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Can you name the most populated cities in California? Enter a city in the box below Correctly named cities will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: Booger Source: census.gov You have 6 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today The Impossible Quiz 15324 Top Food Chains (US) 11155 States by Capital 9897 Best Actress Nominations (90s) 8087 1-100 4315 NFL Rushing TDs (2000s) 4293 And more...
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Rank	City	Population
1		3,834,340
2		1,266,731
3		939,899
4		764,976
5		470,508
6		466,520
7		460,242
8		401,489
9		339,555
10		333,249

Rank	City	Population
11		315,837
12		294,437
13		287,245
14		217,478
15		203,955
16		201,334
17		201,160
18		199,285
19		196,979
20		192,885

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There are 43 comments for this game.
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	Sets:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:18 GMT	3 points
	yeah- Glendale and Modesto, two places I used to live, until I couldn't take it anymore and moved to Indiana.

	JohnJF:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	1 point
	Definitely harder than I expected. 8/20.

	Shaft41:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:25 GMT	26 points
	I hope we get a quiz for all the states. When we get to Wyoming, will there only be 3 possible answers?

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	JAJDH:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT	4 points
	Great...now I have "The O.C." theme stuck in my head. :-/

	montecarlo:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT	3 points
	@steve... i have a brother who lives in jackson, wyoming. so make that 4!!!

	Haunter:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT	1 point
	huntington beach is on the list? wow

	SammyG:	May 7th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT	13 points
	San Bernardino, what are you doing with that second R in your name? You should be ashamed of yourself.

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	DWilli:	May 7th, 2009 at 21:14 GMT	1 point
	19/20...Spaced on Glendale. @Jack As a fellow NorCal guy, I feel your struggle. After a quick google search post-quiz I now see that I live in the 30th largest city in California; I so desperately wanted to see it up there. :(

	jaspa:	May 7th, 2009 at 21:35 GMT	5 points
	I don't think every state should have a quiz of their own. Sure maybe a few more larger ones, but what are you going to do with states like Delaware or Rhode Island?

	newenglander:	May 7th, 2009 at 21:45 GMT	12 points
	thanks to california love by 2pac, i was a able to get a couple of cities i may have missed

	Bojan:	May 7th, 2009 at 21:50 GMT	4 points
	Knew 4, heard earlier about 4 more. Not too bad for someone outside the States. BTW - is there any chance (for us users) to suggest new quizes or to make one?

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	Gordo:	May 7th, 2009 at 22:33 GMT	7 points
	Jack - Nor Cal gets Modesto, Stockton, Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Fremont, and maybe half of Fresno ;) How is 7.5 of the cities no love?

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	Jai:	May 7th, 2009 at 22:45 GMT	2 points
	Only got Santa Ana from just watching Jeff Dunham and Peanut, hilarious, Sa Nta A Na!!

	let.it.go:	May 7th, 2009 at 22:46 GMT	7 points
	@John2 Dre and Snoop helped me a ton

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	marpocky:	May 7th, 2009 at 23:50 GMT	2 points
	Cool quiz, but I agree that it shouldn't be every state. I can see this working for Texas, Florida, maybe Pennsylvania and Ohio, but not much more than that.

	pbrown:	May 8th, 2009 at 00:28 GMT	1 point
	@Hanz: not so much

	Chuck:	May 8th, 2009 at 01:04 GMT	7 points
	When do we get to see a "Cities of North Dakota" quiz?

	Iceberg:	May 8th, 2009 at 02:26 GMT	2 points
	Heh heh, I got Chula Vista. But that's only from working at the San Diego Naval Base.

	klogg:	May 8th, 2009 at 05:25 GMT	5 points
	"Bakersfield..? BAKERSFIELD! BAKERSFIELD!" (Although, this may not be the same one from Cast Away)

	mark_oh:	May 8th, 2009 at 09:08 GMT	1 point
	Colorado?

	DirtyKash:	May 8th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT	2 points
	Silly me. I always thought that Santa Ana was considered part of Anaheim.

	chambers:	May 8th, 2009 at 20:29 GMT	2 points
	only got the top four

	snatcher:	May 9th, 2009 at 07:50 GMT	1 point
	California love :)

	subway24:	May 9th, 2009 at 14:37 GMT	1 point
	This is awesome! please do this for all of the states!

	AKDforlife:	May 10th, 2009 at 15:14 GMT	0 points
	#182 - San Luis Obispo. Greatest city ever.

	Jeremy:	May 14th, 2009 at 04:57 GMT	3 points
	@Jack I'm confused by your definitions of NorCal and SoCal, Sacramento is further north than San Francisco. Just because it isn't in the Bay Area doesn't mean it's not NorCal. I've always viewed Fresno as the cutoff but I've even heard of people using SLO, Kern, and San Bernardino counties as where SoCal starts.

	newenglander:	May 18th, 2009 at 00:06 GMT	1 point
	sporcle should make a new category just for population quizzes

	44magnum:	May 22nd, 2009 at 08:52 GMT	1 point
	I finally got them all. All the years I lived in California I would have thought It would be easier. Chula Vista surprised me. It was very small when I was a kid.

	44magnum:	May 25th, 2009 at 03:01 GMT	2 points
	Got it down to 1:56. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while!

	JimKatz:	Jun 30th, 2009 at 02:16 GMT	1 point
	I owe 'Glendale' to Frank Zappa.

	not_so_smart:	Jul 5th, 2009 at 22:06 GMT	1 point
	@Jack, should you ever look back here. Having a big city would completely ruin what's appealing about the north country. For heaven's sake, man, careful what you wish for!

	nordle:	Sep 6th, 2009 at 16:35 GMT	1 point
	10/20- seriously, who was the 1.6% that missed L.A.

	snowman888:	Sep 9th, 2009 at 17:00 GMT	1 point
	20/20 Chula Vista!

	Armagetdon:	Sep 18th, 2009 at 04:25 GMT	1 point
	20/20 y-- and i live in RHode Island that weird with 49 second left