Pop Culture and Food
Great Scott! This earthquake happened the same year that Back to the Future was released, and in the capital of the country well known for chilaquiles.
What is the 1985 Mexico City earthquake?
At number 22 in the periodic table, this element is also a title of a 2011 Davis Guetta song feat. Sia.
What is titanium?
Vegetables beware, this anagram of “He Stab Kale” is used to test structures for earthquakes.
What is Shake Table?
At Princeton, Michelle Obama lived in Pyne Hall, one of these residences.
What is a Dormitory?
The free speech movement began in 1964 on this University of California campus.
What is UC Berkeley?
Brazil won their 4th win in the 15th FIFA World cup in the year that this West Coast earthquake happened in the same country that brought you Soul food and Twinkies.
What is the 1994 Northridge earthquake?
Used with horses, this concept is also the title of a 2010 Kayne West song.
What is Power?
Not a Canadian airline, “To Maple Air” is an anagram of this 1989 earthquake.
What is Loma Prieta?
This word meant a tall hat or a tall guy before it meant a towering glass building.
What is a Skyscraper?
Erected in 1923, this L.A. landmark was originally an advertisement for a real estate development.
What is the Hollywood Sign?
In the year that Lady Gaga wore her iconic raw meat dress to the VMA, this earthquake occurred in the a country known for empanadas de pino.
What is the 2010 Chile Earthquake?
With the same name as a Johnny Cash song, this name describes a region of highly active volcanoes in the pacific.
What is Ring of Fire?
An essential ingredient in tacos, this anagram of “Of Taco Lard” is essential in design against the elements.
What is Load Factor?
This term for ancient arenas like the Colosseum comes from Greek words meaning "viewing on both sides".
What is an Amphitheater?
From 1934 to 1938 Al Capone enjoyed the California weather & lifestyle at this location.
What is Alcatraz?
During the year that Spongebob Squarepants premiered, this earthquake occurred in a region of a country, whose national dish is beef noodle soup.
What is the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake?
It’s the same in all directions, Queen and David Bowie performed a song about being under this concept.
What is Pressure?
A great place to relax, this anagram of “A Summer Inn” is a mathematical technique named after a 19th century German Mathematician.
What is Riemann Sum?
One difference between a wigwam & this other Native American dwelling is that a wigwam is domed & the other is a conical tent.
What is a Teepee?
Get out of the city and feel the sea breeze on California Route 1, known for much of its length by this three-wordoceanic name.
What is Pacific Coast Highway?
In the same year that the final Harry Potter movie was released, this earthquake happened in a city in a country well known for meat pies.
What is the 2011 Christchurch earthquake?
Trees can help reduce the risk of this phenomena, which is also the title of a 1975 Fleetwood Mac song.
What is Landslide?
This anagram of "Topes Serious" is a key step in determining ground shaking levels at a site.
What is Site Response?
If you've been invited to a friend's dacha for the weekend, it's probably in this country.
What is Russia?
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The first black graduate of Berkeley Engineering, Howard P. Grant was also the first known black member of this professional organization, the oldest of its type in the U.S.