The town in 1897 where Henry Williams ventured out to mark the first offshore producing oil well.
What is Summerland
100
Known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" in the United States
What is Union Station in Los Angeles
100
An undocumented blind thrust fault caused this earthquake named after the community near the epicenter and was the costliest in US History
What is Northridge
100
This man was the first to find gold at Sutter's Mill in Sacramento
Who is James W. Marshall
100
Co-founded American Trash Management
Who is Director David Bunn
200
This animal served as California's First for the Governor from 2011-2016 and was featured on playing cards and is laid to rest at the family ranch
What is a dog - Sutter Brown, a Corgis
200
This is considered the State's oldest amusement park and still home to one of the two wooden roller coasters
What is the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
200
This quake became the first major earthquake in the US to be broadcast live on National TV.
What is the Loma Prieta Earthquake
200
During the gold rush, this California City grew from a small settlement of about 200 in 1846 to a boomtown of about 36,00 by 1852.
What is San Francisco
200
He earned his bachelors degree in Soil and Water Science in California and earned a Masters in Hydrology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Who is Ken Harris, State Oil and Gas Supervisor
300
The first person to personally receive a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood; the year was 1960. They had also acted with their spouse in the movie The Long Hot Summer.
Who is actress Joanne Woodward
300
This mansion has hosted Hollywood and political elite, and is home to the worlds largest private zoo where exotic animals still roam.
What is Hearst Castle
300
The power of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 caused a tsunami severely damaging these two coastal harbors.
What are Crescent City and Santa Cruz
300
Worn still today, this German-Jewish immigrant invented trousers for the miners.
Who is Levi Strauss
300
He earned his Masters in geology from the University of Houston, as well as a Masters in finance. He is a certified Petroleum Geologist and worked for major international petroleum companies around the world.
Who is Dr. John G. Parrish (2005 to Present)
400
California has the lowest point in the United States and the highest point in the lower 48 States. Can you name these spots?
What is Death Valley at 282 ft below sea level, and Mount Whitney at 14,491 ft above sea level.
400
President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill in 1864 designating this place "For Public Use, Resort, & Recreation", marking the first time the Federal Government set aside land just for the enjoyment of the people.
What is Yosemite
400
This city took advantage of the devastation to the downtown from the earthquake of 1925 to enforce stricter building codes requiring Spanish-Moorish architecture.
What is Santa Barbara
400
During a presidential address on December 5, 1848, this President confirmed the discovery of gold in California.
Who is President James Polk
400
Fluent in Spanish, interested in family history, and a life-long Chicago Cubs fan, he has spent 40 years in public service.
Who is California Secretary for Natural Resources, John Laird
500
The first and second legislative sessions took place in this the first incorporated city in California
What is San Jose
500
The longest continuously operating art museum in the West, it hosts one of the largest collections of California Art
What is Crocker Art Museum
500
Potentially created by an earthquake, its an oscillation of the surface of a landlocked body of water (such as in a swimming pool or lake) that varies in period from a few minutes to several hours
What is seiche (pronounced SaySh)
500
Laundering costs were so high that California gold rush miners sent their laundry here to be washed and pressed.
What is Honolulu, Hawaii
500
In 1851, the California Legislature named this man as Honorary State Geologist for his studies in the eastern Sacramento Valley.
Who is Dr. John B. Trask, a medical practitioner and active member of the California Academy of Sciences.