1. What was the cause of damage to Mission Santa Barbara in 1925?
a. Fire b. Earthquake c. Coastal Flood d. Mudslide
2. What happened 50 years after Columbus first arrived in the Americas?
a. Mission Santa Barbara was established. b. Vitzcaino discovered Santa Barbara. c. Mission Santa Barbara was rebuilt following an earthquake. d. Cabrillo explored California's coastline.
3. How many years after the mission was rebuilt was it sold under Mexican rule?
a. 60 b. 32 c. 26 d. 12
4. What is the name for someone who starts a business?
a. a pioneer b. a hero c. an entrepreneur d. a CEO
5. What is a mission?
a. the first government of California b. a Spanish settlement built around a church c. a neighborhood in a city d. a place where people traded goods
6. What is a hub?
a. a transportation center b. a trading post c. a religious center d. a government building
7. What do we call a person who leaves one country to live in another country?
a. a pioneer b. a gold-miner c. an immigrant d. a trail-blazer
8. What did Andrew Hallidie invent in 1873?
a. the lightbulb b. the cable car c. the coal-burning stove d. the automobile
9. What does a newspaper headline tell the reader about an article?
a. the name of the author b. the main idea of the story c. the date the article was printed d. the place the events in the article took place
10. How many millions of automobiles were owned in California in 2003?
a. less than 1 million b. around 10 million c. between 5 million and 10 million d. more than 20 million