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Hollywood Los Angeles
  • 1. What is the address of the AFI Conservatory?
A) 2021 N Western Avenue
B) 855 N Vermont Avenue
C) 5960 Sunset Boulevard
D) 6363 Sunset Boulevard
  • 2. Where is the Emerson College ELA-Hollywood Center located?
A) 6690 Sunset Boulevard
B) 6363 Sunset Boulevard
C) 5960 Sunset Boulevard
D) 2021 N Western Avenue
  • 3. Which college is located at 855 N Vermont Avenue?
A) Los Angeles Recording School
B) AFI Conservatory
C) Los Angeles City College
D) Los Angeles Film School
  • 4. What is the address of the Los Angeles Film School?
A) 5960 Sunset Boulevard
B) 6363 Sunset Boulevard
C) 855 N Vermont Avenue
D) 6690 Sunset Boulevard
  • 5. Which school is located at 6690 Sunset Boulevard?
A) AFI Conservatory
B) Los Angeles Recording School
C) Emerson College ELA-Hollywood Center
D) Los Angeles Film School
  • 6. Since 2004, when have the Academy Awards usually been held?
A) Late May/early June
B) Late November/early December
C) Late March/early April
D) Late February/early March
  • 7. When were the Academy Awards held prior to 2004?
A) Late January/early February
B) Late December/early January
C) Late February/early March
D) Late March/early April
  • 8. At which venue have the Oscars been held since 2002, excluding 2020?
A) Los Angeles Union Station
B) Kodak Theatre
C) Dolby Theatre
D) Hollywood Bowl
  • 9. Where were the Academy Awards held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) Los Angeles Union Station
B) Kodak Theatre
C) Hollywood Boulevard
D) Dolby Theatre
  • 10. Which television station broadcasts the Hollywood Christmas Parade in the Los Angeles area?
A) KTLA
B) NBC
C) WGN
D) ABC
  • 11. In what year was the 75th edition of the Hollywood Christmas Parade held?
A) 2006
B) 2012
C) 2002
D) 2004
  • 12. In what year did the Hollywood Half Marathon begin?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2002
D) 2012
  • 13. During which month does the Hollywood Half Marathon take place?
A) February
B) March
C) December
D) April
  • 14. What is the primary cause supported by the Hollywood Half Marathon?
A) Film preservation societies
B) Local youth homeless shelters
C) Public school arts programs
D) Animal rescue organizations
  • 15. Which of the following is NOT a distance featured in the Hollywood Half Marathon event?
A) Half Marathon
B) 5K
C) 10K
D) Half Mile
  • 16. How many homeless individuals were reported in Hollywood in 2022?
A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 2,000
D) 1,374
  • 17. In what year did KNX leave CBS Columbia Square?
A) 2005
B) 1996
C) 2011
D) 2012
  • 18. On what date did KTLA begin operating in Hollywood?
A) December 22, 1947
B) January 22, 1962
C) December 1, 1947
D) January 22, 1947
  • 19. What was the first network television series filmed in Hollywood?
A) Sunset Boulevard
B) KTLA News
C) The Tonight Show
D) The Public Prosecutor
  • 20. To which organization did KCET sell its studios in 2011?
A) CBS
B) Fox
C) Church of Scientology
D) NBC
  • 21. Where did KCET relocate in 2012?
A) Studio City
B) The Pointe in Burbank
C) Miracle Mile
D) West Los Angeles
  • 22. In what year did KNBC move from the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street?
A) 1996
B) 1947
C) 2005
D) 1962
  • 23. What was the original text of the sign erected in the Hollywood Hills in 1923?
A) HOLLYWOOD HILLS
B) HOLLYWOOD
C) WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD
D) HOLLYWOODLAND
  • 24. When was the Capitol Records Building on Vine Street built?
A) 1960
B) 1999
C) 1949
D) 1956
  • 25. In what year was the Hollywood Walk of Fame created?
A) 1956
B) 1985
C) 1958
D) 1960
  • 26. When did the Hollywood extension of the Metro Rail Red Line open?
A) February 1960
B) January 2001
C) August 2025
D) June 1999
  • 27. What structure previously occupied the land where the Hollywood & Highland Center mall now stands?
A) CBS headquarters
B) A real estate office
C) Capitol Records Building
D) Hollywood Hotel
  • 28. In what year was the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District listed in the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1994
B) 1985
C) 1960
D) 2001
  • 29. What happened in 1994 involving the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and other towns named Hollywood?
A) The Chamber annexed all other Hollywood-named towns
B) The Chamber failed to trademark the name
C) The towns sued the Chamber for property damage
D) The Chamber successfully forced them to pay royalties
  • 30. What was the former purpose of the Columbia Square complex?
A) Hollywood headquarters for CBS
B) Metro rail terminal
C) Real estate development office
D) Academy Awards venue
  • 31. Which cable networks consolidated their offices at Columbia Square in 2014?
A) HBO, Showtime, and Starz
B) CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News
C) MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and Spike TV
D) ABC, NBC, and CBS
  • 32. When did Paramount Skydance Corporation move their corporate headquarters to Hollywood?
A) June 1999
B) August 2025
C) February 1960
D) July 2014
  • 33. What was the main reason for the decline of the Hollywood neighborhood in the 1980s?
A) The construction of the Metro subway
B) A massive earthquake
C) Crime, drugs, and poverty
D) The collapse of the real estate market
  • 34. On what date was Hollywood incorporated as a municipality?
A) November 9, 1903
B) January 30, 1904
C) February 7, 1910
D) October 1911
  • 35. Who held most motion picture camera patents in the early 1900s?
A) D. W. Griffith
B) Thomas Edison
C) The Nestor Film Company
D) John Muir
  • 36. Where were Thomas Edison's patent-holding companies located?
A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) California
D) Hollywood
  • 37. Who was the first director to make a motion picture in Hollywood?
A) D. W. Griffith
B) John Muir
C) Thomas Edison
D) Helen Muir
  • 38. Which company was the first film studio established in Hollywood?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Biograph Company
C) Paramount
D) Nestor Film Company
  • 39. In what year was the Nestor Film Company established in Hollywood?
A) 1910
B) 1911
C) 1930
D) 1912
  • 40. What nickname was given to Hollywood because of its glittering movie industry image?
A) Tinseltown
B) Prospect City
C) The Water City
D) The Roadhouse
  • 41. What nickname was used for Hollywood to describe it as a 'dream factory'?
A) Dream factory
B) Film capital
C) The merger district
D) The patent escape
  • 42. How many films per year was Hollywood able to produce by the 1930s?
A) 88
B) 600
C) 1910
D) 100
  • 43. Who was the real estate developer who bought the E.C. Hurd ranch?
A) Harrison Gray Otis
B) Harvey H. Wilcox
C) Ivar Weid
D) H. J. Whitley
  • 44. Who donated land to help in the development of Hollywood?
A) Daeida Wilcox
B) H. J. Whitley
C) Ivar Weid
D) E.C. Hurd
  • 45. How many acres did Harvey H. Wilcox purchase on February 1, 1887?
A) 120 acres
B) 480 acres
C) 200 acres
D) 100 acres
  • 46. What was the population of Los Angeles in 1900?
A) 102,479
B) 250,000
C) 10,000
D) 50,000
  • 47. What was the name of H. J. Whitley's 1918 development?
A) Ocean View Tract
B) Whitley Ranch
C) Hollywood Hills
D) Whitley Heights
  • 48. Which prominent businessman assisted H. J. Whitley in his development plans?
A) Harrison Gray Otis
B) E.C. Hurd
C) Harvey H. Wilcox
D) Ivar Weid
  • 49. What was the original use of the building converted into a livery stable in Hollywood?
A) Citrus fruit-packing house
B) A hotel
C) A grocery market
D) A newspaper office
  • 50. What did H. J. Whitley build to improve transportation to the Cahuenga Pass?
A) A road
B) A railway
C) A bridge
D) A subway tunnel
  • 51. In what year did the Hollywood secession campaign begin?
A) 1998
B) 2021
C) 2005
D) 2002
  • 52. What drove the peak in Hollywood filming during 2021?
A) New tax incentives
B) The end of the COVID-19 pandemic
C) The streaming wars
D) A surge in theater attendance
  • 53. Which of the following locations is mentioned as a competitor for film production due to tax incentives?
A) New York
B) Florida
C) Texas
D) Georgia
  • 54. What was the number of on-location shoot days in 2021?
A) 37,709
B) 19,694
C) 25,500
D) 40,000
  • 55. What was the number of on-location shoot days by 2025?
A) 15,000
B) 22,000
C) 19,694
D) 37,709
  • 56. By what percentage did local filming activity decrease between 2021 and 2025?
A) Nearly 25%
B) Nearly 60%
C) Nearly 40%
D) Nearly 48%
  • 57. By 2024, by what percentage were shooting days down compared to 2022 levels?
A) 30%
B) 20%
C) 40%
D) 48%
  • 58. What legislative act was passed in June 2025 to address the filming decline?
A) Assembly Bill 202
B) Assembly Bill 132
C) The Hollywood Recovery Act
D) Senate Bill 500
  • 59. To what amount was the annual cap for the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program increased?
A) $1 billion
B) $500 million
C) $750 million
D) $250 million
  • 60. Which project defined the geographic boundaries of Hollywood?
A) The Whitley Heights Commission
B) Mapping L.A.
C) The Hollywood Historical Society
D) The Los Angeles Urban Planning Bureau
  • 61. What style of village was Whitley Heights designed to be?
A) Modernist-style
B) Mediterranean-style
C) Colonial-style
D) Victorian-style
  • 62. What is the Köppen climate classification for Hollywood?
A) Cfa
B) Csb
C) Csa
D) Bsh
  • 63. What is the all-time record high temperature in Hollywood?
A) 100 °F
B) 105 °F
C) 115 °F
D) 112 °F
  • 64. What was the estimated population of Hollywood in 2008?
A) 65,500
B) 77,818
C) 85,489
D) 92,000
  • 65. What was the largest ethnic group in Hollywood in 2000?
A) Latino or Hispanic
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Non-Hispanic White
  • 66. What is the primary country of birth for the foreign-born residents of Hollywood?
A) El Salvador
B) Philippines
C) Guatemala
D) Mexico
  • 67. What percentage of housing units were occupied by renters in 2000?
A) 92.4%
B) 50.5%
C) 75.0%
D) 85.2%
  • 68. Which of these is a neighborhood area within Hollywood?
A) Santa Monica
B) Little Armenia
C) Downtown L.A.
D) Beverly Hills
  • 69. What is the median age of Hollywood residents?
A) 31
B) 35
C) 25
D) 40
  • 70. Which wind phenomenon increases the risk of wildfires in Hollywood?
A) Mountain drafts
B) Santa Ana winds
C) Trade winds
D) Pacific breezes
  • 71. Which health center is operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services in Hollywood?
A) Sunset Health Clinic
B) Hollywood-Wilshire Health Center
C) Hollywood General Hospital
D) Wilton Medical Center
  • 72. What kind of votes do Neighborhood Councils cast?
A) Judicial
B) Advisory
C) Legislative
D) Binding
  • 73. What percentage of Hollywood residents aged 25 and older held a four-year degree in 2000?
A) 42%
B) 50%
C) 15%
D) 28%
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