Geography
What ocean is on the west coast of California?
The Pacific Ocean.
California is a state in which country?
The United States (USA).
What famous bridge is in San Francisco?
The Golden Gate Bridge.
Which famous actor is strongly connected with action movies and was governor of California?
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What color is the Golden Gate Bridge?
Orange (international orange).
What is the capital city of California?
Sacramento.
About how many people live in California?
About 39 million people.
What is the name of the famous national park with giant sequoia trees and waterfalls?
Yosemite National Park.
Which filmmaker created "Star Wars" and lives in California?
George Lucas.
California grows most of the world's almonds. True or false?
True.
Which U.S. state is south of California?
Mexico is south of California, but the U.S. state next to California is Arizona.
What is California's official nickname?
The Golden State.
What famous movie district can you visit in Los Angeles?
Hollywood.
Which basketball team from Los Angeles did Kobe Bryant play for?
The Los Angeles Lakers.
What is the name of the famous sign in Los Angeles?
The Hollywood Sign.
What is the name of the famous desert in southeastern California?
The Mojave Desert.
In what year did California become a U.S. state?
In 1850.
What is the name of the large theme park in Anaheim?
Disneyland.
Which technology entrepreneur helped start Apple in California?
Steve Jobs.
What is the name of the famous sign in Los Angeles?
Surfing.
What is the name of the mountain range where Mount Whitney is located?
The Sierra Nevada.
Which industry is very important in Silicon Valley?
The technology (tech) industry.
What's the name of the famous island prison in San Francisco Bay?
Alcatraz.
Which famous animation company has its headquarters in Emeryville, California?
Pixar.
What is unusual about Death Valley compared with the rest of North America?
It is the lowest point in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth.