L.A. Landmarks
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100

After its 2021 renaming, this downtown L.A. arena, previously known as Staples Center, is still home to the Lakers, Clippers, and Sparks.

100

This long-running medical drama, which premiered in 2005, is known for its dramatic surgeries, intricate relationships, and narration by a certain Meredith.

  • Answer: What is Grey's Anatomy?
100

This celebrity family's reality show, which premiered in 2007 on E!, famously put their L.A. lifestyle and fashion at the forefront of pop culture for over a decade.

  • Answer: Who are the Kardashians (or the family from Keeping Up with the Kardashians)?
100

This traditional Christmas beverage is often made with eggs, milk, sugar, and sometimes spices like nutmeg, and can be served with or without alcohol.

  • What is eggnog?
100
  • This beloved fast-food chain, originating in Baldwin Park, CA, is famous for its simple menu and "secret menu" items like "Animal Style" burgers and fries.
  • Answer: What is In-N-Out Burger?
200

This curved, shiny downtown concert hall in L.A., opened in 2003, is named after its primary benefactor with multiple parks and designed by Frank Gehry.

  • Answer: What is the Walt Disney Concert Hall?
200

The 2004 medical drama House M.D. starred Hugh Laurie as a brilliant but cynical doctor specializing in this field.


  • Answer: What is diagnostic medicine, nephrology, or infectious diseases?
200

This annual music and arts festival, held nearly 130 miles east of L.A. in Indio, became a global phenomenon in the 2000s, often drawing massive crowds from the city.

  • Answer: What is Coachella?
200

According to the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," this number of tiny reindeer pull Santa's sleigh before Rudolf joins the team.

What is eight?

200

This uniquely L.A. Mexican dish consists of a large flour tortilla filled with Carne Asada with French fries, and other classic burrito fillings.

  • Answer: What is a California burrito?
300

This L.A. landmark, completed in 2010, is an urban oasis connecting the city's highest points to its downtown cultural center via walking trails and lush gardens.

  • Answer: What is Grand Park?
300

Before their 2019 return, the Jonas Brothers released their comeback single and album, both titled this word.

  • Answer: What is "Sucker"?
300

This L.A. rapper and entrepreneur, whose life's work was deeply rooted in community empowerment on Crenshaw, was tragically murdered outside his Marathon Clothing store in 2019.

  • Answer: Who is Nipsey Hussle?
300

On the 11th day of Christmas, what did the singer's true love give to them?

  • Answer: What is Eleven Pipers Piping?
300

The "Chinatown Special" at the iconic downtown L.A. restaurant Philippe The Original is a signature sandwich featuring this slow-roasted meat, sliced thin and served on a roll.

  • Answer: What is French dip (or roast beef)?
400

In 2012, this famous space shuttle made its final, slow journey aboard a 747 and then on surface streets to its permanent home at the California Science Center in Exposition Park.

  • Answer: What is the Space Shuttle Endeavour?
400

In 2009, this iconic musical figure passed away at UCLA medical center from propofol overdose.

Answer: Who is Michael Jackson?

400

Originating from a blog started in L.A. in 2005 by Noah Callahan-Bever, this culture and style publication is widely considered one of the definitive voices for modern streetwear and hip-hop culture.

  • Answer: What is Complex (or Complex Magazine)?
400

In the classic ballet "The Nutcracker," Clara's magical journey begins after receiving a nutcracker shaped like this common Christmas character.

  • Answer: What is a soldier?
400

This iconic L.A. donut chain, known for its distinctive pink boxes, opened its first location in 1972 on Vermont Avenue and is a ubiquitous part of L.A.'s morning routine.

  • Answer: What is Randy's Donuts?
500

The Hollywood Sign rests atop this peak in the Santa Monica Mountains.

What is Mount Lee

500

Founded in 1942, this Hollywood recording studio has seen everyone from Frank Sinatra to Beyoncé lay down tracks, and is known for its distinctive circular building.

  • Answer: What is Capitol Records (or Capitol Records Building)?
500

Although opened in 1969 in a particular area of Los Angeles, Erewhon, the upscale grocery famous for mediocre, expensive smoothies had its inception in this other US City in 1966.

What is Boston?

500

The Hollywood Christmas Parade will begin in front of this landmark location.

  • Answer: What is the TCL Chinese Theatre? (Orange and Hollywood also excepted)
500

This specific L.A. food truck, frequently cited as one of the pioneers of the modern food truck craze, gained widespread fame starting in 2008 for its unique Korean BBQ tacos.

  • Answer: What is Kogi BBQ (or Kogi BBQ Taco Truck)?
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