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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, Volume 3)
  • By: Bill O'Neill
  • Narrated by: Derek Newman
  • Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Bill O'Neill
Narrated by: Derek Newman
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Summary

Are you interested in learning more about California? Sure, you’ve heard of Hollywood, but how much do you really know about the Golden State? Do you know how it got its nickname or what it was nicknamed first?

There’s so much to know about California that even people born in the state don’t know it all. In this trivia guide, you’ll learn more about California’s history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more!

In The Great Book of California, you’ll discover the answers to the following questions

  • Why is California called the Golden State?
  • What music genres started out in California?
  • Which celebrity sex icon’s death remains a mystery?
  • Which serial killer once murdered in the state?
  • Which childhood toy started out in California?
  • Which famous fast-food chain opened its first location in the Golden State?
  • Which famous athletes are from California?

These are just a few of the many facts you’ll find in this audiobook. Some of them will be entertaining, some of them will be tragic, and some of them may haunt you, but all of them will be interesting! This audiobook is full of everything you’ve ever wondered about California and then some!

Whether you consider yourself a California-state expert or you know nothing about the Golden State, you’re bound to learn something new in each chapter. You’ll be able to impress your college history professor or your friends during your next trivia night!

What are you waiting for? Get started to learn all there is to know about California!

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