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California
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CL
B) CA
C) CF
D) C
  • 2. What is the capital of California?
A) Los Angelos
B) Sacramento
C) Hollywood
D) San Francisco
  • 3. What is the approximate population of California?
A) 33 hundred
B) 33 million
C) 33 thousand
D) 33 billion
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Obama
B) Clinton
C) Bush
D) Nixon
  • 5. Which of the following is a major industry in California?
A) gold
B) shrimp
C) corn
D) entertainment
  • 6. Which of the following is a main river in California?
A) Mississippi
B) Colorado
C) Rushing
D) Red
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) Louisiana
C) New York
D) Nevada
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Canada
B) Argentina
C) Mexico
D) South America
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Baltic Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Artic Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) African
D) European
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Star State
B) The Shining State
C) The Money State
D) The Golden State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) I have found it
B) There is much here
C) I must keep looking
D) All is here to be found
  • 13. What is the state song?
A) I love you, California
B) Let's dance, California
C) Oh beautiful, California
D) My peaceful, 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 black bear
B) California brown pelican
C) California woodpecker
D) California valley quail
  • 16. What is the state marine animal?
A) dolphin
B) gray whale
C) black whale
D) shark
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) titanium
B) silver
C) platinum
D) gold
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Kennedy
B) Washington
C) Reagan
D) Hamilton
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Everest
B) Mt. Sydney
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) goat
C) chicken
D) turkey
  • 21. Which county in California is the largest in the country?
A) San Bernadino
B) San Clemente
C) San Diego
D) San Jose
  • 22. What is the name of the island off the coast of California?
A) Castaway
B) Cappast
C) Cantalone
D) Catalina
  • 23. What desert located in California is the hottest and driest on earth?
A) Geyser Park
B) Death Valley
C) The Sahara Desert
D) Dryland
  • 24. What landlock harbor located in California is considered the world's largest?
A) The Pacific Harbor
B) San Francisco Bay
C) San Fernando Valley
  • 25. What do you call the siesmic tremors in California?
A) tornadoes
B) hurricanes
C) earthquakes
D) tsunamis
  • 26. What is the official state tree?
A) birch
B) redwood
C) maple
D) oak
  • 27. What is the official state flower?
A) poppy
B) magnolia
C) violet
D) rose
  • 28. Who did Norma Jean from Castroville, CA become?
A) Marilyn Manson
B) Marilyn Monroe
C) Dianna Ross
D) Donna Summers
  • 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/gold
C) gold/black
D) blue/silver
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) Oakland
B) Long Beach
C) Los Angelos
D) San Francisco
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Hollywood
B) Anaheim
C) Beverly Hills
D) Fresno
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1845
B) 1847
C) 1852
D) 1840
  • 34. Who started the California gold rush?
A) Joseph Matthews
B) Jeff Mouton
C) Jack Mitchell
D) James Marshall
  • 35. What is a major point of interest in California?
A) Disneyworld
B) Disneyland
C) Six Flags
D) Schlitterbahn
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