Team Vargas
America's Finest City
Team Vargas
The House
Only in California
100
This team member’s name was inspired by a character from the iconic ’90s teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210.
Who is Valery?
100
This San Diego attraction is home to more than 3,500 animals and is one of the world's largest zoos.
What is the San Diego Zoo?
100
This team member runs on a serious caffeine budget, regularly putting away more than four cups of coffee in a single day.
Who is Andrew?
100
The oldest standing committee in the House.
What is the Committee on Ways and Means?
Originally created as a select committee in the 1st Congress on July 24, 1789. It became a standing committee in the 4th Congress (1795–1797).
100
This California-born fast-food chain is famous for its Double-Double, animal-style fries, and a menu that keeps its options surprisingly simple.
What is In-N-Out Burger?
200
This team member has an impressive 40 first cousins.
Who is Janine?
200
This San Diego neighborhood is known for its colorful buildings, lively nightlife, and a park famous for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.
What is the Gaslamp Quarter?
200
This team member’s ideal night might involve two things: something baking in the oven and something scandalous happening on reality TV.
Who is Carter?
200
The position of this silver eagle-topped symbol tells you whether the House is in formal session or meeting as the Committee of the Whole.
What is the Sergeant at Arms Mace. On the tall green pedestal, the House is in session.
200
California is responsible for a fashion staple so iconic that the state officially recognizes it as its state fabric.
What is denim?
300
This team member has a bone-crushing story to tell—literally! At one point, they managed to break their femur, the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
Who is Cyril?
300
San Diego's nickname may be “America's Finest City,” but this nearby community has a nickname that sounds like it belongs on a citrus crate: the “Lemon Capital of the World.”
What is Chula Vista?
300
This team member is quite the globetrotter, having traveled to more than 10 countries.
Who is Anzueth?
300
The first woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Who was Jeannette Rankin of Montana in 1916?
300
This California mansion has 160 rooms, 40 bedrooms, and stairs that lead nowhere—making it one of the Golden State’s strangest attractions.
What is The Winchester Mystery House?
400
This team member was crowned Prom King, an honor that remains one of his more memorable collegiate-era accolades.
Who is Louis?
400
Marilyn Monroe wasn't the only star at this San Diego landmark—the iconic hotel itself appeared alongside her in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot.
What is the Hotel del Coronado?
400
This team member could give you a presidential pop quiz, naming every U.S. president and sharing fascinating facts about each one.
Who is Nathaniel?
400
In what city was the first meeting of Congress?
What is New York City (March 4, 1789)
400
California has an official state dinosaur—and its name sounds like something you’d need to spell three times before getting right.
What is Augustynolophus morrisi? (Nicknamed Auggie)
500
These two team members can both claim they conquered Machu Picchu—but for one of them, the breathtaking views came with a seriously nerve-racking case of height anxiety.
Who are Janine & Cyril?
500
This Old Town landmark has worn many hats over the years—family home, general store, county courthouse, and San Diego’s first commercial theater—and is now famous for something a little spookier.
What is the Whaley House?
500
Double trouble runs in the family for these two team members, who each have a twin!
Who are Valery and Cyril?
500
Including the current speaker, ___ representatives have served in this role.
What is 56?
500
Forget Silicon Valley—this California city was home to the laboratory that developed the first working laser in 1960.
What is Malibu?