History
In what year was LA founded?
1781
What is the population of Los Angeles (city)?
Approx 4 million people
What is the official hot dog of Los Angeles?
Dirty Dog
Hot dogs wrapped in bacon with toppings of grilled onions, bell peppers, red peppers and jalapenos with mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup
What did the original Hollywood sign say?
Hollywoodland
What is the official flower of LA?
Bird of Paradise
Which university is said to be the "birthplace of the internet"?
UCLA
Grad student Charley Kline sat in a room in Boelter Hall and typed the first message on the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
What is the size of the city of Los Angeles (in square miles)?
503 square miles
Which LA food critic became famous for reviewing "hole in the wall" spots and became the only food columnist ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism?
Jonathan Gold
When they were first installed, the steel walls of the _________ reflected so much light that nearby sidewalks hit temperatures of 140°F.
Walt Disney Concert Hall
It is illegal to lick what animal in LA?
Toad
What was the original name of Los Angeles?
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula
In English: The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
Name the highest peak in Los Angeles county.
Mount San Antonio, colloquially referred to as Mount Baldy or Old Bald (10,046 ft)
Name one of the two restaurants that claim to be the birthplace of the french dip sandwich.
Cole's
Philippe’s
What is considered to be the world's weathiest art institute?
Getty Museum
What is the oldest park in Los Angeles?
Elysian Park (founded in 1886)
Who played an influential role in causing filmmakers to move out to Los Angeles (due to strict rules being imposed in NJ)?
Thomas Edison
In the early 1900s, filmmakers began moving to the Los Angeles area to get away from the strict rules imposed by Thomas Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey. Since most of the moviemaking patents were owned by Edison, independent filmmakers were often sued by Edison to stop their productions.
What does La Cienega mean?
"The Swamp"
La Cienega Blvd. was named this because the area was once one.
Where was In n Out founded?
Baldwin Park (1948)
As of 2020, how many stars does the Walk of Fame have?
Around 2,600 stars
What year(s) did LA host the olympics?
1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics
This man became the first African American mayor of Los Angeles when he was elected in 1973.
Tom Bradley
What is LA's longest street?
Sepulveda Blvd (40 miles stretching from Long Beach in the south to Mission Hills in the San Fernando Valley)
Name one of the restaurants who received 2 Michelin Stars in 2019.
n/naka
Providence
Somni
Sushi Ginza Onodera
Urasawa
Vespertine
Why was the Santa Monica Pier originally built?
As protection for a sewage pipe through which treated sewage was dumped into the ocean.
Which Hollywood actress wanted to sit in the cement and leave an imprint of her buttocks, but was not allowed?
Marilyn Monroe