The Spanish word for skulls; this county was reportedly named for the remains of Native Americans discovered by the Spanish explorer Captain Gabriel Moraga
What is Calaveras County
100
This county is home to the Bridgeport Bridge, which is the longest covered bridge in existence
What is Nevada County
100
Amelia Earhart crash landed at an airport in this county in 1943. That is the same year that she disappeared
What is Tehama County
100
Known for lights, camera and action, vehicles in city located in this county take up 24% of it's total ground area
What is Los Angeles County
100
There are over 40 different wineries in the county, Zinfandel being their most famous varietal
What is Amador County
200
Discovered in 1806, this county derived its name from a river named by Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga - Rio De Los Santos Reyes
What is Kings County - Rio De Los Santos Reyes ((River of the Holy Kings)
200
This county is home to the World's Largest Yo-Yo and National Yo-Yo Competition
What is Butte County
200
The 1960 Winter Olympics were hosted in this county
What is Placer County
200
The creator of the movie Star Wars is from a city in this county
What is Stanislaus County
200
This County produces the most avocados in the US
What is San Diego County
300
The Spanish term for wood - this county derives its name from the town of bearing the same name, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the Central Pacific Railroad there in 1876.
What is Madera County
300
Located in this county is a city with the largest inland seaport on the west coast of the U.S. It is more than seventy nautical miles from the Pacific Ocean
What is San Joaquin County
300
The raisin industry was started in this county accidentally when some grapes were mistakenly allowed to dry on the vines
What is Fresno County
300
The desert terrain in this county has been used as a film location for movies such as Return of the Jedi, The Scorpion King and Jarhead.
What is Imperial County
300
Alllensworth California, a town in this county is the only town in California founded, financed and governed by African Americans
What is Tulare County
400
Meaning "The Gilded One" in Spanish, this is a very appropriate name for this county with its millions of dollars in gold and ore taken by miners.
What is El Dorado County
400
This county is home to the largest winery in the entire world
What is Stanislaus County (E.&J. Gallo Winery in Modesto)
400
In the 1890s, this county was one of the two prohibition counties in California; the other was Riverside County. Both counties outlawed saloons and sale or consumption of alcohol in public.
What is Sutter County
400
The music video for Calvin Harris' platinum single “Feel So Close” was filmed in a small ghost town in the Eastern portion of this county
What is Kern County
400
This county has the greatest elevation difference in the U.S., Badwater Basin in Death Valley, 282’ below sea level and Mount Whitney 14,505’ high
What is Inyo County
500
This county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River, which flows through the county
What is Plumas County (Spanish words for Feather River are Rio De Las Plumas)
500
Studies by the “Biota of North America Program” suggest this county is the most biodiverse single county in the contiguous United States, with 1,968 native vascular plant species per 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 sq mi)
What is Yuba County
500
This county was the last county to have “Dead or Alive” posters
What is Nevada County
500
No lights, no cameras, no action - This county has no traffic lights, movie theater, dentist or supermarket
What is Alpine County
500
In July 2017, the Detwiler Fire destroyed 63 homes and burned more than 81,000 acres of land in this County. 5,000 had to be evacuated