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Every year since 1949, Cal Poly Pomona has built a Rose Parade Float alongside its sister campus in this city.

What is San Luis Obispo?

400

The main antagonist of the cartoon series Gravity Falls is a one-eyed top-hat-wearing triangle, who goes by this name.

Who is Bill Cipher?

400

True to her title, the unbeatable Squirrel Girl has defeated some of the most powerful beings in the Marvel universe, including Doctor Doom, Galactus, as well as this purple titan.

Who is Thanos?

400

For most of Trivial Pursuit's history, the various editions' six categories have been represented by the same six colors. However, in the original game this color was used, and then later replaced with purple.

What is brown?

400

Rhett and Link's novel, The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek, draws some inspiration from their actual childhood in a small southern town, including the main setting being a reference to their real hometown of Buies Creek in this state.

What is North Carolina?

800

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Timothy Lam, a Cal Poly Pomona alumni, played for the US Olympic team in this sport.

What is badminton?

800

During Avatar: The Last Airbender, the main characters repeatedly encounter a merchant, and often end up destroying his cart of this leafy vegetable.

What are cabbages?

800

While the Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor have always been associated with the Avengers, the first comic appearance of the team lacked Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, and instead had this insect-based duo.

Who are Antman and the Wasp?

800

Though it's true inspiration has never been confirmed by Nintendo, most fans believe that the semi-aquatic Pokemon Mudkip is either based on the axolotl, or this amphibious fish.

What are mudskippers?

800

The first twelve A Series of Unfortunate Event books feature alliterative titles that reference the setting of the book. However, this pattern is broken by the final book, which instead has this simple title.

What is The End?

1200

Cal Poly Pomona's mascot is a horse with this alliterative name.

Who is Billy Bronco?

1200

The current season of Doctor Who will be the last for this actress, who played the first female Doctor.

Who is Jodie Whitaker?

1200

The Marvel Comic's version of Loki dates back to an appearance in a 1949 comic as an enemy to Thor, during this first era of comics 

What is the Golden Age?

1200

Though often used to refer to Medusa's sisters, Dungeons and Dragons has a monster of this same name that is instead based on an African legend about a poison-breathed metal bull.

What is a gorgon?

1200

Warrior Cats is a book series written by several authors under this singular pen name.

Who is Erin Hunter?

1600

Cal Poly Pomona is situated on land that once housed W. K. Kellogg's ranch, given in exchange for the campus's commitment to care for his herd of these, his favorite breed of horse. 

What are Arabian horses?

1600

The Good Omens TV series soundtrack heavily features this 70's British rock band, since the novel mentions that any recordings left in Crowley's car for more than a fortnight transform into their "Best of" album.

Who are Queen?

1600

Though now known for his red costume, Daredevil's original outfit was instead this color.

What is yellow?

1600

Though referred to as a raccoon in Western releases, Animal Crossing's Tom Nook is actually one of these animals, also known as the Japanese raccoon dog.

What is a tanuki?

1600

The play Hamlet ends in the deaths of all major characters except this one, who is also Hamlet's best friend.

Who is Horatio?

2000

While not known at the time of its construction, the iconic Classroom, Laboratory, and Administration building is directly over the fault line of these hills, which share a name with a Bay Area city.

What is San Jose?

2000

The majority of the music featured throughout Over the Garden Wall can be described as this, since the songs are both heard in-universe by the characters, as well as by the audience.

What is diegetic?

2000

This comic book writer and illustrator co-created Spider-man with Stan Lee during a surge in popularity for teenage superheroes.

Who is Steve Ditko?

2000

The video game Hades features protagonist Zagreus fighting his way out of several layers of the Greek underworld, including this level meant for dead heroes.

What is Elysium?

2000

The works of Edgar Allen Poe are considered Gothic, as well as this broader genre of emotional and stylistic literature that Gothic is a subgenre of.

What is Romanticism?