LA sports
What Major League Soccer franchise made a big bang in 2007 when it signed superstar David Beckham to a contract that was initially reported to be worth an astronomical $250 million?
LA Galaxy
LA was considered a modern metropolitan in 1876 after the completion of this industrial endeavor
Southern Pacific Railroad
Excavation site with the largest number and most diverse selection of Ice Age fossils in the entire world
La Brea tar pits
Which of the “Golden Girls” actresses was named the honorary Mayor of Hollywood in 1955?
Betty White
This LA hotel, which was considered a luxurious accommodation in the 1920s, is now notorious for housing murderers and being the site of multiple killings and suicides
Hotel Cecil
In what year did LA host its first Olympic Games
1932
LA will be the only city in the world to host this global competition three times
The Olympics
The site of the 2012 Guiness World Record for longest ride on a theme park attraction
Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel
This LA born and raised chef rose to fame after opening a world famous bakery, helping her land a James Beard award for Outstanding Chef
Nancy Silverton
This serial killer, responsible for killing 13 victims in the mid 1980s was finally caught after being recognized in the street
The "Night stalker"
The latest addition to LAFC team has a legacy of playing for Tottenham and Bayer Leverkusen, 10 awards for Best Footballer in Asia, and best MLS goal of 2025
Son Heung-min
The completion of this major construction thrusted LA into a position of global trade in 1914
Panama Canal
This historic venue has hosted the some of the most prominent American politicians and activists, like MLK, FDR and JFK to iconic musical performers like Prince, the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen
LA coliseum
Famous Chief Engineer and GM Bureau of Water Works and Supply, presently called Department of Water and Power
William Mulholland
This ranch became home to the infamous Manson family in the late 1960s
Spahn Ranch
Kobe Bryant scored how many points in this historic win against the Toronto Raptors in 2006
81 points
The year that the city of Los Angeles was founded
1781
This museum originated as a ranch house in 1968
The Getty Villa
Philanthropist who invested over $38 million in LA alone, including donations to both UCLA and USC to promote access to art and dance
Glorya Kaufman
Famous New York rapper Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed while leaving a party from this LA location
Petersen Automotive Museum
The Rams became LA's first NFL team, moving from what city in 1946
Cleveland
Ethicanlly fueled mob killing that earned Los Angeles nationwide notoriety in 1871
Chinese Massacre
Location which was originally founded as an Agricultural Park in 1872
Exposition Park
This LA icon known as the "Billboard Queen" rose to fame after a number of billboards of her posing spawned across the city in 1984
Angelyne
This Italian mobster, portrayed in Scorsese's' film the Irishman, was the acting mob boss of LA in 1975, and socialized with the likes of Eddie Nash, Frank Sinatra, Carlo Gambino
Jimmy Fratianno