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1992 LA Riots
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The Life and Times of my close personal friend Sarah Kneeland by Jordan
100
The total number of Apollo missions sent by the US
What is 12?
100
This oddly-intuitive term refers to the Koreatown civilians who armed themselves with firearms above the California Supermarket to deter rioters from entering their businesses.
Who were the Rooftop Koreans?
100
Accidentally discovered by Daoists searching for an elixir of immortality, this Chinese invention lights up both the 4th of July and the trenches.
What is Gunpowder?
100
This "unsinkable" ship had everything... except enough lifeboats
What was the Titanic?
100
This are the two minors I'm currently completing at UCLA
What is Conservation Biology & Anthropology?
200
The name (bonus: and role) of the first female African American astronaut
Who is Mae Jemison (Engineer)?
200
The murder of this 15-year old African American girl by Korean store owner Soon Ja Du contributed to the heated tensions prior to the 1992 LA riots, only 13 days after Rodney King was assaulted by the LAPD.
Who is Latasha Harlins?
200
This domestic, nonviolent government campaign led to the death of ~15 to 55 million people in 20th century China.
What is the great leap forward?
200
The largest of this famous trio of boats.
What was the Santa Maria?
200
This is the name of the far-left newspaper publication I worked at as a copy editor for over a year.
what is The Communist?
300
The names of the only two currently-operating NASA rovers on Mars.
What are Curiosity & Perserverance?
300
This LAPD initiative to crack down on gang violence, characterized by mass arrests and racial profiling, contributed to racial tensions in the early 90s.
What is Operation Hammer?
300
Developed during the Zhou dynasty, this doctrine justified a dynastic house's right to govern as well as its removal if it failed.
What is the mandate of heaven?
300
This ship accidentally wedged itself diagonally across the Suez Canal for six days in 2021.
What is the Ever Given?
300
My favorite cult film & television director who I had the pleasure of meeting in person earlier this year at a screening of her film "Itty Bitty Titty Committee."
Who is Jamie Babbitt
400
The first species of animal to go to space.
What is a fruit fly?
400
This is the number of days the 1992 LA riots lasted.
What is 6?
400
In a famous story by Lu Xun criticizing superstition, a mantou (a type of bun) soaked in this substance is believed to cure tuberculosis.
What is human blood?
400
This zippy ancient Greek warship had three tiers of oars on each side, hence its name.
What was the Trireme?
400
This is the amount of bones I broke in a single two-week period in 4th grade.
what is 5?
500
Hubba Hubba! Judith Love Cohen was in love with this famous actor when she worked out the solution to the Abort-Guidance system for the Apollo 13 mission.
Who is Jack Black?
500
The change in venue of the Rodney King trial from LA county to this nearly all-white suburb contributed to much outrage among African American communities who argued the trial was unfair.
What is Simi Valley, Ventura County?
500
Emperor Ai of Han once chose to cut off his own sleeve in order to avoid disturbing his male lover who was sleeping on the fabric, the phrase (the _____ of the _____) originated from this story and became a Chinese idiom for male homosexuality.
what is The passion of the Cut sleeve?
500
Eureka! This kind of boat, with uncharacteristically narrow hulls and massive sails, was iconic for its speedy transport of Gold Rushers to California.
What was the Clipper?
500
This is the name of the fictional son conceived by me and my roommates.
Who is Teal Stupid?