Pop Culture Do you have the killer knowledge to take out this pop culture trivia? Test yourself here! Published 9 months ago on February 28, 2023 By Mike Peck 0% Pop Culture Vol. 12 Which infamous serial killer once made the local paper for catching a purse snatcher? Richard Ramirez John Wayne Gacy Jeffrey Dahmer Ted Bundy Next Question Wrong! Correct! In 1973, before the world knew of his crimes, Ted Bundy made The Seattle Times for catching a man who snatched a woman's purse in a mall parking lot.The article starts with this line: "Ted Bundy, 26, who was assistant director of the Seattle Crime Prevention Advisory Commission until is funding expired December 31, caught a man who had snatched a woman's purse in the Northgate Mall Parking Area Monday night." Police said Bundy recovered $34 that the suspect had taken from the pocketbook. Master of horror Alfred Hitchcock was terrified of what? Birds Monsters Children Eggs Next Question Wrong! Correct! The director who terrified audiences with masterpieces in horror like Psycho and The Birds, considered himself an ovophobe—someone frightened of eggs. Alfred Hitchcock explained to an interviewer in 1963: "I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened; they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there's that yellow thing, round, without any holes…Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I've never tasted it." Which classic role was actually portrayed by an American? J. Edgar Hoover in 'J. Edgar' (2011) Abraham Lincoln in 'Lincoln' (2012) Thomas Edison in 'The Current War' (2015) Batman in 'The Dark Knight' (2008) Next Question Wrong! Correct! Leonardo DiCaprio played J. Edgar Hoover in the 2011 drama J. Edgar, directed by Clint Eastwood. DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles in 1974.Daniel Day-Lewis, Christian Bale, and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Current War) are all English actors. Which late artist left $2,500 in her will for her friends to have a party? Mama Cass Amy Winehouse Janis Joplin Whitney Houston Next Question Wrong! Correct! Article 11 of Janis Joplin's will included the stipulation that she wanted $2,500 of her estate set aside for a post-funeral party "at a suitable location as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell." About 200 special guests attended the party with invitations that read, "Drinks are on Pearl" — referring to Joplin's nickname and her final album title. The party took place at Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California. The actor who played R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" franchise once called his castmate "the rudest man" he's ever met. Who was it? Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) Harrison Ford (Han Solo) Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) Wrong! Correct! According to "Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise, once called Anthony Daniels, or C-3PO, 'the rudest man' he’s ever met." Next Trivia Did You Know? The first US reality show was the PBS series An American Family, which debuted in 1973. The show was a major hit for PBS, while there wouldn’t be another reality show in the States until MTV’s The Real World premiered in 1992. Related Topics: Advertisement