What is the name of the bear on the California State Flag?
The bear on the current flag of California was modeled on the last Californian grizzly bear in captivity. The bear, named "Monarch", was captured in 1889 by newspaper reporter Allen Kelley, at the behest of William Randolph Hearst. The bear was subsequently moved to Woodwards Gardens in San Francisco, and then to the zoo at Golden Gate Park. After the bear's death in 1911, it was mounted and preserved at the Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park.
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lolamarceline
Used majority vote. Got it wrong
Sindy Kimmis Farris
I’m (originally) from California and didn’t know the answer!
Carlos Cruz
Yogi? Smokey? Heeey Boo Boo, I smoked too much of that stuff in the pikinik basket!!
Jonny C. Psy.D
Ha, me too. Anyone ever watch; "The Big Bang Theory"? Sheldon does a webcast called; "Fun With Flags". The show is done in California and that's the ONLY reason I knew this answer.
Taryn Brown
UGH! I got it wrong.
Kevin
I also used the process of elimination to answer this one and I still got it wrong but then again I don't pay attention to state flags anyway.
Ghassan Gonzalez
I used process of elimination to answer this one