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U.S. State General Knowledge #1 - California - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 329 times
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- The average score is 48 of 90
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Abbreviation | CA | 99%
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| Capital | Sacramento | 99%
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| 3,972,000 | Los Angeles | 95%
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| 865,000 | San Francisco | 94%
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| 1,395,000 | San Diego | 91%
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| Official nickname | The Golden State | 91%
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| Neighboring country | Mexico | 88%
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| Neighboring states | Nevada | 88%
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| Neighboring states | Oregon | 87%
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| Neighboring states | Arizona | 86%
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| One of the hottest places on Earth | Death Valley | 84%
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| National parks | Death Valley | 84%
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| County just south of the biggest city | Orange County | 78%
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| Hollywood actor who was 33rd Governor and later became POTUS | Ronald Reagan | 76%
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| 1,027,000 | San Jose | 75%
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| Southern part of the Bay Area | Silicon Valley | 75%
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| Governor from 2003-2011 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 72%
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| What happened in 1906? | Earthquake | 72%
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| Police brutality against him started the 1992 L.A. riots | Rodney King | 72%
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| Co-founder of Apple, died in 2011 | Steve Jobs | 70%
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| National parks | Yosemite | 70%
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| NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 68%
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| First European nation to colonize California | Spain | 68%
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| 1955: This famous resort opens his gates in Anaheim | Disneyland | 65%
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| NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 65%
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| This "Rock" might be the next President of the U.S.? | Dwayne Johnson | 64%
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| 520,000 | Fresno | 64%
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| This began in 1848 | Gold Rush | 64%
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| Home of the U.S. film industry | Hollywood | 64%
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| Largest lakes | Lake Tahoe | 64%
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| He was Jack in Titanic | Leonardo diCaprio | 64%
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| Most famous bridge | Golden Gate Bridge | 62%
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| One of the most successful golfers of all time | Tiger Woods | 62%
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| MLB | Los Angeles Dodgers | 61%
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| NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 60%
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| Mountain range where the above lies in | Sierra Nevada | 60%
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| Most famous prison | Alcatraz | 59%
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| NHL | Los Angeles Kings | 59%
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| NBA | Sacramento Kings | 59%
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| Actress, Friends | Jennifer Aniston | 58%
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| They sang about a hotel in California | The Eagles | 56%
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| Only president born in California | Richard Nixon | 55%
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| Current Governor of California | Gavin Newsom | 53%
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| NBA | Golden State Warriors | 53%
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| Califonia suffered from this between 2011 and 2017 | droughts / wildfires | 52%
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| NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 52%
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| Film star and sex symbol of the 50s | Marilyn Monroe | 52%
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| Highest mountain | Mount Whitney | 52%
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| This former NFL player was released from prison in October 2017 | O.J. Simpson | 52%
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| In which city does the Rose Bowl take place? | Pasadena | 52%
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| MLB | San Francisco Giants | 52%
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| NFL | Oakland Raiders | 51%
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| MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 50%
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| NBA | Los Angeles Clippers | 50%
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| MLB | San Diego Padres | 50%
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| MLB | Oakland Athletics | 49%
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| National parks | Joshua Tree | 47%
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| Famous road along the coast | State Route 1 | 45%
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| Party which failed to reach California and died in 1846 | Donner Party | 44%
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| National parks | Redwood | 44%
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| Year of Statehood | 1850 | 42%
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| NHL | San Jose Sharks | 42%
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| NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 41%
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| First railroad which connected California with the rest of the country | {Transcontinental} Railroad | 38%
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| Longest river | Colorado River | 37%
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| The Fast and the Furious-Star, died in a car accident | Paul Walker | 36%
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| Longest Interstate in the state | I-5 | 35%
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| He led the Patriots to their unbelievable comeback in Super Bowl LI | Tom Brady | 35%
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| National parks | Sequoia | 34%
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| Famous for his yellow journalism, there‘s a castle on the Central Coast too | William R. Hearst | 34%
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| One of the most iconic Western actors | Clint Eastwood | 33%
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| They came straight outta Compton | N.W.A | 33%
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| Which city marks the end of Route 66? | Santa Monica | 31%
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| U.S. senators for California (D) | Dianne Feinstein | 28%
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| U.S. senators for California (D) | Kamala Harris | 28%
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| District of SF and origin of the hippie culture | Haight-Ashbury | 27%
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| Italian-American baseball center fielder known for his hitting streak | Joe DiMaggio | 25%
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| Wrote about "Okies" who searched better lives in California | John Steinbeck | 25%
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| What was found near Los Angeles in the 1920s? | Oil | 25%
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| State motto | Eureka! | 23%
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| Which country‘s culture would you encounter in Solvang? | the Danish | 23%
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| National parks | Channel Islands | 22%
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| Largest lakes | Salton Sea | 21%
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| "Royal road" connecting the 21 missions | El Camino Real | 18%
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| Lowest point | Badwater Basin | 16%
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| National parks | Kings Canyon | 16%
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| National parks | Lassen Volcanic | 16%
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| National parks | Pinnacles | 16%
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| First road to connect the western and eastern coast | {Lincoln} Highway | 7%
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| Alphabetically last "town" in the U.S. | Zzyzx | 5%
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