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