A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
100
Branch of Government that enforces the laws
Executive Branch
100
Strait
A Narrow Water Passageway
100
San Jose is part of this important region
Silicon Valley
100
Who were the first people to live in California?
Indians
100
Said that Europe could not interfere with the new nations being established in the New World
Monroe Doctrine
100
Who claimed the land for England?
Francis Drake
100
What is California's state song called?
"I Love You, California"
100
Who was the first known European to reach the California coast?
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
200
Branch of government that interprets the laws and how they are to be applied
Judicial Branch
200
"America's favorite city"
San Francisco
200
#5
Nevada
200
What does "presidio" mean?
Military Fort
200
What is the name of the ocean that boarders the West of California? What else is significant about this Ocean?
Pacific Ocean; It is the largest and deepest ocean in the world
200
First place the California flag flew
Sonoma
200
City that is often called the birthplace of California
San Diego
200
What does "El Camino Real" mean?
The Royal Road
300
#8
Oregon
300
Our state capital today
Sacramento
300
How much money did the United States pay for the land that includes California?
$15 Million
300
What is the name of the river that comes from down south and empties into the San Francisco Bay?
San Joaquin River
300
What are our counties governed by
A board of supervisors
300
What is the motto of California? What does it mean?
Eureka "I have found it!"
300
Where has temperatures reached 134 degrees?
Death Valley
300
Meant that the United States MUST expand westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
400
Who organized & pastored churches in Stockton, Oakland, and Vacaville California in 1852?
Jesse B. Saxton
400
California's State flower
Golden Poppy
400
California's State Bird
Quail
400
City that contains one of the largest manufacturing centers in the United States
Los Angeles
400
City that seems to be surrounded by water
San Francisco
400
#2
Arizona
400
What is California's nickname?
The Golden State
400
Bay
Part of a body of water that reaches into the land
500
Year California was added as the 31st state in the Union
1850
500
What is M?
Santa Barbara Islands
500
Who founded the first Baptist Church in California?
Dr. O. C. Wheeler
500
How many representatives does California send to the House of Representatives
52
500
What was the name of the fort that the Russians built North of San Francisco?
Fort Ross
500
Largest City in California
Los Angeles
500
What other state can you fit inside California 129 times?
Rhode Island
500
What was the name that Francis Drake initially gave California?
New Albion
600
Who established the first presidio?
Captain Gaspar de Portola
600
What is C?
Inland Mountains
600
What word means "something that represents something else"
Symbol
600
What does the grizzly bear represent on the California flag?
Strength
600
What is J?
Great Basin
600
What road connected the missions?
El Camino Real
600
How many stars are on California's Seal? Why?
31; California was the 31st state
600
Who served as John Fremont's guide?
Kit Carson
700
What 2 States are larger than California by land mass?
Texas and Alaska
700
Who created the first synchronized sound cartoon? What was the name of the cartoon?
Walt Disney; Steamboat Willie
700
What child movie star brought cheer to many people during the Great Depression?
Shirley Temple
700
What does the color red on California's flag stand for?
Courage
700
What is the name of the river that comes from up north and empties into the San Francisco Bay?
Sacramento River
700
Branch of government that makes the laws
Legislative
700
What has the job of making the rules and seeing that the rules are enforced
The government
700
Instead of travelling all the way around South America, where did ships start taking a short cut through?
Panama Canal
800
What do the mountains in the background of the state seal represent?
The Sierra Nevada and Mt. Whitney
800
City that contains one of the most important naval centers in the United States
San Jose
800
California's state tree
Redwood
800
What words can you find on the California flag?
California Republic
800
Sent to California as a military explorer
John Fremont
800
The only US President born in California
Richard Nixon
800
First American to reach California by land
Jedediah Smith
800
What does the white background on California's flag represent?
Purity
900
The rules that government makes
Laws
900
What was chosen as the first capital city of California
San Jose
900
What does the star on California's flag stand for?
Sovereignty
900
What is Q?
Farallon Islands
900
Who established the first Franciscan Mission?
Junipero Serra
900
What is the name of the strait that separates the San Francisco Bay from the ocean?
Golden Gate Strait
900
Sacramento was founded by this man
John Sutter Jr
900
Who is the chief executive officer in most California cities
City manager or Mayor
1000
First capital city of California
San Jose
1000
What word can be found on the state seal?
Eureka
1000
What is H?
Central Valley
1000
Who is the main official in the executive branch of State Government
The Governor
1000
What is D?
Coastal Ranges
1000
Which important bay can you find in the California Coast?
San Francisco Bay
1000
Bringing water into dry areas by means of ditches or pipes
irrigation
1000
List the types of Governments in order of Highest to lowest
Federal, State, County, City