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THE GREAT BOOK OF CALIFORNIA The Crazy History of California with Amazing Random Facts & Trivia A Trivia Nerds Guide to the History of the United States Vol.3 Bill O’Neill Copyright © 2018 by LAK Publishing ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. DON’T FORGET YOUR FREE BOOKS GET THEM FOR FREE ON WWW.TRIVIABILL.COM Contents THE GREAT BOOK OF CALIFORNIA DON’T FORGET YOUR FREE BOOKS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE CALIFORNIA’S HISTORY AND RANDOM FACTS California Was Given Its Name by Mistake Spanish Missions Had Devastating Effects on California’s Native Americans California Was Once a Country of Its Own You Can Thank the Gold Rush for California’s Population California Also Had a Silver Rush The Discovery of Oil Helped Shape Los Angeles Into the City it is Today The Golden State Wasn’t California’s First State Nickname The Bubonic Plague Epidemic in the U.S. First Broke Out in San Francisco’s Chinatown The Deadliest Earthquake in the U.S. Took Place in California in 1906 California Sterilized More People Through Its State-Run Eugenics Program Than Any Other U.S. State California’s Wine Industry Took a Huge Hit During the Prohibition California Was the First State to Ban Marijuana The Film Industry Moved to Hollywood to Escape Thomas Edison Walt Disney Got His Inspiration for Disneyland at a Los Angeles Park Several Actors Have Gone into Politics in California Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers CHAPTER TWO CALIFORNIA’S POP CULTURE How Hollywood Got Its Name The Rise and Fall of West Coast Hip Hop Other Music Genres Got Their Start in California A Library in San Diego Honors Dr. Seuss’s Legacy A 1990s Cult Classic Movie Centered on Beverly Hills This Celebrity Sex Icon Was Once the Second Choice for Queen at a California Festival Lots of Songs Have Been Written About California Celebrity-Owned Restaurants in California The United States Hippie Culture Started Out in California A Friends Actress Got Her Role Thanks to a Los Angeles Gas Station Many Talk Shows are Filmed in California Shirley Temple’s Career Started Out in California, but it Wasn’t Always Glamorous Tyra Banks Was Teased While Growing Up in California You Can Check Out the Tanner’s House from Full House Maroon 5 Started Out as a Garage Band in California Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers CHAPTER THREE FACTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA’S ATTRACTIONS You Can See a Rainbow at Night at Yosemite National Park Having a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Comes at a Hefty Price The San Diego Zoo Was Home to the First Panda Cubs in America Disneyland’s Opening Day Was a Disaster And a Disneyland Ride Once Contained Some Creepy Props Balboa Park is Bigger Than Central Park The Golden Gate Bridge Isn’t Actually Gold Knott’s Berry Farm Claims to be America’s First Theme Park One of the Most Famous Trees in the World is Located in California SeaWorld Almost Didn’t Happen Death Valley is the Hottest, Driest Place in the USA The Hollywood Sign is Almost as Secure as Fort Knox There are Hundreds of Wineries in Napa Valley There’s a Castle in California The Origins of Alcatraz Island’s Name May Surprise You Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers CHAPTER FOUR CALIFORNIA’S INVENTIONS, IDEAS, AND MORE! Doritos Barbie Dolls Rocky Road Ice Cream Blue Jeans Popsicles Martinis California Rolls Apple Inc. McDonald’s Slot Machines Fortune Cookies Orange Julius Taylor Guitars The Gap The Hot Fudge Sundae Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers CHAPTER FIVE CALIFORNIA’S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, SUPERNATURAL, AND OTHER WEIRD FACTS The Black Dahlia Murder Mystery Conspiracy Theories Surround Marilyn Monroe’s Death Natalie Wood’s (Not So) Accidental Drowning Californians Report Lots of Bigfoot Sightings The Death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles Alcatraz is One of the Most Haunted Spots in America The Zodiac Killer Once Killed in Northern California Dark Watchers May Haunt the Santa Lucia Mountains The Hollywood Sign is Believed to be Haunted A Former Navy Pilot’s Story About UFOs in California is Eerie The Monster That Once Haunted Elizabeth Lake The Most Haunted Ship in the USA is Docked in California The Winchester Mystery House Might be Home to Spirits The Mystery of California’s Gravity Hills The Skinwalkers of Joshua Tree National Park Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers CHAPTER FIVE CALIFORNIA’S SPORTS California is the Only State That’s Hosted Both the Summer and the Winter Olympics There are More Professional Sports Teams in California Than Any Other State The Oldest College Bowl Game Takes Place in California Every Year Tiger Woods’s Career Started at a Navy Golf Course in California Major Surfing Competitions are Held in California California is Home to the Salinas Rodeo One California NFL Team Was Named After the Gold Rush A New York Yankees Legend is From California And So is a Boston Red Sox Legend! These Famous Tennis Sisters are From California O.J. Simpson Had a Troubled Youth While Growing Up in California The First African-American to Play Major League Baseball Grew Up in California The First Owner of the Los Angeles Angels May Surprise You Bethany Hamilton is Honored at the California Surf Museum A Famous Figure Skater is From the Golden State Random Facts Test Yourself – Questions and Answers Answers DON’T FORGET YOUR FREE BOOKS Other Books in this Series MORE BOOKS BY BILL O’NEILL INTRODUCTION How much do you know about the state of California? Sure, you know it’s home to Hollywood. You know the state has a lot of natural disasters, ranging from earthquakes to wildfires. But what else do you really know about the state? You might know California has a huge population, but do you know how it got some of its population? Have you ever wondered how California was named? Do you know how it came to be nicknamed the Golden State? Do you know which celebrities have held government positions in California? You know all about Hollywood. At least, you think you do. Do you know who drove the film industry to California in the first place? Do you know how much it costs to get your name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Did you know Beverly Hills wasn’t always a community where the rich and famous lived? Do you know what it was before the glitz and glamour took over? Do you know which popular toy originated from the state or which popular frozen treat was invented in California by accident? Do you know which famous fast-food chain opened its first location in California? Do you know about the celebrity sex icon whose death remains a mystery to this day? Did you know California was once the murdering grounds for one of America’s most famous serial killers? Do you know about the mysterious hotel death that went viral? If you have ever wondered about the answers to these or other questions, then you’re in luck! This book is filled with stories and facts about the state of California. This isn’t just any book about California. It will highlight some of the facts that have helped form the Golden State into what it is today. You’ll learn facts about the state you’ve probably never even considered before. Once you’re done reading, you’ll know everything there is to know about California. The state of California is rich in both its history and culture. While we’ll try to stick to a timeline as we explore some of the state’s most significant historical facts, we’ll also jump around some. This book is broken up into easy to follow chapters that will help you learn more about the Golden State. Once you have completed each chapter, you can test your knowledge with trivia questions! Some of the facts you’ll read about in this book are surprising. Others are sad, and some may even give you goosebumps. But the one thing all of these facts have in common, is that they’re all fascinating. Once you’ve finished reading this book, you’ll be an expert on the state of California. The book will answer the following questions: How did California get its name? Why is it nicknamed the Golden State? Why did filmmakers choose to open studios in Hollywood? Which genres of music started out in California? Which California-born celebrity sex icon’s death remains a mystery? Which fast-food chain got its start in California? And so much more!
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