FIFTH SEASON
People & Culture
Los Angeles
London
Potpourri
100

This CJ ENM film about a poor family infiltrating a wealthy household won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020.

What is Parasite?

100

As of 2025, this generation makes up the largest portion of the global workforce.

Who are Millennials?

100

This film opens with a colorful, high-energy dance scene set on a congested Los Angeles freeway.

What is La La Land?

100

This giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank is one of London’s most popular tourist attractions.

What is the London Eye?

100

This astronomer’s name is mentioned in Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Who is Galileo?

200

In Severance, Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan all work in this mysterious department at Lumon.

What is The Macrodata Refinement?

200

In 1926, this industrialist revolutionized labor standards by implementing the 40-hour work week at his company, discovering it boosted productivity.

Who is Henry Ford?

200

This famous observatory overlooking LA offers stunning views and has appeared in many films, including “Rebel Without a Cause.”

What is Griffith Observatory?

200

In 2006, Fergie released this catchy debut solo single named after a famous London landmark.

What is “London Bridge”?

200

What is the only food that can never go bad, known for its eternal shelf life and ancient discoveries in tombs?

What is honey?

300

This actress played the stylish and sociopathic assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve.

Jodie Comer

300

With over 3.4 million employees worldwide, this U.S. government agency runs the largest HR department in the world.

What is the Department of Defense?

300

Period thriller set in Edwardian London where two rival magicians feud bitterly after one of them performs the ultimate magic trick: teleportation.

What is The Prestige?

300

In bowling, this is the term used when a player scores three strikes in a row.

What is a turkey?

400

This Nonnas' actress is also known for starring in films such as Thelma & Louise and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Who is Susan Sarandon?

400

This global conflict resulted in the largest single-day mass hiring in history, with over 100,000 people recruited by the U.S. government in one day.

What is World War II?

400

This iconic Los Angeles stadium, opened in 1923, was once home to the Dodgers and the Rams.

What is the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum?

400

This queen ruled during London’s “Golden Age” in the 16th century.

Who is Queen Elizabeth I?

400

The smallest country in the world by land area.

What is Vatican City?

500

In In the Heights, this song has characters imagining what they'd do with lottery winnings.

What is "96,000"?

500

In 1482, this Renaissance genius sent a letter to the Duke of Milan listing listing his capabilities and experience in a format similar to modern resumes. This innovative approach to self-presentation became the standard for job applications centuries later.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

500

This iconic Los Angeles doughnut shop, famous for its 32-foot rooftop doughnut, has appeared in movies like Iron Man 2 and inspired the “Lard Lad Donuts” on The Simpsons.

What is Randy’s Donuts?

500

Sherlock Holmes lives at this famous London address.

221B Baker Street, London, England

500

This author invented the name Miranda.

Who is William Shakespeare?