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The L.A. Quiz

So. You’ve got the freeway system hardwired into your brain. You’ve been known to recite the Ivy’s menu by heart. You can match any airline to its terminal at LAX. And you haven’t looked for a parking space since 1996.

A regular pro, eh?

Well, smarty-pants, time to walk the walk. (Figure of speech. God forbid you should actually walk anywhere.) Take DailyCandy’s L.A. Quiz, below, and test your mettle.

1. Who designed the Union 76 station on Crescent and Little Santa Monica?
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Frank Gehry
c. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
d. William Pereira

2. Why are the Lakers called the Lakers?
a. It’s a shortening of their original name, the L.A. Silver Lakers
b. They’re named after the inventor of basketball, Angeleno Bob Laker
c. They moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, “Land of 10,000 Lakes”
d. It’s a misspelling of “Lacers,” a reference to their shoes. When the first uniforms featured the misprint, they decided to keep it

3. How many times per month can your boyfriend sleep at your apartment, townhouse or condo in Beverly Hills and leave his car parked on the street overnight?
a. 12
b. 9
c. 2
d. Unlimited. (But only if he’s LAPD)

4. How did the city of Azusa get its name?
a. It’s short for “Azure Sands”
b. Real estate development that promised “Everything from A to Z in the USA”
c. It’s the name of the first prominent family that settled there
d. It’s also known as “Arizona, USA”

5. In which of the following cities can you be crowned a Rose Queen?
a. San Marino
b. West Hollywood
c. Commerce
d. Beverly Hills

6. Malibu bills itself as “26 Miles of …
a. … Surfboards and Ugg Boots”
b. … Private Beach, Keep Out”
c. … Retired Industry B-listers”
d. … Scenic Beauty”

7. The “Hollywood” sign was originally an advertisement for what?
a. A real estate development known as “Hollywoodland”
b. A lumberyard called “Wholly Wood”
c. “Hollywood Squares”
d. A John “Woo” film

8. What scourge threatened Southern California’s entire citrus crop (and spawned massive public outrage) in the 1980s?
a. The Madagascar cockroach, or “Madroach”
b. The Mediterranean fruit fly, or “Medfly”
c. The Tunisian locust, or “Tunloc”
d. A frost

9. Which is the region referred to as the “Hollywood Riviera”?
a. Cannes
b. The banks of the L.A. River
c. Redondo, Hermosa, and Torrance beaches in the South Bay
d. The pool at the Chateau Marmont

10. Where did the Falcon and the Snowman work?
a. TRW
b. TRL
c. Pink Dot
d. City Hall

11. Which is the tallest building in Los Angeles?
a. The Library Tower
b. The Sears Building
c. The Bank of America Building
d. The TransAmerica Tower

12. Simi, Antelope, San Gabriel, and San Fernando are all:
a. Missions
b. School districts
c. Valleys
d. All of the above

13. What can’t women wear to dinner at the Los Angeles Country Club?
a. Bikinis
b. Shorts
c. Pants
d. Plaid

14. Who walked out on receiving an honor at the club rather than comply?
a. Ethel Merman
b. Anna Nicole Smith
c. Lucille Ball
d. Pamela Anderson

15. Doheny and Mulholland are dead:
a. Movie producers
b. Actors
c. Real estate developers
d. Restaurant owners

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