| Answer | Hint | Population | % Correct |
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| Napa | Home to California's most famous wine producing region | 77,480 | 86%
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| Beverly Hills | Rich L.A. suburb with California's most famous zip code | 32,701 | 75%
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| Eureka | Largest coastal city in California's far north | 27,191 | 72%
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| Coachella | Hosts one of America's largest music festivals | 41,941 | 64%
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| Santa Barbara | Known for wine, beaches, mission style architecture, and home to a UC school | 88,665 | 61%
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| Redding | Northern tip of Central Valley, known for mining and timber | 93,611 | 58%
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| Santa Monica | Home to California's most famous pier | 93,076 | 58%
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| Malibu | Most famous coastal California town and home to Pepperdine University | 10,654 | 56%
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| Palo Alto | Tech hub and home to Stanford University | 68,572 | 56%
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| Santa Cruz | Known for Cannabis and Surfing, home to a UC school | 62,956 | 50%
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| Cupertino | Home to the headquarters of Apple | 57,820 | 47%
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| Barstow | Midpoint between Los Angeles and Las Vegas | 25,415 | 44%
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| South Lake Tahoe | Hosts lakeside resorts and gambling along the Nevada border | 21,330 | 44%
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| Davis | Home to Central Valley's most famous university | 66,850 | 42%
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| Solvang | Dutch inspired town in Southern California | 6,126 | 42%
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| Calexico | Border town in Imperial County | 38,633 | 39%
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| Avalon | Only California town not on the mainland U.S. | 3,460 | 36%
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| Carmel-by-the-Sea | Artsy beachside town on the Monterey Peninsula | 3,220 | 36%
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| Paradise | Northern California town that lost 90% of its residents in 2019 due to fires | 4,764 | 36%
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| Big Bear City | Southern California outdoor and skiing destination named after a large predator | 12,307 | 31%
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| Squaw Valley | Hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics | 3,162 | 28%
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| Atherton | Bay Area suburb with the most expensive zip code in America | 7,188 | 22%
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| Truckee | Famous Northern California skiing destination | 16,180 | 22%
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| San Clemente | Borders Camp Pendleton, birthplace of the marine corps | 64,293 | 19%
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| Bombay Beach | Resort town turned ghost town straddling the Salton Sea | 231 | 8%
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