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True or False:  California is the biggest state in the USA.

False--it's 3rd (Alaska, Texas)

100

Which California city has the largest population? 

Los Angeles

100

What natural disaster worries people the most in California?

Earthquakes.  (Other natural disasters people worry about are fires, mudslides, and tsunamis.)

100

What is California's State Flower?

The California Poppy

100

These days, thousands of men and women move to California every year to work in which businesses?

IT (Silicon Valley: Google, Amazon, Apple, etc.) or Show business (LA: Hollywood for movies or TV.)

200

This city in Northern California was the first big city in the state.  It is on a bay and is famous for its bridges.  

San Francisco

200

What is the state capitol of California?

Sacramento

200

True or False:  California has more people than any other state in the USA.  

True!  California has the largest population of any state.

200

What is California's State Bird?

California Quail

200

What is the largest county in California?

San Bernardino County

300

What ocean touches California's coast?

The Pacific Ocean

300

Mass migration of people came to California in the late 1840s and early 1850s.  They came hoping to get rich by mining. What do we call this event?

The Gold Rush

300

What sport, other than swimming, is popular at beaches in California?

Surfing

300

What state borders the top of California

Oregon

300

What is the full name of the city of Los Angeles?

Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula - Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula."

400

What is the name of the big mountain range that runs through the middle of California?

The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

400

What is California's nickname?

The Golden State

400

What is the official state animal of California?

California Golden Bear.

400

You can find California on which continent?

North America

400

Name a country that used to own California.

Spain or Mexico

500

California is divided into how many regions?

Four

500

What country borders with California in the South?

Mexico

500

California became the 31st state on Mark Sensei's birthday. True or False?

TRUE! September 9, 1850!

(Mark was born 9/9/1961!)

500

Name the states that border California.

Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon

500

True or False: Canada has more people than California

False! More people live in California (39.23 million) than in Canada (38.24 million)

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