California - Examen
  • 1. What is the abbreviation for California?
A) CF
B) CL
C) CA
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 hundred
B) 33 million
C) 33 thousand
D) 33 billion
  • 4. Which president was born in California?
A) Bush
B) Obama
C) Nixon
D) Clinton
  • 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) Mississippi
B) Colorado
C) Red
D) Rushing
  • 7. Which of the following states borders California?
A) Michigan
B) Nevada
C) Louisiana
D) New York
  • 8. Which country borders California?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) South America
D) Argentina
  • 9. Which body of water borders California?
A) Baltic Sea
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Artic Ocean
  • 10. Where did the name California originate?
A) African
B) European
C) French
D) Spanish
  • 11. What is the state nickname?
A) The Shining State
B) The Money State
C) The Star State
D) The Golden State
  • 12. What is the state motto?
A) There is much here
B) I must keep looking
C) I have found it
D) All is here to be found
  • 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 bear
B) brown pelican
C) brown bear
D) black rabbit
  • 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) black whale
B) gray whale
C) dolphin
D) shark
  • 17. What is the state mineral?
A) silver
B) titanium
C) platinum
D) gold
  • 18. Which president served as the governor of California for 2 years?
A) Hamilton
B) Kennedy
C) Washington
D) Reagan
  • 19. What is the highest point in California?
A) Mt. Kilamonjaro
B) Mt. Everest
C) Mt. Whitney
D) Mt. Sydney
  • 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 Diego
C) San Clemente
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) Death Valley
B) Dryland
C) Geyser Park
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) hurricanes
B) tsunamis
C) tornadoes
D) earthquakes
  • 26. What is the official state tree?
A) redwood
B) birch
C) maple
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) Donna Summers
B) Dianna Ross
C) Marilyn Manson
D) Marilyn Monroe
  • 29. In 1996, California's Proposition 215 legalized what?
A) medical marijuana
B) abortion
C) gay marriage
D) cocaine
  • 30. What are California's state colors?
A) blue/silver
B) gold/black
C) blue/gold
D) purple/gold
  • 31. What is the largest city in California?
A) Long Beach
B) Los Angelos
C) Oakland
D) San Francisco
  • 32. What is the most economically prominent area of California?
A) Fresno
B) Anaheim
C) Hollywood
D) Beverly Hills
  • 33. In what year did California become a part of the US?
A) 1840
B) 1852
C) 1847
D) 1845
  • 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) Six Flags
C) Disneyworld
D) Disneyland
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