California Landmarks Trivia Quiz

California Landmarks and Attractions
Trivia Challenge
California Landmarks and Attractions
Twelve questions travel from coastal icons and Sierra scenery to desert extremes, historic estates, forests, and classic attractions.
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California landmark trivia crosses the state from famous coastal sights and movie-country symbols to Sierra peaks, giant forests, desert landscapes, historic estates, and major attractions. The questions mix locations, natural features, architecture, and well-known associations.
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What This Quiz Covers

The quiz covers a famous Bay Area crossing, a hillside movie-industry icon, a pioneering Anaheim attraction, Sierra granite formations, a Central Coast estate, an alpine lake, a historic island prison, giant forests, and desert salt flats.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Which California attraction opened in Anaheim in 1955 under Walt Disney's direct supervision?
  2. Which suspension bridge links San Francisco with Marin County across the entrance to the bay?
  3. Which Yosemite landmark is the massive granite wall associated with famous big-wall climbing routes?
  4. Which neighboring state shares the shoreline of Lake Tahoe with California?
  5. Near which coastal community did newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst build his famous estate?
  6. What is the name of the below-sea-level basin that contains the lowest point in North America?
  7. Which species includes the world's tallest living trees along California's northern coast?
  8. Which giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park is named for a Civil War general?
  9. Which granite formation in Yosemite is famous for its distinctive rounded face and steep climbing routes?
  10. Which castle-like landmark above San Simeon was designed primarily by architect Julia Morgan?
  11. Which famous hillside landmark originally included four extra letters advertising a real-estate development?
  12. Which former federal prison occupies an island in San Francisco Bay?
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