How long after gold was discovered in 1848 at Sutter's mill in
California did it take the United States to acquire the State?
A: Nine days.
The bandleader Lawrence Welk had vanity license plates in
California that said what?
A: A1ANA2.
The California current is in which ocean?
A: Pacific.
Skateboards originated in California as an alternative to what?
A: Surfing.
The San Andreas fault is in which state?
A: California.
What state was windsurfing or boardsailing invented?
A: California.
What is California's State Capital?
A: Sacramento.
Joe who joined The Eagles on Hotel California as a guitarist?
A: Walsh.
What is the postal abbreviation for the state of California?
A: CA.
Where in California is Disneyland located?
A: Anaheim.
In 1976 Michelle Pfeiffer was voted what in California?
A: Miss Orange County.
Waiting 22 years to score their first chart-topping single since
1966 who is this California group?
A: The Beach Boys.
Which one of the Monkees hails from Tarzana, California?
A: Mickey Dolenz.
What ocean forms the California coast line?
A: Pacific.
Which state is known as the Golden State?
A: California.
Which U of C campus expelled Andrew "Naked Guy" Martinez for not
wearing clothing?
A: Berkeley.
In 1966, why did Roberta Gibb Bingay wear a hooded sweatshirt
when she ran the Boston Marathon?
A: Women were not allowed to run in the race until 1972.
What country supplies most of the 30% of the worlds prunes
not supplied by California?
A: France.
What state did Dr. Dre and 2 Pac finally find love?
A: California.
In an ounce of seeds from the giant sequoia tree, the largest of
all living things, how many seeds are there?
A: 8,000.
California's 4,700 year old bristlecone pine tree was named after
what biblical figure?
A: Methuselah.
In Castroville, California, who was crowned the first Artichoke
Queen in 1947?
A: Marilyn Monroe.
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress from 1978 to 1981 all
had the same initials - M.S.. Who were those actresses?
A: Maggie Smith (for California Suite), Meryl Streep, Mary
Steenburgen, and Maureen Stapleton.
A California animal breeder was once sued by what actress after
naming a two-headed goat after her?
A: Hedy Lamarr.
What were the three states gained by the USA after the Mexican
war?
A: California, Texas, and New Mexico.
The highest percentage of residents born in other countries
reside in what state?
A: California.
What city in California did Yahoo! magazine call the most wired
city in America for three years running?
A: San Francisco.
What element is named after a state?
A: Californium.
In what state is the Palomar telescope located?
A: California.
Until California courts ordered all ties severed, what singer was
under the complete control of therapist Eugene Landy?
A: Brian Wilson.
Which of the 50 states takes in the most tourist dollars?
A: California.
Grown in Beverly Hills before it became home to the rich and
famous what major vegetable crop was grown there?
A: Lima Beans.
The first state to pass a right-to-die law was which state in
1976?>
A: California.
What was Judge Roy Bean's brother Josh know for?
A: He was the first mayor of the city of San Diego, California.
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