California Facts
What is the nickname for California?
The Golden State
What is the capital city of California?
Sacramento
What highway runs along the coast of California?
The Pacific Coast Highway or Highway 1
What is the name of the region where lots of fruits and vegetables are grown in California?
The Central Valley
Which national park is home to the largest trees in the world?
Sequoia National Park
How many people live in California?
About 40,000,000 people
Which city should you go to in order to visit Alcatraz Island?
San Francisco
When you're camping, what do you have to do in order to protect your food from bears?
Hang it up from a tree or keep it in a bear box
How long is the California Coast?
About 1,350 kilometers or 850 miles
What was the first National Park in California?
Yosemite National Park
Which is bigger: California or Germany?
California is bigger.
In which city can you tour movie studios like Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures?
Los Angeles
Death Valley
What is one state that borders California?
Oregon, Nevada, or Arizona
Which national park is home to a special kind of tree which kind of look like stars?
Joshua Tree National Park
In what year was gold found in California?
1848
What is the name of the big newspaper in San Francisco?
The San Francisco Chronicle
What signs along the coast might scare some visitors?
Tsunami Hazard Zone signs
How much bigger is California than Germany?
About 50,000 km2
Which National park contains all 4 types of volcano?
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Where does the name California come from?
A magical island in an old Spanish story
What city in California Logan from and what is its nickname?
Norco, a.k.a Horsetown, USA
What beach on the Central Coast can you drive a car on?
Pismo Beach
What is the name of the fault line that cuts California in half?
The San Andreas Fault
In which national park were parts of Star Wars and Jurassic Park Filmed?
Redwoods State and National Parks