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