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California - The Golden State.

California

California was admitted to the Union on September the 9th 1850, making it the 31st state in the USA.

The largest city in California, and the second largest in the USA, is Los Angeles which had an estimated 2014 population of 3,884,307.

California produces over 17 million gallons of wine every year - enough to fill 25 Olympic sized swimming pools!

Unsurprisingly, given that there was a gold rush in California in the mid 1800s, the state mineral is gold.

California's economy is larger than those of all but 6 members of the United Nations.

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1 .

What is thel state flower of California?

The California Carnation

The California Poppy

The California Daisy

The California Rose

Also known as the Golden Poppy, California Sunlight or Cup of Gold, Eschscholzia Californica was officially chosen as California's state flower in 1903. California is home to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve which is decorated with a golden carpet of flowers each year between February and May

2 .

This is a picture of California's capital city. What is it called?

San Diego

San Jose

San Francisco

Sacramento

Sacramento is the sixth largest city in California. It became the state's permanent capital in 1879. Before then Monterey, San Jose, Vallejo and Benici had all housed the Californian Government

3 .

California is home to the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. What is it called?

Mount Whitney

Mount Williamson

White Mountain Peak

North Palisade

Mount Whitney is 14,505 feet or 4,421 m tall. Mount Williamson and North Palisade are the second and third highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada where Mount Whitney is also located. White Mountain Peak is the tallest of the White Mountains which are also in California

4 .

The man pictured was the 33rd Governor of California. He also went on to become the 40th President of the United States. What is his name?

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

George H W Bush

Reagan worked in radio, films and television before he became a politician. At first he was a member of the Democratic Party but he moved over to the Republican Party in 1962. He served as the governor of California between 1967 - 1975, and as President of the United States between 1981 - 1989

5 .

The Golden Gate Bridge is recognisable around the world. It spans the Golden Gate Strait and links Marin County with which city?

Los Angeles

Fresno

San Francisco

Long Beach

The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed between 1933 - 1937 when it was opened to the public. It has a total span of 4,200 feet or 1,300 m and was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 when it lost that title to the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge in New York. Today the Golden Gate Bridge is the twelfth longest suspension bridge in the world

6 .

This is the tate flag of California. It is based on a flag first flown during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846. In what year was it officially adopted?

In 1861

In 1911

In 1961

In 2011

California had been a part of the Spanish Empire, and then a part of Mexico. In 1846 there was a revolt against the Mexicans and soon after the land became a part of the United States. The current flag differs slightly from the one flown by the revolutionaries and this new version was adopted on the 3rd of February 1911

7 .

Located in Eastern California, Death Valley holds the record for the hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth. What temperature did it reach?

134 °F / 57 °C

144 °F / 62 °C

154 °F / 68 °C

164 °F / 73 °C

As well as being the hottest, Death Valley is also the lowest place in North America with an elevation of 282 feet or 86 m below sea level

8 .

Named in honour of a Native American and also known as Giant Redwoods, what is the name of the species of gigantic trees which are native to California?

Cherokee

Yosamite

Iroquois

Sequoia

The trees were named Sequoias after Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a Cherokee syllabary which made reading and writing in the language possible. California is home to the giant sequoia "General Sherman", possibly the largest living organism on Earth, with a height of 275 feet or 84 m!

9 .

Tis is the California's historical coat of arms which was replaced by the Great Seal of California in 1849. The arms and the seal both feature which Greco/Roman goddess?

Artemis/Diana

Juno/Hera

Aphrodite/Venus

Athena/Minerva

Athena (called Minerva by the Romans) was the Greek goddess of both wisdom and war. Also included on both Is a California grizzly bear eating grape vines, (this represents the state's wine production), grain (which stands for agriculture), a miner (symbolic of the California Gold Rush), and ships (representing California's power). The word "Eureka," meaning "I have found it!" in Greek is California's state motto

10 .

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California is the home of the American film industry. The first movie to be shot there was In Old California, a silent film by the director DW Griffith. In what year was In Old California recorded?

In 1890

In 1900

In 1910

In 1920

Hollywood was, at the time, a small village. It was noticed by Griffith who decided to shoot his picture there. In Old California is only 17 minutes long though. The first feature length film to be recorded in Hollywood is Cecil B De Mille's The Squaw Man which was shot in 1914

Author: Graeme Haw