LAist/KPCC
Which of these stations does NOT broadcast LAist?
A) 89.3
B) 90.5
C) 89.1
D) 89.9
E) 93.3
B) 90.5
90.3* KVLA
Pasadena City Hall serves as the on-screen workplace for the staff in this popular NBC comedy about a small-town goverment department.
What is Parks and Recreation?
Located in downtown Los Angeles, this is the city's oldest and largest public market.
What is Grand Central Market?
I’m a fourth-generation Angeleno who has been fortunate enough to cover the region that I know well and love. I also host the movie review and interview program.
Who is Larry Mantle?
Host of AirTalk with Larry Mantle and FilmWeek
What iconic California native shrub, famous for its vibrant red berries, is the official plant of the city of Los Angeles?
What is Toyon?
Which area does LAist 89.3's signal NOT reach?
A) Ventura
B) Thousand Oaks
C) Inland Empire
C) Thousand Oaks
LAist signal reaches LA, Inland Empire, Ventura, Coachella Valley, and Santa Barbara
A man named John H. Burnett was so taken with Southern California's lush landscape that he named a city in what state after Pasadena?
What is Texas?
The Dresden restaurant in Los Feliz opened in 1954 but got a major pop culture boost from which 1990s film?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) L.A. Confidential
C) Swingers
D) Boogie Nights
C) Swingers
I grew up in Colton and graduated from Cal State Fullerton with degrees in journalism and American Studies. I've covered a range of issues from crime and public safety in the Inland Empire to immigration and business stories at the Chicago Tribune.
Who is Nereida Moreno?
she/her
Host, Midday/All Things Considered
Which native plant produces the largest flowers of any native plant in the state, measuring up to 8 inches across?
P.S. They are commonly called the the fried egg flower.
What is the Matilija poppy?
LA•ist
noun \ 'el-'ā-ist \
Which definition is NOT listed on our website?
A) A person who champions Greater Los Angeles — its people, stories, and spirit.
B) A listener, a reader, a neighbor who believes this city's stories deserve to be told with care.
C) The people who celebrate, question, and uplift the region we call home.
B) A listener, a reader, a neighbor who believes this city's stories deserve to be told with care.
Pasadena almost had a very different name. Which of these was NOT one of the real options residents voted on in 1875?
A) Granada
B) Indianola
C) Bajodena
C) Bajodena
Thomas "Ptomaine Tommy" DeForest ran a chili cart around LA, went off to WWI, came back, and put chili on a burger bun. A legend was born.
What city in LA was the chili burger created?
Where is Lincoln Heights?
I was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from the same high school as my parents. While I know Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis, it's also my hometown, the place where I run into folks I grew up with when I am at the grocery store. I've had the same dentist for 35-plus years!
Who is Jenn Baughman?
she/her/hers
Director of Programming
What is the most common bat found in virtually every surveyed location in Los Angeles?
A) Western mastiff bat
B) Canyon bat
C) Big brown bat
D) Mexican free-tailed bat
D) Mexican free-tailed bat
When did KPCC officially become LAist 89.3?
A) January 6, 2023
B) February 7, 2023
C) March 5, 2023
B) February 7th, 2023
Which iconic movie used Pasadena's Gamble House as a filming location?
A) Chinatown
B) La La Land
C) Back to the Future
D) Clueless
C) Back to the Future
Recognized as Pasadena’s oldest restaurant, Mijares Mexican Restaurant first opened its doors in what year?
When is 1920?
I began in newspapers out of college, covering everything from Central America’s largest dump to post-Katrina Mississippi. I moved into public radio as a host and reporter in Maine before joining LAist in 2012.
Josie Huang
Which native bird was designated as California’s state bird in 1931, is highly social, non-migratory, and renowned for its distinctive three-tone call that mimics the word "Chicago"?
What is the California Quail.
2. Which of these celebrities has NOT been a guest on AirTalk?
A) Barack Obama
B) Rosa Parks
C) Aretha Franklin
D) All three have been guests
D) All three have been guests
Which legendary rock band formed at Pasadena High School in 1972?
A) The Doors
B) Fleetwood Mac
C) Van Halen
D) Eagles
C) Van Halen
Gab Chabrán recently wrote about a local ghost kitchen, Hokkaido Fried Chicken, calling it..
“The best fried chicken sandwich I’ve ever eaten in L.A., hands down”
Where is this eatery located in Los Angeles?
Where is Koreatown?
818 ‘til I die. I’ve grown up in the San Fernando Valley, which lays claim to many jewels — and oddities — from one of the state’s deadliest intersections to caves and canyons great for hikers to home of the best Salvadoran food in the region.
Who is Gillian Morán Pérez?
she/her/ella
Associate Producer
What is a group of parrots officially called — and what word perfectly describes LA's feral flocks?
A) A flock
B) A pandemonium
C) A chatter
D) A colony
B) A pandemonium