The state of California got it's name most likely from a fictional story where a queen named Calafia ruled. The story told of a remote land that was rich with gold. The name of the story is The Adventures of Esplandian.
The were named after the people who came to California during the gold rush in 1849.
the gulf of California, in Mexico, is in baja California (lower California)
California Redwood
There has never yet been a US Senator named Earl from California. As of 2014, there is no one named Earl serving in the California state senate.
No, California was not named after a black queen. The name "California" is believed to have originated from a Spanish novel published in the 16th century.
The elements berkelium and californium are named after the University of California. Note that the latter element is named for the state of California as well as the University itself.
Cf in the periodic table is named after the University of California, Berkeley, where the element was first discovered in 1950. The element californium was named after the state of California in the United States where the university is located.
It was discovered in a lab in California, USA.
There is an unincorporated area named Amsterdam in California, but that's it.
It was named after the lake located north of California
Yes, Sacramento was named the capital of California in 1854.
Well, there's Berkelium, which was named after the city of Berkeley, CA (indirectly... it was actually named after the University of California at Berkeley, which was itself named after the city). That's about as close as it gets.