PICTOFACT 40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That May One Day Be the Rosetta Stone That Future Generations Will Use to Decipher Our Language and Culture
<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>At the Movies: What happened to Siskel and Ebert’s balcony seats?</h3><ul><li>Smashed to pieces with hammers</li><li>Put on display at the Smithsonian Institution</li><li>Featured in a selfie station at the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The Wizard of Oz: What happened to Dorothy’s ruby slippers?</h3><p><p>Judy Garland’s ruby red slippers were stolen from a museum and went missing for 13 years. Lots of bizarre stories and legends swirled in that time, but what actually happened to them?</p></p><ul><li>They were thrown into a 300-foot-deep abandoned mine.</li><li>They were recovered after a yearlong sting operation by the FBI.</li><li>They were burned in a bonfire at a high school party.</li><li>They were found in a museum worker’s closet.</li><li>They were sealed in a paint can and anchored to the bottom of a river.</li><li>The ones that were stolen weren’t the real slippers at all.</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>King Kong (1933): What happened to New York city?</h3><p><p>The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building sets were a playground for child actors for almost three decades. But what 1960s sitcom did they throw out the iconic props to make room for?</p></p><ul><li>Gilligan’s Island</li><li>Leave It to Beaver</li><li>My Three Sons</li><li>Get Smart</li><li>The Brady Bunch</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: What Wonka products are still around?</h3><p><p>Almost all of the candy was tossed soon after filming wrapped, but which <strong>four </strong>candies did people manage to salvage?</p></p><ul><li>Wonka Bars</li><li>Lickable Wallpaper</li><li>Fizzy Lifting Drink</li><li>Exploding Candy</li><li>Golden Eggs</li><li>Scrumdidilyumptious Bars</li><li>Three-Course-Meal Gum</li><li>Everlasting Gobbstoppers</li><li>The Edible Teacup</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Pain &amp; Gain: How much did Michael Bay spend on sex toys?</h3><p><p>Bay shelled out for a bunch of sex toys — which he bizarrely intended to return to the store. What was the price tag? </p></p><ul><li>$900</li><li>$5,000</li><li>$75,000</li><li>100 Dogecoin</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Someone sold themselves way short when they stole the motorcycle from this movie — and sold it for parts.</h3><ul><li>Easy Rider (1969)</li><li>Freedom Writers (2007)</li><li>Ghost Rider (2007)</li><li>The Ghost Writer (2010)</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What was stolen from the set of World War Z?</h3><ul><li>One stuffed rat</li><li>Two plastic cows</li><li>Three whole zombies</li><li>Four Navy SEAL costumes</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The Wizard of Oz: Who sold Emerald City?</h3><p><p>The painted tapestry that showed the distant skyline of Emerald City sold for $44,000. Who got to cash that check?</p></p><ul><li>MGM Studios (who sold it before filming was completed)</li><li>A cleaning crew (who was hired by MGM to throw it out)</li><li>Buddy Ebsen (who stole it after being elbowed out of his Tin Man role)</li><li>Judy Garland (who was gifted the tapestry as a mea culpa for all the child labor)</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How many suits did one studio’s security guard steal?</h3><ul><li>One Spider-Man suit and a 007 suit</li><li>Two Spider-Man suits and a Men in Black suit</li><li>Three Spider-Man suits and a Godzilla suit</li><li>Four Spider-Man suits and a Batman suit</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Blade Runner: How did a thief use a stolen blaster in real life?</h3><p><p>One of Harrison Ford’s iconic future guns went missing during production. How did the thief profit off of it?</p></p><ul><li>Robbed a bank</li><li>Used it as a prototype for a black market of unregistered blasters</li><li>Mailed half of it to Ridley Scott, demanding a ransom</li></ul></section>
3 40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That May One Day Be the Rosetta Stone That Future Generations Will Use to Decipher Our Language and Culture
