Geography of California - Statistics

General Stats
  • This quiz has been taken 10,551 times
    10,539 since last reset
  • The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
Question Answer % Correct
What is the capital of California? Sacramento
97%
What major city is located just 20 miles north of the Mexican city of Tijuana? San Diego
95%
What valley marks the lowest elevation in North America? Death Valley
94%
What famous fault line runs along most of California's coast? San Andreas
86%
In which county would you find the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana? Orange
81%
In what national park would you find Half Dome and El Capitan? Yosemite
79%
What river makes the entire border with Arizona? Colorado River
73%
What mountain range is mostly in California, but has a neighboring state as part of its name? Sierra Nevada
73%
What desert, south of the above, is the driest desert in North America? Mojave
71%
What city in the San Francisco Bay area is more populous than San Francisco itself? San Jose
69%
What city is home to the flagship campus of the University of California? Berkeley
66%
What is North America's largest alpine lake, found on the border of California and Nevada? Lake Tahoe
65%
What northwestern national park is famous for its giant trees? Redwood
65%
What beach area of Los Angeles got its name because of its canals? Venice Beach
64%
What phenomenon occurs every ten years or so when desert plants spring into blossom following a rare rainy period? Super{bloom}
47%
Located in the range above, what is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States? Mount Whitney
41%
What volcanic mountain range is Mount Shasta a part of? Cascades
32%
What bay can be found about 40 miles south of San Francisco Bay? Monterey Bay
32%
What island chain is off the coast of Los Angeles county? Channel Islands
27%
What large valley is responsible for about 50% of U.S. production of fruits and vegetables? Central Valley
26%
No matching quizzes found
Score Distribution
Percent of People with Each Score
Percentile by Number Answered
Your Score History
You have not taken this quiz since the last reset