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Los Angeles
Neighborhoods, film culture, landmarks, sport and the Pacific
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- 01Land and water5 cards · ~1 min
- 02History and neighborhoods6 cards · ~1 min
- 03Arts and landmarks5 cards · ~1 min
- 04Food and everyday life4 cards · ~1 min
- 05Movement and civic life10 cards · ~2 min
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01This separate city west of Los Angeles contains the pier at Colorado Avenue's ocean end.RECALL
Santa MonicaSanta Monica is incorporated separately from Los Angeles.
Share this card ↗Source: Santa Monica, California ↗02The Los Angeles Zoo and Travel Town occupy this large park in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains.RECALL
03Natural asphalt trapped Ice Age animals at this fossil site in urban Los Angeles.RECALL
04Southern Californians use this phrase for late-spring and early-summer coastal low cloud.RECALL
05These dry winds blow from inland toward coastal Southern California and can heighten fire danger.RECALL
Santa Ana windsAir warms as it descends toward lower elevations.
Share this card ↗Source: Santa Ana winds ↗06The Walk of Fame and the Chinese Theatre anchor this Los Angeles neighborhood.RECALL
HollywoodHollywood became part of Los Angeles in 1910.
Share this card ↗Source: Hollywood, Los Angeles ↗07Abbot Kinney Boulevard and surviving canals belong to this Los Angeles beach neighborhood.RECALL
08This pedestrian market street is part of El Pueblo near Los Angeles's founding plaza.RECALL
09Angelenos commonly use this shortened name for the San Fernando Valley.RECALL
The ValleyThe Santa Monica Mountains separate it from much of the basin.
Share this card ↗Source: San Fernando Valley ↗10This Los Angeles district near downtown's civic center has a long Japanese American community history.RECALL
Little TokyoThe Japanese American National Museum stands here.
Share this card ↗Source: Little Tokyo, Los Angeles ↗11This Los Angeles neighborhood takes its name from a reservoir named for water official Herman Silver.RECALL
Silver LakeThe neighborhood lies east of Hollywood.
Share this card ↗Source: Silver Lake, Los Angeles ↗12This Los Angeles hillside sign originally spelled HOLLYWOODLAND to advertise housing.RECALL
13This Los Angeles astronomy landmark opened in 1935 on Mount Hollywood's southern slope.RECALL
Griffith ObservatoryThe building contains a planetarium.
Share this card ↗Source: Griffith Observatory ↗14This Los Angeles arts foundation funds conservation and operates museums in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades.RECALL
J. Paul Getty TrustThe institution supports conservation and research.
Share this card ↗Source: J. Paul Getty Trust ↗15Chris Burden's Urban Light installation stands outside this Wilshire Boulevard art museum.RECALL
Los Angeles County Museum of ArtThe institution is commonly abbreviated LACMA.
Share this card ↗Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗16Frank Lloyd Wright designed this Los Angeles house for Aline Barnsdall using stylized floral motifs.RECALL
17Wilshire Center and Korean restaurants overlap in this dense Los Angeles neighborhood west of downtown.RECALL
KoreatownThe neighborhood includes many communities beyond Korean Americans.
Share this card ↗Source: Koreatown, Los Angeles ↗18This downtown Los Angeles food hall opened on Broadway in 1917.RECALL
Grand Central MarketThe market occupies the Homer Laughlin Building.
Share this card ↗Source: Grand Central Market ↗19Los Angeles claims the origin of this roast-meat sandwich served with jus for dipping.RECALL
French dip sandwichPhilippe's and Cole's have competing origin claims.
Share this card ↗Source: French dip ↗20This demonym names a resident of Los Angeles.RECALL
21This Los Angeles boulevard includes the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and reaches Pacific Coast Highway.RECALL
Sunset BoulevardThe route crosses several different communities.
Share this card ↗Source: Sunset Boulevard ↗22Los Angeles's former Staples Center carries this name and hosts the Lakers and Kings.RECALL
23This baseball team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958.RECALL
24This NFL franchise returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis in 2016.RECALL
Los Angeles RamsThe franchise previously played in Cleveland.
Share this card ↗Source: Los Angeles Rams ↗25This NFL team moved from San Diego to the Los Angeles area in 2017.RECALL
Los Angeles ChargersThe franchise first played in Los Angeles in 1960.
Share this card ↗Source: Los Angeles Chargers ↗26Angelenos call parts of this highway the Hollywood Freeway and Ventura Freeway.RECALL
U.S. Route 101The route extends far beyond Los Angeles.
Share this card ↗Source: U.S. Route 101 in California ↗27The Theme Building's space-age arches stand at this airport abbreviated LAX.RECALL
Los Angeles International AirportThe airport lies near Westchester.
Share this card ↗Source: Los Angeles International Airport ↗28This named fare card works across Los Angeles Metro and other participating local transit agencies.RECALL
29This Los Angeles freeway runs through Sepulveda Pass between the basin and the San Fernando Valley.RECALL
The 405The interstate is a bypass route related to I-5.
Share this card ↗Source: Interstate 405 (California) ↗30The Clippers moved into this Inglewood arena in 2024.RECALL
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