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CALIFORNIA is GREAT!!
CALIFORNIA is GREAT!!
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The "Raisin Capital of the World."
Bakersfield, CA
Fresno, CA
Grape Junction, CA
Lodi, CA
2
"Ursus Californicus" . . .
. . . is the official state flower (CA Poppy).
. . . is the official state leader (CA Governor).
. . . is the official state animal (CA Grizzly Bear).
. . . is the official state rock (CA Serpentine).
3
In Sacramento, the CA State ________ Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North America.
Railroad
Street Car
Automobile
Cable Car
4
California has the highest peak in the lower 48 states.
Mount Tamalpais
Mount Lassen
Mount Whitney
Mount Shasta
5
Mission Dolores is found in what California city?
San Diego
San Carlos
San Jose
San Francisco
6
The first motion picture theater opened on April 2, 1902.
In San Diego, CA
In Los Angeles, CA
In Monterey, CA
In Hollywood, CA
7
CA also has oldest living species-the bristlecone pine-thought to be over 4,600 years old.
Sequoia National Park
General Sherman Sequoia State Park
Yosemite National Park
Inyo National Forest
8
The largest natural lake in California?
Lake Tahoe
Mono Lake
Clear Lake
Lake Oroville
9
___________ is ranked the fourth largest economy in the United States compared to other
states.
Silicon Valley, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
10
Where is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum located?
Pasadena, CA
Orange, CA
Yorba Linda, CA
Simi Valley, CA
11
The Kennedy Mine, one of the richest gold mines in the world and deepest mine in North America.
Located in Placerville, CA
Located in Columbia, CA
Located in Gold River, CA
Located in Jackson, CA
12
The largest living tree has a trunk that is 102 feet in circumference and can be found in:
General Sherman Sequoia State Park
Inyo National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Yosemite National Park
13
California also has the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, located in:
Simi Valley, CA
Pasadena, CA
Yorba Linda, CA
Orange, CA
14
Nicknamed
"The Date Capital of the World"
and
"The Playground of Presidents."
The Coachella Valley
Death Valley
The Simi Valley
The Yosemite Valley
15
San Bernardino County is the largest county in the country.
Totaling nearly 3,000,000 acres
Totaling nearly 300,000,000 acres
Totaling nearly 30,000 acres
Totaling nearly 3,000 acres
16
Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no:
Native Americans, ski resorts, Republicans or street lights.
Police, Firefighters, gas stations, or paved roads.
Hospitals, grocery stores, snakes or airports.
High school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.
17
California is known by all these nicknames
except:
"The Land of Milk and Honey"
"The Golden State"
"The Fruit State"
"The El Dorado State"
18
The CA state motto is "Eureka!"-a Greek word translated to mean:
"I have found it!"
"Beautiful!"
"California!"
"Amazing!"
19
San Francisco's (City & County) Golden Gate Bridge, opened in 1937, connects to which county?
Alameda County
San Mateo County
Oakland County
Marin County
20
One out of every _______ United States residents lives in California.
Eight
Four
Twenty-five
Ten
