Landmarks
Oakland is the only city in the world with a natural saltwater lake wholly contained within its city boundaries. What is this lake?
Lake Merritt
A word meaning a lot
Hella
NFL running back nicknamed "Beast Mode"
Marshawn Lynch
Oakland is home to about how many people? —which is a larger population of Iceland
About 400.000
Oakland was the headquarters to this activist party, which created programs including the Free Breakfast for Children, education programs, and community health clinics.
The Black Panther Party
Named after an author and owned by the Port of Oakland
Jack London
An uptempo style of Hip-Hop music originating in the Bay. Also means to be excited or amped up.
hyphy
This famous actor went to high school in Oakland and is now in pixar films
Tom Hanks
Oakland California Donde la vida no vale nada
This stadium cheer was popularized in an Oakland A's game vs the Yankees back in Oct 15 1981
The Wave
the AT-ATs in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” were inspired by the huge four-legged cranes from this landmark
Port of Oakland
A place off the beaten path. A secret location.
The cuts
late, legendary hip-hop artist and rapper, with both parents being active in the Black Panther Party
Tupac Shakur
What movie was shot in oakland directed Daveed Diggs
Blind spotting
This flavor of ice cream was created here in Oakland back in 1929
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Even Walt Disney was inspired by Oakland, basing many parts of Disneyland off of visit this Oakland landmark
Children's Fairyland
refers to a close friend, cousin, or play cousin
Cuddy/cuddie
RnB singer and songwriter born in Oakland
Kehlani
Oakland is the most ethnically diverse city in the U.S. How many different languages and dialects are spoken in Oakland?
More than 125 different languages and dialects
This type/style of ice cream was created when a 11-year-old named Frank Epperson accidentally left his beverage outside with a stirring stick still in it back in 1902
Popsicle
This garden is home to the oldest bonsai tree in the U.S., a daimyo oak that was cultivated in 1863, making it the longest-in-cultivation bonsai tree in the country.
Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt
A slang term used to mean really good; difference in relation to food or songs
Slap/Smack
This famous martial arts expert and famous movie star got his start fighting and teaching in Oakland.
Bruce Lee
Lake Merritt is the first ____ in the country where all the wildlife are protected.
First wildlife Refuge
A toasted corn snack that originated here in Oakland.
CornNuts