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California Trivia Questions & Answers: The Ultimate Golden State Quiz

How well do you really know the Golden State? Explore trivia covering the 1848 Gold Rush, Yosemite, Sequoia, the Golden Gate Bridge, Death Valley, and Mount Whitney.

1.In which year did California officially become the 31st state admitted to the United States?

2.Which peak in the Sierra Nevada is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet?

3.In what year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, sparking the California Gold Rush?

4.What is both the lowest and hottest location in North America, located in Eastern California?

5.Which California national park is home to 'General Sherman', the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth by volume?

6.Which iconic suspension bridge spans the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean?

7.What is California's official state nickname?

8.What is the official state capital of California?