History
This Polish-French scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and is the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
This country in the Asia Pacific region is comprised of more than 7-thousand islands.
What is the Philippines?
Received as a gift from the Student Alumni Association, this UCLA statue sits at the center of Bruin Plaza and is a popular photo destination for tour groups visiting the UCLA campus?
What is the UCLA Bruin Bear?
Born to a German father & Mexican mother, this 20th century Mexican painter rose to fame for her vibrant self-portraits & works depicting traditional Mexican motifs.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Earning the US record of highest debut by a British act for their 1996 song “Wannabe,” this quintet music group had music group members nicknamed Baby, Scary, Ginger, Sporty, and Posh?
Who is the Spice Girls?
This Russian Empress came into power in 1762 through a coup d’état, whereby she dethroned her own husband, establishing the Golden Age of Russia through her subsequent 34 year rule.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This central African nation is the only country on the African Continent whose official language is Spanish.
What is Equatorial Guinea?
One week before the 1993 UCLA-USC football game, the Bruins vandalized this Los Angeles landmark to read “GO UCLA.”
What is the Hollywood sign?
Adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name, this critically-acclaimed Netflix miniseries follows an orphaned chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world, while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
What is the Queen’s Gambit?
With a box office revenue of over 2-Billion Dollars (USD), this movie has become the highest grossing superhero film of all time.
What is Avengers: Endgame (2019)?
This political alliance between 27 member states in Europe & the Mediterranean, sought to promote peace, create a unified economic and monetary system, & establish free movement of its citizenry across borders.
What is the European Union?
Countries across Europe, Asia, & Australia send an original song to compete in this international European song competition, which garners a yearly average of 200 million/plus viewers since 1956.
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?
This UCLA institute was formed in 1992 as a result of a global pandemic that had claimed thousands of lives.
This satire about a Spanish noble in pursuit of chivalrous quests, is considered by many scholars to be the “first modern novel.”
What is Don Quixote?
Born in Barbados, this singer is the youngest woman to score 14 no. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, achieving more than 100 million gold & platinum certifications.
Who is Rihanna?
With support from the US government & intelligence agencies, this South American military leader successfully led a coup d'état in 1973 to establish a 17-year long dictatorship in Chile.
Who is Augusto Pinochet?
In 2008, this European disputed territory officially declared its independence from the Country of Serbia?
What is the Republic of Kosovo?
Obtained in 1954, this College National Championship title is the only one UCLA has won for the sport of _______?
What is football?
This canonical painting from the Italian Renaissance period was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on August 21, 1911.
What is La Giaconda (the Mona Lisa)?
This 2010 Pixar film became the first ever animated film to make over 1 billion dollars (USD) at the Box Office?
What is Toy Story 3?
Signed in 1215 by King John of England, this document has served as a blueprint for the principle of Separation of Church & State in modern democracies across the world.
What is the Magna Carta?
This 2016 scandal/exposé revealed a Latin American nation engrossed in a multi-national tax haven scheme.
What is the Panama Papers?
Having graduated from UCLA in 1960, this astronaut is the only Bruin to fly in any of the Apollo space missions?
Who is Walt Cunningham?
This Southern Iberian style of dance & music explores themes of injustice, profound feeling, and passion in Spanish society.
What is Flamenco?
For her work in the 2002 film Monster’s Ball, this actress became the first (and only) Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Who is Halle Berry?