Where is the opening number filmed?

On a Los Angeles freeway interchange ramp

La La Land Quiz: Griffith Observatory and LA Locations

A jazz pianist and an aspiring actress fall in love among the landmarks of Los Angeles, and this La La Land quiz visits the real places on screen. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the freeway opening, Griffith Observatory, Angels Flight, the Hermosa Beach pier, the Warner Bros lot, Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, Justin Hurwitz's score and the Oscars mix-up.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Director
Who directed La La Land?
Stars
Who play Sebastian and Mia?
Jobs
What are Sebastian and Mia's dreams?
Opening
Where is the opening number filmed?
Planetarium
Where do Mia and Sebastian dance among the stars?
Railway
Which tiny funicular railway do they ride?
Pier
Where does Sebastian sing City of Stars on a pier?
Composer
Who composed the score?
Oscars
Which Oscar did Emma Stone win for the film?
Mixup
What happened at the 2017 Oscars?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who directed La La Land?
Answer: Damien Chazelle
It was released in 2016.
Q2: Who play Sebastian and Mia?
Answer: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
They had worked together before.
Q3: What are Sebastian and Mia's dreams?
Answer: Jazz pianist and actress
Both chase careers in LA.
Q4: Where is the opening number filmed?
Answer: On a Los Angeles freeway interchange ramp
Traffic was closed for filming.
Q5: Where do Mia and Sebastian dance among the stars?
Answer: Griffith Observatory
They float into the planetarium sky.
Q6: Which tiny funicular railway do they ride?
Answer: Angels Flight
It is in downtown LA.
Q7: Where does Sebastian sing City of Stars on a pier?
Answer: Hermosa Beach
He tips his hat to a couple.
Q8: Who composed the score?
Answer: Justin Hurwitz
He won two Oscars.
Q9: Which Oscar did Emma Stone win for the film?
Answer: Best Actress
The film won six Oscars.
Q10: What happened at the 2017 Oscars?
Answer: La La Land was wrongly announced as Best Picture
Moonlight was the real winner.

La La Land Quiz – Griffith Observatory and LA Locations

La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle and released in 2016, stars Ryan Gosling as jazz pianist Sebastian and Emma Stone as aspiring actress Mia. It celebrates and gently mocks Los Angeles.

The opening number was filmed on a freeway interchange ramp with traffic closed. The couple dances in the planetarium at Griffith Observatory, rides the tiny Angels Flight railway downtown, and Sebastian sings City of Stars on the pier at Hermosa Beach. Mia works at a cafe on the Warner Bros lot.

Justin Hurwitz's score won two Oscars, Stone won Best Actress and Chazelle became the youngest Best Director winner. At the 2017 ceremony, La La Land was wrongly announced as Best Picture before the award was corrected to Moonlight.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Who the characters are
Where scenes were shot
Which awards it won
What happened at the Oscars

Did You Know?

The film won a record seven Golden Globes.
Gosling learned to play the piano parts himself.
The film tied the record for most Oscar nominations.
Colorful costumes match each scene's mood.
The ending imagines a different life.