GDL History
This is the name of the winning project created by Nick and Katherine, a standout success in GDL incubator history.
What is Bridge UCLA?
Completed in 1929 and built in a Romanesque Revival style, this building became the visual symbol of UCLA’s move to its Westwood campus.
What is Royce Hall.
Before Hollywood became the industry’s center, this Los Angeles–area studio, founded by Thomas Ince in 1915, helped pioneer the factory-style studio system in early American filmmaking.
What is Inceville?
This lattice tower, originally criticized by many Parisians as an eyesore when constructed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, has since become not only the most recognizable symbol of France but also one of the most visited paid monuments in the world.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This California music and arts festival, first held in 1999 and known for its desert location, celebrity sightings, and surprise guest performances, has become shorthand for influencer culture and elaborate festival fashion.
What is the Coachella Valley Music Festival?
GDL partners annually with this NGO to bring in guest speakers and help source internships for members.
What is NEI?
This long-serving chancellor, who led UCLA from 1968 to 1997, is recognized as the youngest chancellor of a UC.
Who is Charles E. Young?
This Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum tenant won the city’s first Super Bowl title, years before another NFL franchise made the stadium its home again.
Who are the Los Angeles Rams?
Stretching thousands of miles across northern China and constructed over multiple dynasties (most notably the Ming) this fortification was designed to protect Chinese states from incursions by northern nomadic tribes. Though often mistakenly said to be visible from space with the naked eye, its true scale is better appreciated from the ground.
What is the Great Wall of China
Debuting in 1975 and broadcast live from New York, this late-night sketch comedy show has launched the careers of performers such as Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, and Will Ferrell, while becoming known for its political satire and rotating celebrity hosts.
What is Saturday Night Live?
This acronym, central to GDL’s long-running partnership, stands for “Nutrition & Education International.”
What is NEI?
Before becoming the frontman of The Doors, this rock icon studied film at UCLA, where he met Ray Manzarek.
Who is Jim Morrison?
Modeled after Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, these structures were completed by Italian scultor Simon Rodia and completed in 1954
What are the Watts Towers
The tallest point on Earth above sea level, straddling the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, this Himalayan peak has drawn mountaineers from around the globe since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s historic 1953 summit. Despite extreme altitude, brutal weather, and the infamous “death zone,” climbers continue attempting to conquer it each year.
What is Mount Everest?
First broadcast in 2002 and hosted by Ryan Seacrest for much of its run, this televised singing competition invited viewers to vote by phone for aspiring performers, helping launch the careers of artists like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
What is American Idol?
This incubator project is the most recent winner in GDL history.
What is K.I.T.S. at UCLA?
This philosopher and political activist was a UCLA faculty member in 1969 before being dismissed by the UC Regents, a controversy that drew national attention.
Who is Angela Davis
This director’s 1974 film Chinatown used a noir mystery to dramatize real political conflicts over water, power, and corruption in early 20th-century Los Angeles.
Who is Roman Polanski?
Spanning nine South American countries and often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth” due to its critical role in regulating global climate and oxygen cycles, this vast tropical rainforest contains unparalleled biodiversity and is home to countless plant and animal species, many of which are still undiscovered.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This annual awards ceremony, officially known as the Academy Awards and first held in 1929, honors achievements in the film industry and culminates in the presentation of a gold statuette commonly referred to by a nickname.
What are the Oscars?
When a judge worried about the general public abusing her food-insecurity app, this contestant memorably replied, “I mean I could use a snack sometimes too.”
Who is Clarissa?
This UCLA lecture hall, now the home of the mathematics department, is the historical birthplace of ARPANET.
What is Boelter Hall?
Elected in 1973, this longtime mayor of Los Angeles oversaw the city during the 1984 Olympics and a major era of growth, but also faced intense criticism after the 1992 unrest.
Who is Tom Bradley?
Located in northeastern Tanzania and rising in solitary prominence above the surrounding savanna, this dormant stratovolcano is composed of three volcanic cones—Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira—and holds the distinction of being the highest mountain on the African continent. Despite its proximity to the equator, its summit has historically been capped with glaciers and snow. This peak's highest point is also known as Uhuru Peak.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987 by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, this band helped bring the Pacific Northwest’s underground grunge scene into the American mainstream. Though its mainstream success was short-lived, the group’s raw sound, introspective lyrics, and cultural influence reshaped alternative rock in the early 1990s.
What is Nirvana?