03 May 2024

Quiz: How well do you know California?

Best known for the Hollywood Sign and Golden Gate Bridge, California is perhaps the USA's most famous state. But there's so much to discover beyond its glitz and glam. How much do you know about it?

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1. Many US states have their own nickname. What is California's?

The Peach State

The Sunshine State

The Golden State

The Sunflower State

2. How many US States share a border with California?

1

2

3

4

3. Can you name the state capital of California?

Sacramento

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Francisco

4. California has nine national parks – the highest amount of any state. True or false?

True

False

5. Balboa Park is a historic cultural area with 18 world-class museums. Which city will you find it?

Fresno

San Francisco

Santa Barbara

San Diego

6. Which Californian county is home to the oldest jazz festival in the USA?

Monterey County

Kings County

Sierra County

Los Angeles County

7. This park is named after its giant trees – the largest species on Earth in fact. What is it called?

Joshua Tree National Park

Pinnacles National Park

Sequoia National Park

Zion National Park

8. Chumash Painted Cave National Historic Landmark preserves a small cave home to what?

Rock art

Bats

Fossils

Stalagmites

9. Thanks to its high production of artichokes, which town in California is dubbed the 'Artichoke Capital of the World'?

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Ferndale

Soledad

Castroville

10. Located in the Sierra Nevada, what is the highest mountain in California at 4,418m?

Mount San Jacinto

Lassen Peak

Mount Whitney

Cowels Mountain

11. The Dodger Stadium, Griffith Observatory and The Broad are all attractions in which city?

Sacramento

San Francisco

San Diego

Los Angeles

12. Which desert is primarily located in southeastern California?

Mohave

Chihuahuan

Sonoran

Namib

13. In which month will you be able to catch the Horsetail Falls in Yosemite National Park transform into streaming 'lava'?

November

February

May

August

14. We all know San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, but what year did it open?

1911

1937

1952

1976

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