"Love"
"This thing called love, it cries in a cradle all night, it swings, it jives, it shakes all over like a jellyfish. I kinda like it"
(The Forum, July 1980)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
A familiar sight in TV and movies is the giant donut at Manchester and La Cienega boulevards blocks from this international airport. Double the points if you name the donut shop.
LAX, Randy's Donuts
This player will cost the Los Angeles Dodgers approximately $365mil over the next 12 years.
Mookie Betts
LACMA is the acronym that stands for this.
Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art
The L.A. area has the Getty Center and the Getty this; a word for a fancy residence and home to ancient Greek and Roman art.
Villa
You can get this portmanteau'ed pastry that originated in France and hit its peak in NY at LA locales such as SK's Donuts and DK's Donuts and...what else do they sell?
Cronut
"You need coolin', baby I'm not foolin'; I'm gonna send you, back to schoolin'. Way down inside, honey you need"
(Whiskey-A-Go-Go, April 1969)
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
This chain known for its conveyor belts full of hot glazed donuts opened its first store in North Carolina in 1937. It now has 7 locations operating in LAC.
Krispy Kreme
This twice-named entree costs $3.45 before tax. $0.30 more to add a slice of cheese.
Double-double
It means you're getting extra famous sauce, chopped grilled onions and pickles. If on fries, you're also getting melted cheese on top.
Animal style
This institution's songs include Hail to the Hills of Westwood and Mighty Bruins
UCLA
This building is named for a chain where you can buy rubber bands and file folders.
Staples Center
"How could she say to me, love will find a way; gather 'round all you clowns, let me hear you say"
(was unfortunately omitted from their set at the Hollywood Bowl, August 1965, but Eddie Vedder and the Beach Boys do killer covers of it)
The Beatles - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
This Massachusetts-based donut chain says that if its yearly output were lined end to end it'd circle the Earth, and pass its 10 LAC locations, 5.8 times.
Dunkin' (nee Donuts)
A one-day ticket to this park costs between $104 and $154 for an adult; a child costs between $98 and $146.
Disneyland
This perennial event, where they present Oscars for cinematic achievement, is held in Los Angeles. It is alliterative and interchangeable with Oscar for both the name of the event and the prizes awarded.
Academy Awards
Daily Double
2nd Slot
FJ Category
What else? More Los Angeles!
"Roll down the window, put down the top, crank up the Beach Boys baby, don't let the music stop. We're gonna ride it 'til we just can't ride it no more. From the South Bay to the Valley, from the west side to the east side, everybody's very happy cuz the sun in shining all the time, looks like another perfect day"
(he probly played it at the Universal Amphitheatre in April 1983, but I can't prove that or that they would've rioted if he hadn't)
Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
Daily Double
Despite leading the league in average attendance at 10,000+ per game, this professional sports teams tickets go for an average of $24, the lowest of any team in the league, per SeatGeek.
Los Angeles Sparks
This boulevard in Venice, that hosts First Fridays, is named for this American conservationist who is most known for his Venice of America development.
Abbott Kinney
Olympic Boulevard may be the most appropriate route to this venue that has hosted 2 Olympics.
Los Angeles Coliseum
Originally known as El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of Angels), Los Angeles was part of Spain's colonization of California that began in the 1760's. It was officially founded in this year (within 2 years, +110% if the year).
For +50% of what you wagered, how many years have we collectively lived in Los Angeles County?
1781
"Never gonna fall for (______ ____), walks beside me (______ ____), walks on by (______ ____), gets me to the church on time. (Church on time) terrifies me, (church on time) makes me party, (church on time) puts my trust in god and man. (God and man) no confessions, (god and man) no religion, (god and man) don't believe in ______ ____"
(The Forum, August 1983)
David Bowie - Modern Love
This lovely spot in Little Tokyo sells Fruity Pebble topped donut holes and is Spanish for sweet coffee.
Cafe Dulce
This player will cost the Los Angeles Clippers over $41mil during the next 3 years.
Luke Kennard
You can see the entirety of Los Angeles, including an incredible view of DTLA's skyline, from this "point" in Elysian Park.
Angel's Point
This valley city gets its name from the type of facility once used by Mack Sennett and still used by CBS.
Studio City