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California A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the state of California.
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Last updated: September 10, 2018
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First submittedOctober 20, 2015
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Clue
Answer
A
California's top agricultural export
Almonds
B
Flagship campus
of the University of California
Berkeley
C
Hometown of N.W.A. and Dr. Dre
Compton
D
Anaheim theme park
Disneyland
E
San Francisco had a bad one in 1906
Earthquake
F
Prison where Johnny Cash
recorded an album
Folsom
G
Sought after substance of 1849
Gold
H
Film industry locale
Hollywood
I
California burger chain
In-n-Out
J
______ Tree National Park
Joshua
K
Sacramento's NBA team
Kings
L
Favorite word of Valley girls
Like
M
Term for a Spanish outpost built to
convert Native Americans
Mission
 
Clue
Answer
N
Wine valley
Napa
O
California's northern neighbor
Oregon
P
Rose Bowl city
Pasadena
Q
State bird: California Valley _____
Quail
R
Tallest type of tree
Redwood
S
Word before Diego and Jose
San
T
Something that prehistoric animals
got stuck in at La Brea
Tar
U
Company hated by taxi drivers
Uber
V
Death or Silicon, e.g.
Valley
W
Tallest mountain
Whitney
X
Company that Steve Jobs
"stole" his ideas from
Xerox
Y
Most well-known National Park
Yosemite
Z
Popular grape varietal
Zinfandel
40 Comments
+4
Level 55
Jan 20, 2016
Had no idea almonds were grown so much in California! I was so confused, thinking there was some really obvious grain/fruit that started with "a" that I was completely missing. After guessing apples, apricots, avocados, and amaranth, I just sat staring blankly at my screen for a good while.
+2
Level 78
Jan 20, 2016
The farmers that grow them call them AMONDS because it knocks the "L" out of them when they hit the ground.
+1
Level 54
Jun 22, 2024
I thought it was alfalfa at first
+2
Level 65
Jan 20, 2016
Oh my God! When this quiz was featured, I was almost completely done making the same exact quiz, with 12 identical answers! Also, this same exact thing happened to me on my Historical Figures A-Z quiz, where Quizmaster featured a quiz with almost all identical answers. Something seems fishy...
+6
Level ∞
Jan 20, 2016
Although this quiz was featured today, it has been available on the site since October.
+2
Level 68
Jan 20, 2016
How is Uber California-centric? I feel if youre doing a quiz on a state, it should be exclusively abou that state
+10
Level 78
Jan 20, 2016
Uber's headquarters are in San Francisco...makes perfect sense.
+5
Level 68
Jan 21, 2016
I stand corrected. Thank you
+6
Level 76
Jun 14, 2018
Maybe mention its headquarters are in SF in the clue, then.
+3
Level 55
Jan 20, 2016
This is the only state quiz I've ever got 100% on, and I've been there once.....
+3
Level 74
Jan 20, 2016
This quiz is too Southern California-centric.
+3
Level 74
Jan 20, 2016
That was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, btw.
+2
Level 74
Jan 20, 2016
Only one I missed was Compton. I was going to whine that it was a pretty obscure answer, but since 72% got it correct it appears the problem is with me. Probably because I never heard of N.W.A. and I've barely heard of Dr. Dre.
+2
Level 91
Jan 22, 2016
I have a feeling it only got 72% because of the movie.
+11
Level 78
Nov 9, 2017
Anyone that listens(ed) to 80s/90s hip hop should know about Compton
+1
Level 76
Feb 19, 2022
I just don't understand how it's NWA and Dre, given that Dre was in NWA.
+1
Level 54
Jun 22, 2024
Agreed, it’s like saying the Beatles and John Lennon
+2
Level 18
Jan 21, 2016
Woo! Only missed almonds; I had no idea we grew so many.
+2
Level 68
Jan 23, 2016
I think I tried every "A" food known to man except Almonds. I had no idea.
+2
Level 48
Oct 2, 2018
Would visit friends at a church in the central valley, surrounded by almond groves. Every time we visited we would go home with a bag of almonds.
+5
Level 77
Jan 25, 2016
That is partly why the drought is such a problem. Almonds use a lot of water!
+4
Level ∞
Jun 13, 2018
Almonds are unfairly blamed for water usage. Yes, they use a lot of water, but they also generate a lot of value. Other crops use water much, much less productively.
+2
Level 48
Apr 14, 2016
Being from California not necessary to do well. Maybe for Almonds, In-n-Out, and Mt Whitney.
+2
Level 58
Mar 26, 2017
23/26. missed e,f, and z
+2
Level 44
Feb 24, 2018
took me a few to get z, and x, was like oh my Im stupid haha. got them done with 45 secs left, had a brain freeze on teh Z one the most haha
+3
Level 82
Apr 16, 2018
Wow, spelling was very generous on Zinfandel. Did not need to get far into the word before it gave me the answer.
+1
Level 66
Feb 23, 2022
Yeah, but it IS spelled EXACTLY how it sounds.
+2
Level 83
Jun 13, 2018
I read too much about history ... I tried Quayle and then moved on thinking it must be a more obscure bird.
+6
Level 73
Jun 14, 2018
You might say that Jobs copied his ideas from that company...
+2
Level 32
Oct 2, 2018
I was born and raised in California and I had no idea almonds were the top agriculture product. Now I do though!
+2
Level 78
Oct 2, 2018
Got 100%. Not bad for never actually being in California.
+2
Level 69
Oct 8, 2018
i don't know how often i'm gonna make this mistake again, but it wasn't untill 'x' that i noticed it was an a-z quiz. on the other hand, i still didn't know the answers i didn't get before after i found out, sooo
+4
Level 43
Jul 1, 2019
I love the Folsom Prison album
+3
Level 56
Jan 24, 2021
I disagree with Berkeley being the "flagship" UC campus! I believe that UCLA has a higher rating, as does UCSD, for science.
+2
Level 76
Feb 19, 2022
No disrespect to the other campuses, but that makes one of you.
+1
Level 67
Feb 19, 2022
There is more to "flagship" than prestige. It's generally the university that receives the most money and support from the state. Berkeley is the flagship for California.
+1
Level 56
Oct 2, 2021
I feel like "mision" or "misiones" should be also accepted as thats the Spanish name
+2
Level 33
Feb 19, 2022
i love when you get the least guessed question right
+1
Level 74
Mar 6, 2023
Apples, avocadoes, artichokes, asparagus, all wrong! I never did get the right answer. Overall, I scored 23/26. Thanks for the quiz!
+1
Level 55
Sep 28, 2023
As a californian, the "like" is true, but if you bring it up, the locals hate it.