Contrary to popular belief, California is not the biggest state in the US - it's this one.
Alaska
This California city has the largest population.
Los Angeles
This California state flower shares a historical war-time significance with Canada.
The California Poppy
This natural disaster is the most common in California.
Earthquakes
This tech hub got its name from the chemical element used in many of the products manufactured there.
Silicon Valley
This city on a bay in Northern California was the first big city in the state.
San Francisco
This city with a religious name is the state capital of California.
Sacramento
This popular tourist destination straddles California and another state, attracting both winter sports enjoyers and gamblers.
Lake Tahoe
This famous hiking trail spanning over 4,000 km passes through California.
Pacific Crest Trail
This province from another country borders California.
Baja California
This famous island is located near Los Angeles.
Catalina Island
Thousands of people migrated to California in the late 1840s and early 1850s during this event.
The Gold Rush
This state with a spice-sounding name borders California to the north.
Oregon
These chill athletes are often seen on California beaches.
Surfers
California was the first state to reach this dollar amount in GDP.
One trillion
This million-years-old mountain range runs through the middle of California.
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
California's nickname is this.
The Golden State
This desert in California has the highest recorded temperature on Earth.
Death Valley
This fuzzy creature is California's state animal, displayed on their flag.
California Golden Bear
(Bear is also acceptable)
California used to be owned by this country.
Spain or Mexico
This California university is the highest-ranked public university in the US.
University of California, Berkeley
California's state bird is this fowl whose eggs are enjoyed as a delicacy.
Quail
This exclamation used to celebrate discovery or invention is California's state motto.
Eureka
These two species, the world's tallest, are California's state trees.
Redwoods and Sequoias
California is responsible for 80% of the world's production of this nut with a woody shell.
Almond