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