UCLA
Severance
Pop Culture
2019
"Adi"os Bobby
100

This 15-time Grammy winner and UCLA alumna began her career as a jazz singer before breaking into R&B with hits like “Fallin’" and "Girl on Fire"

Alicia Keys

100

This rebellious new hire in Macrodata Refinement becomes central to unraveling the secrets of Lumon after refusing to conform.

Helly R

100

This South Korean survival drama series became Netflix’s most-watched show worldwide after its 2021 release, with over 1.65 billion hours watched in its first 28 days.

Squid Game

100

On June 19th 2019, your host graduate from this high school, home of the Mustangs

Mira Costa

100

When we don't have an AUX in the car, we are forced to listen to this feeble service, with KIIS being my favorite

rADIo
200

This building, one of the original four on UCLA’s Westwood campus, is modeled after Milan’s Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio.

Royce Hall

200

The corporate philosophy at Lumon is founded on the teachings of this figure, whose portrait hangs in nearly every room.

Kier Eagan

200

This viral 2020s app challenges users to post one unfiltered photo a day within a 2-minute window, often cited as a counter to Instagram culture.

BeReal

200

This Marvel film became the highest-grossing movie of all time (until adjusted for inflation) after its April 2019 release.

Avengers: Endgame

200

One of my favorite TV shows, this classic is a show where contestants get a second chance at love in an isolate Mexican location

Bachelor in ParADIse

300

UCLA researchers helped pioneer this medical innovation in 1981, when they were among the first to identify cases of a mysterious immune disorder—later known as this disease.

AIDS

300

This hidden video message from a former Lumon employee reveals the truth about severance and serves as a turning point in the story.

Petey's Video

300

n 2022, this high-profile defamation trial between two Hollywood actors was livestreamed and became a viral sensation, generating millions of TikTok edits and YouTube breakdowns.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

300

This Swedish teenager became Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for her climate activism.

Greta Thunberg

300

This legendary Russel Crowe movie (and one of Cade's favorites) came out in 2000, with the sequel coming out in 2024

glADIator

400

UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television helped launch the careers of directors like Francis Ford Coppola and this “Black Panther” filmmaker.

Ryan Coogler

400

The “Waffle Party” given as a reward to top-performing employees is held in this unsettling and symbolic location.

Perpetuity Wing

400

This TikTok star became the platform’s first user to reach 100 million followers in 2020.

Charli D'Amelio

400
For 19 Consecutive Weeks, this song was the number 1 hit, and it definitely was not made on a new city street

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X

400

This plant is commonly used as a condiment, typically white in color and can be used with oysters or hot dogs

horserADIsh

500

Before adopting the name “University of California, Los Angeles” in 1927, UCLA was originally known by this longer title.

What is the Southern Branch of the University of California?

500

This cryptic book written by an Outie’s brother becomes a source of philosophical awakening for several Innies.

The You You Are by Ricken Hale?

500

In 2022, this pop superstar publicly confirmed the end of their high-profile engagement with a famous actor, sparking widespread media coverage and "fireworks"

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

500

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 was awarded for the development of this widely used technology, critical to mobile electronics.

Lithium - Ion Batteries

500

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