Santa Cruz History
The top employer in the city of Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz
The name of our mascot
Sammy the Slug
This popular video game was recently turned into an HBO show
The Last of Us
The state flower of California
California Poppy
Santa Cruz was the first place in the United States outside of Hawaii to adopt this sport
Surfing
The names of all residential colleges at UCSC
The organization that currently owns LinkedIn.
Microsoft
John Travolta sported a T Shirt with this college on it while playing Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
UC Santa Cruz
This tech CEO was recently fired under dubious circumstances
Sam Altman
At this tourist attraction, visitors experience demonstrations that appear to defy gravity, on the short but steep uphill walk and inside a wooden building on the site.
The Mystery Spot
Name two famous UCSC Alumni
Susan Wojcicki, Maya Rudolph, bell hooks, Andy Samberg, Still Woozy, etc...
The name of the computer that won Jeopardy.
Watson
This series comes first chronologically, the Lord of the Rings series or the Hobbit series
The Hobbit
What is the name of Taylor Swift's new boyfriend?
Travis Kelce
Santa Cruz is home to the country’s oldest ________ _______, opened in 1915
Roller Coaster
This animal almost replaced the banana slug as the UCSC mascot in the 1980s
Sea Lion
The name of the first computer that beat a world champion in chess
Deep Blue
The name of the famous stock audio scream heard in many feature films
The Wilhelm Scream
How many Pokemon were in the first generation?
151
This company is credited with inventing the modern wetsuit and has been headquartered in Santa Cruz since the 1950s
O'Neil
When planning the location for the new UC that would eventually be placed in Santa Cruz, the original location was planned to be here
Jeff Bezos originally wanted to name Amazon ___
Cadabra
The actors of five superheroes in the MCU and the heroes they play
Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Evans (Cap), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansen (Black Widow), etc...
What is the world's largest zipper manufacturer?
YKK