1. How bad is the drought for California, historically?
a) not as bad as some
b) the worst
c) the second worst
d) average
2. How low are the water levels in California?
a) a little lower than usual
b) pretty low
c) lower than 10 metres
d) dangerously low
3. Who stepped in to help with the water shortages?
a) city residents
b) gold course owners
c) farmers
d) water workers
4. Who is Jerry Brown?
a) California's governor
b) a water conservation professor
c) a gold course owner
d) a swimming pool company CEO
5. Who was angry that the water supply was cut by 25%?
a) gold course owners
b) city residents
c) water companies
d) farmers
6. How many people use California's water system?
a) more than 30,000,000
b) just under 30 million
c) over 3,000,000
d) around 300,000
7. Where is the world's most productive water system?
a) Brazil
b) Germany
c) California
d) Japan
8. Which nut mentioned in the article needs a lot of water to grow?
a) the almond
b) the peanut
c) the cashew
d) the macadamia
9. What do California's wealthy need water for?
a) air conditioning
b) water parks
c) washing Ferraris
d) swimming pools
10. When will California's population be around 50 million?
a) May 2020
b) just after 2020
c) by 2020
d) in 2020