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What is the capital?

Sacramento

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What is the largest city?

Los Angeles

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What is the state bird?

Califonria quail

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What is the state flower?

California poppy

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What is the state nickname?

The Golden State

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When did California become a state?

1850

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Why is "49" a significant number in California history?

Gold was discovered in 1848, and people who came to the state in 1949 were called "49ers"

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What is the source of the name "California"?

16th-century Spanish novel that describes a mythical paradise called California

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What is the state animal?

California grizzly bear

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What is the highest mountain in California?

Mount Whitney

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Which states border California?

Oregon, Nevada, Arizona

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What is the hottest place in California?

Death Valley

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What country borders California?

Mexico

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What is the name of the world's biggest tree, located in California's Sequoia National Park?

General Sherman

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What ocean lies off the coast of California?

Pacific

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