Statistics for History of Los Angeles

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  • This quiz has been taken 48 times
  • The average score is 13 of 18

Answer Stats

QuestionAnswer% Correct
What country controlled Los Angeles between 1821-1848?Mexico
98%
What country established the settlement of Los Angeles in 1781?Spain
93%
What event did Los Angeles host in 1932 and 1984?Summer Olympics
93%
What Mexican fast food chain was started by Glen Bell in an LA suburb?Taco Bell
93%
What religion's first church, that was founded by L. Ron Hubbard, opened in LA in 1954?Scientology
86%
Who allegedly killed his ex-wife and Ron Goldman in Brentwood in 1994?O.J. Simpson
81%
From what country where the people who were "massacred" by a mob
of around 500 persons in 1871?
China
77%
What industry moved to Los Angeles in order to escape the enforcement
of Thomas Edison's patents?
Film Industry
77%
What baseball team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958?Dodgers
74%
What New York senator was shot dead by a Palestinian Christian in 1968 in L.A.?Robert F. Kennedy
74%
Who was the victim of a notorious police beating in Los Angeles in 1991?Rodney King
74%
What did the Hollywood sign originally say?Hollywoodland
65%
What "P" word refers to a Native American settlement of multi-story stone
and adobe buildings - which LA was founded as originally?
Pueblo
63%
What name was given to the 1943 LA riots between soldiers and Mexican youth?{Zoot} Suit Riots
60%
Where did the Lakers play before moving to Los Angeles?Minneapolis
53%
What event's final match was played in Rose Bowl stadium in 1994?FIFA World Cup
51%
What city did the Santa Fe railroad line connect Los Angeles to when it was built in 1885?Chicago
35%
What was the name of the Canadian tourist who was found dead in the water tank
of the roof of Cecil Hotel in 2013?
Elisa {Lam}
23%

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