All is here to be found
C) There is much here
D) I must keep looking
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) Oh beautiful, California
B) I love you, California
C) Let's dance, California
D) My peaceful, California
  • 14. What animal is on the state flag?
A) black bear
B) black rabbit
C) brown bear
D) brown pelican
  • 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) gray whale
B) black whale
C) shark
D) dolphin
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) titanium
B) silver
C) gold
D) platinum
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Kennedy
B) Reagan
C) Hamilton
D) Washington
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Everest
B) Mt. Whitney
C) Mt. Kilamonjaro
D) Mt. Sydney
  • 20. Which of the following animals is raised more in California than in any other state?
A) cow
B) chicken
C) goat
D) turkey
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Jose
B) San Diego
C) San Bernadino
D) San Clemente
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Catalina
B) Cantalone
C) Cappast
D) Castaway
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) Death Valley
B) Geyser Park
C) The Sahara Desert
D) Dryland
  • 24. What landlock harbor located in California is considered the world's largest?
A) San Francisco Bay
B) The Pacific Harbor
C) San Fernando Valley
  • 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) birch
B) maple
C) oak
D) redwood
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) magnolia
B) poppy
C) violet
D) rose
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Marilyn Monroe
B) Dianna Ross
C) Donna Summers
D) Marilyn Manson
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) abortion
B) cocaine
C) gay marriage
D) medical marijuana
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) gold/black
B) purple/gold
C) blue/silver
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) Hollywood
B) Beverly Hills
C) Fresno
D) Anaheim
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1845
B) 1847
C) 1840
D) 1852
  • 34. Who started the California gold rush?
A) James Marshall
B) Joseph Matthews
C) Jack Mitchell
D) Jeff Mouton
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Schlitterbahn
B) Six Flags
C) Disneyworld
D) Disneyland
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