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