Periodt-ic Table
Cult Classics
Classic Cults
Vive la France
Universities of California
400
Known for its food preserving capabilities, this is the first transition metal in the periodic table with atomic number 13. The British also can't pronounce it correctly.
What is aluminum?
400
This 2010 movie was a box office failure, but still enamored an audience with its story of a Canadian man who had to defeat Ramona Flowers's seven evil exes to be able to date her.
What is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World?
400
This leader of the People's Temple settlement in Guyana forced his members to "drink the Kool-Aid," really a mixture of Flavor-Aid and cyanide, in a 1975 mass murder-suicide. Listen to it on YouTube if you never wanna sleep again!
Who is Jim Jones?
400
This underground gravesite in Paris holds at least 6 million peoples' remains, with their bones making the walls. There have been multiple cases of people getting lost in the depths of its tunnels, adding to its body count.
What are the Paris Catacombs?
400
Home to possibly the most prestigious film school in the country, this Southern California campus is consistently ranked as the top public university in the country in multiple disciplines.
What is Los Angeles?
800
This element with atomic number 6 is the "building block of life," being able to form four covalent bonds. It appears in all organic molecules and is found in anthracite coal.
What is carbon?
800
This Swedish automaker made cars like the 900 Turbo before being bought out by General Motors in 2000, leading to their demise 11 years later by their parent company's infamous bankruptcy.
What is Saab?
800
The leader of this namesake "family" ordered his members to commit the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles from August 8th-10th to incite a race war he called "Helter Skelter" after a song by the Beatles.
Who is Charles Manson?
800
This French automaker made the EB110 in the early 90s before going bankrupt shortly after, though they would go on to release the fastest production car in the world, the Veyron.
What is Bugatti?
800
This campus in the Bay Area was prominently featured in the movie Oppenheimer, where the namesake character and Ernest Laurence became the first Americans to split the atom.
What is Berkeley?
1200
This metal is liquid at room temperature and in common in fish, having atomic number 80 and symbol Hg, which has nothing to do with its English name.
What is mercury?
1200
In 1969, this band led by Robert Fripp told the story of the court of this person [same as the band name, but reversed] on their debut album, later referenced in Jojo.
What is King Crimson (Accept Crimson King)
1200
Perhaps the cult most intwined with Hollywood, this organization founded by Sci-Fi author L. Ron Hubbard in 1954 has many celebrities among its ranks, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
What is Scientology?
1200
In 1792, during the August 10th insurrection, this king had his power stripped with the monarchy's abolishment during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
1200
This southernmost UC campus is home to the iconic Geisel Library, pictured below.
What is San Diego?
1600
This element discovered in 2011 is the newest element to date, with atomic number 117 and placement in the hallogen class. It is also named after a U.S. state despite being discovered in Russia.
What is Tennessine?
1600
Known for its early LGBTQ representation, this 1976 musical comedy starring Tim Curry produced by Lou Adler follows the story of a couple who take refuge in a castle after their car breaks down in the rain.
What is Rocky Horror Picture Show?
1600
In 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated due to his ties with this Korean cult with an estimated 3 million members, famously known for its mass weddings and ties to conservative politicians.
What is the Unification Church?
1600
This French footballer help lead its team to the 2018 World Cup victory as its forward and currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.
Who is Kylian Mbappe?
1600
This northernmost campus is located just west of Sacramento, and shares a name with the surname of the NBA's 2012 first overall draft pick and a member of the LA Lakers during their 2020 championship season.
What is Davis?
2000
The seventh period on the periodic table contains this series, named after the element with the atomic number 89 and occupying the 7f electron orbital, as well as containing uranium and plutonium.
What is the Actinide series?
2000
Jeff Magnum released this album with his band Neutral Milk Hotel in 1998, with songs like "Holland, 1945" and "Oh, Comely" alluding to the overarching theme of the album being his affection for Anne Frank. (True story)
What is In the Aeroplane Over the Sea?
2000
Led by Ti and Do, this cult prophesized that an alien ship behind the Hale Bopp Comet would bring all of its members to "the next level" before the earth was "recycled," leading most of its members to die in the largest mass suicide in U.S. history in 1997.
What is Heaven's Gate?
2000
This second largest city in France is located on the Mediterranean Sea and is home to the Basilica Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.
What is Marseille?
2000
This newest UC campus was founded in 2005 in the San Joaquin Valley, also being the first public land-grant university founded in the 21st century.
What is Merced?