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Los Angeles Memories Trivia Quiz

I grew up in Los Angeles in the 50s and 60s. These are some of my memories

A multiple-choice quiz by denmarks. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
denmarks

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,420

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
589

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This landmark was at the corner of Sunset and Vine. You could spend hours on a hot day being entertained with the latest media. You would get your own private booth and listen with headphones. Where were you? Hint

The Blue Room

Capital Records

Wallach's Music City

Hollywood Public Library

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Question 2 of 10

2. This market was located at Vine Street and Fountain. Steve Allen had his studio across the street and would create hidden camera gags with the customers. Hint

Farmer's Market

Hollywood Ranch Market

Town and Country Village

Sid's Market

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Question 3 of 10

3. The motto of this nightclub on Sunset was "Through these portals pass the most beautiful girls in the world." The stage had 60-foot wide double revolving turntables and a staircase plus swings that could be lowered from the ceiling. Hint

The Coconut Grove

The Brown Derby

The Ambassador

Earl Carroll Theatre

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Question 4 of 10

4. This was the original exposition center for Los Angeles. Circuses, auto and home shows, and ice shows were were held here. Hint

Gilmore Bowl

The Los Angeles Center

Pan Pacific Auditorium

The Hollywood Exposition Hall

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the late 50s this park on the ocean was built and intended to compete with Disneyland. Hint

Santa Monica Pier

Popeye's World

Hollywood Land

Pacific Ocean Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. This unusually shaped restaurant was built across from the Ambassador Hotel in 1926. It was the birthplace of the Cobb salad. Hint

The Brown Derby

Hot Dog House

The Big Doughnut

The Crystal Ball

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Hollywood Stars baseball team needed a new home in Los Angeles and a field was finally built in 1939. What was its name? Hint

The Palace Grounds

Hollywood Bowl

Gilmore Field

Beverly Stadium

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Question 8 of 10

8. Located on the tip of the Palos Verdes peninsula this was a great family attraction. Hint

Queen Mary

Marineland of the Pacific

Hollywood Beach

Palos Verdes Marine Museum

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Question 9 of 10

9. Groucho Marx did his radio/tv show from this location at the corner of Sunset and Vine. Hint

Wallach's Music City

NBC

RCA Music Hall

Columbia Records

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Question 10 of 10

10. The "Los Angeles Incline Railway," was better known as what? Hint

Bunker Hill Funicular

Angel's Flight

Angel's Incline

Sky Tram

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Wallach's Music City

I still remember the theme music from their ads, "Wallach's Music City, Sunset and Vine". They allowed you to sample demonstration albums before you would purchase it.

2. This market was located at Vine Street and Fountain. Steve Allen had his studio across the street and would create hidden camera gags with the customers.

Answer: Hollywood Ranch Market

You could buy fresh doughnuts for 5 cents each or a bag of damaged ones for 50 cents. The market advertised that it never closed but I remember once that there was a grocer's strike. Since they did not have any doors they had to build a fence around the store.

Answer: Earl Carroll Theatre

Earl Carroll opened this theatre on December 26, 1938. In the 50s it was sold and became the Moulin Rouge and the home to "Queen for a Day" staring Jack Bailey.

4. This was the original exposition center for Los Angeles. Circuses, auto and home shows, and ice shows were were held here.

Answer: Pan Pacific Auditorium

The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was a landmark on Beverly Boulevard. It was next the the home of the Hollywood Stars baseball team and within a mile of CBS Television City and the Farmers Market. The designers were Wurdeman and Becket and it was one of America's finest examples of Streamline Moderne.

5. In the late 50s this park on the ocean was built and intended to compete with Disneyland.

Answer: Pacific Ocean Park

Pacific Ocean Park was a twenty-eight acre, nautical-themed amusement park built on a pier at Santa Monica. It was actually a major remodeling of an older park that stood on the site. The entrance was an elevator that would "take you under the sea". It was nicknamed "POP" for "Pacific Ocean Park" or "Pay One Price."

6. This unusually shaped restaurant was built across from the Ambassador Hotel in 1926. It was the birthplace of the Cobb salad.

Answer: The Brown Derby

A second Brown Derby was built near Hollywood and Vine in 1929. Two more were later built in Beverly Hills and the Los Feliz area. They were frequented by celebrities during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

7. The Hollywood Stars baseball team needed a new home in Los Angeles and a field was finally built in 1939. What was its name?

Answer: Gilmore Field

Gilmore Field opened on May 2, 1939, on Beverly Boulevard next to the Pan Pacific Auditorium. Jack Benny, Al Jolsen, Gary Cooper, Robert Taylor and Bing Crosby hosted pre-game activities that resembled a Hollywood premiere.

8. Located on the tip of the Palos Verdes peninsula this was a great family attraction.

Answer: Marineland of the Pacific

Marineland of the Pacific opened in August, 1954. Located at the tip of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, it was the largest oceanarium in the world.

9. Groucho Marx did his radio/tv show from this location at the corner of Sunset and Vine.

Answer: NBC

The NBC studios were located at the corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood. It was torn down after a new studio was built in Burbank. Many of the classic TV shows were done there including Groucho Marx and Truth or Consequences.

10. The "Los Angeles Incline Railway," was better known as what?

Answer: Angel's Flight

The original Angels Flight, originally known as the "Los Angeles Incline Railway," was built in 1901 to connect the downtown shopping district with the residential district of Bunker Hill. It was originally located at 3rd and Hill streets. In the late 60s, it was moved and then later put into storage. It has now been rebuilt at another location.

Source: Author denmarks

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