California statehood anniversary.

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. In today's theme is California Statehood Anniversary, the Golden State, gold Rush, History and famous California Facts. Question one, California marks its Admission Day each year on what date in eighteen fifty did it officially enter the Union as the thirty first state. Question two? Before statehood delegates gathered to draft California's first constitution, what building hosted the eighteen forty nine Constitutional Convention? Question three? A glittering discovery set off the gold Rush? At what site and on which river did James W. Marshall find gold in eighteen forty eight? Question four, California's grizzly Bear flag traces to a brief eighteen forty six uprising in Which town was the original bear flag first raised? Question five?

1:08 Within a short stretch of the eastern Sierra and Death Valley, California holds both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous US. Name them. We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question one. On what date did California become the thirty first US state? Answer? September ninth, eighteen fifty. President Millard Fillmore proclaimed California statehood on September ninth, eighteen fifty, as part of the Compromise of eighteen fifty. Unusually, California skipped the territorial stage and went straight to statehood due to the gold Rush population boom.

1:49 Question two Where was California's eighteen forty nine Constitutional Convention held? Answer? Colton Hall in Monterey. Colton Hall in Monterey hosted the convention in eighteen forty nine, where delegates drafted a constitution that outlawed slavery and set the stage for swift admission to the Union. Question three. Where was gold discovered to spark the Gold Rush? Answer? Sutter's Mill on the American River, Colomba. On January twenty fourth, eighteen forty eight, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill on the South Fork of the American River near Colomba, triggering a worldwide influx of forty nine ers. Question four in what town was the bear flag first raised in eighteen forty six? Answer? Sonoma.

2:34 American settlers hoisted the bear flag in Sonoma on June fourteenth, eighteen forty six, declaring the short lived California Republic. The design inspired today's state flag with the Grizzly and California Republic. Question five, Name the highest and lowest points in the lower forty eight both in California. Answer Mount Whitney and bad Water Basin. Mount Whitney rises to fourteen thousand, five hundred and five feet, while bad Water Basin in Death Valley lies about two eighty two feet below sea level, roughly eighty five miles apart, a dramatic contrast emblematic of California's extremes that concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow, You