California Schools
This California University was prominently named in the 2019 "Varsity Blues" admissions bribery scandal, living up to its nickname as the "Univeristy of Spoiled Children"
University of Southern California
This aircraft, made by Airbus since 2005, is the largest passenger plane in operation, surpassing the longtime "queen of the skies," the Boeing 747.
A380
In 1926, A.A. Milne published this timeless children's book, inspired by a visit to the London Zoo with his son, Christopher Robin Milne.
Winnie-the-Pooh
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac
General Motors
What you might call someone who plays a six-stringed instrument and longs for the good old days of the Russian Monarchy
This California university is consistently recognized for having the most successful college sports program in the nation. Its teams, nicknamed the Cardinal (no, not Cardinals), have won 137 team and 529 individual NCAA championships
Stanford University
This US city's airport, named for former mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson, is the world's busiest in terms of passenger traffic
Atlanta
In May of 1626, Peter Minuit, representing the Dutch West India company, purchased this little island from the Linape tribe. 400 years later, the investment pays off when the hometown Knicks win an NBA championship.
Manhattan
Nickelodeon, CBS, Comedy Central, and (pending anti-trust legal action) Warner Bros. Discovery
"I'll hold this end of the rope, you climb up there and get me some black tea"
Earl gray belay
In 2022, Oakland's own Mills College became a part of this Boston-area university.
Northeastern
This condition, which affects an estimated one in 5,000 passengers on long flights, causes blood clots to form in the legs, sometimes resulting in a pulmonary embolism. Don't forget to stand up and stretch!
Deep vein thrombosis
July 4, 1826, marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Curiously, these two former U.S. presidents celebrated the occasion by dying.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Cheerios, Trix, Wheaties, Cap'n Crunch
General Mills
Of the nine University of California campuses, six share a name with both the city and county in which they are located. The remaining three are named for their city but not their county. (i.e. UC Berkeley is in Berkeley but not Alameda Co.) Name the other two.
+200 pts for naming their respective counties
UC Davis (Yolo), UC Irvine (Orange)
Airlines hate this one trick, where you book a connecting flight but leave the airport at the layover stop instead of going to the final destination.
Skiplagging
In approximately 2026 BC, the most significant of these enormous pyramid-like structures was built by the Sumerians in the city of Ur (modern day Iraq). These "artificial mountains" were said to bring the people closer to the heavens
Ziggurat (the Great Ziggurat of Ur)
Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati
Volkswagen Group
A towering Buddhist monument to a member of Linkin Park
Despite being teeny tiny, this California college has several extremely notable alumni, including longtime NFL coach Jim Mora, celebrated actor Ben Affleck, and retired politician Barack Obama
Occidental College
Aircraft motion is described by three different terms depending on the axis of rotation: pitch (for tilting the nose up and down), roll (for tilting wings side to side, and this term, (for swiveling the nose left and right)
Yaw
In January 2026, the army of this country captured the separatist Southern Transitional Council, resulting in the Presidential Leadership Council regaining control of Aden and surrounding areas
Yemen
Liverpool, Boston Red Sox, RFK Racing
Fenway Sports Group
Having strangely fond memories of one's debilitating chronic pain condition
Fibromyalgia nostalgia