Hollywood Trivia Questions

Erected in 1923, the sign read 'Hollywoodland' and promoted a real estate subdivision; the 'land' suffix was removed in 1949.

Hollywood is a neighborhood within Los Angeles, not Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills is a separate city surrounded by Los Angeles.

The sign was built as a permanent advertisement for a housing development called 'Hollywoodland,' not as a film set.

The Oscars moved to the Dolby Theatre (then Kodak) in 2002. Earlier ceremonies were held at the Roosevelt Hotel, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and other venues.

The first Oscars took place on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in a banquet setting with 270 guests.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame's first eight stars were unveiled in 1960, with construction beginning in 1958 and official dedication in 1960.

Hollywood became a municipality in 1903 but voted to annex into Los Angeles in 1910 to gain access to water and sewer services.

The first Hollywood studio was Nestor Studios, established in 1911. DeMille's studio came later; his first Hollywood film was 'The Squaw Man' in 1914.