Long Beach Trivia II

LONG BEACH TRIVIA II

11) What kind of race has Long Beach hosted every year since 1975?

SKATEBOARD RACE TURTLE RACE HORSE RACE CAR RACE

The Long Beach Grand Prix is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach every April. The single largest event in the city of Long Beach, attendance for the weekend regularly reaches or exceeds 200,000 people.

12) Which room of the Queen Mary Hotel is reportedly haunted?

C-130 D-270 B-340 A-10

In 2008, Time magazine included the Queen Mary among its "Top 10 Haunted Places", and the hotel promotes suite room B-340, a former third class cabin, as "notoriously haunted."

13) Long Beach is the only city in Los Angeles County with _____.

NO MOVIE STUDIOS THREE PRO SPORTS TEAMS A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AN OFF-LEASH DOG BEACH

Long Beach is home to Rosie's Dog Beach--the only legal off-leash beach area for dogs in Los Angeles County. The Dog Zone is in effect from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. What's not to like? Dogs. Beach. Dog beach. There is no better pairing, except maybe wine and cheese.

14) What invasive plant species can be found in Long Beach?

ALL OF THESE WILD RADISH TUMBLEWEED EUCALYPTUS

Since the arrival of Europeans, many alien species have become naturalized in the area. Introduced plants include yellow mustard, eucalyptus, wild radish, and tumbleweed. Such plants now far outnumber the indigenous plants and spread rapidly in the city's vacant lots and oil fields.