Great Heists and Gentleman Thieves – answers and explanations
Here are the answers to all 15 questions in the Great Heists and Gentleman Thieves quiz, each with a short explanation. From Ocean's Eleven to Money Heist and real art thefts — how well do you know the perfect crime? Haven't played yet? Take the quiz first and compare your score.
Play the quiz · 15 questions1. In Money Heist, the robbers wear masks depicting which Spanish artist?
Answer: Salvador Dalí
In La Casa de Papel (Money Heist), the robbers and their hostages wear red jumpsuits and plastic masks modelled on Salvador Dalí's face, complete with his upturned moustache. The series, created by Álex Pina, first aired in 2017 and the mask later appeared at protests worldwide.
2. In the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, thieves posed as what?
Answer: Police officers
Two men dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum early on 18 March 1990, tied up the guards and took 13 works in 81 minutes. The art, including a Vermeer and Rembrandts, has never been recovered.
3. Which small cars make the famous getaway through Turin in The Italian Job (1969)?
Answer: Mini Coopers
Three Austin Mini Cooper S cars, painted red, white and blue, carry the stolen gold through Turin's arcades, stairways and rooftops in the 1969 film. Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli helped the production, even lending Ferrari Dinos for the Mafia characters.
4. Which actor plays Danny Ocean in the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven?
Answer: George Clooney
George Clooney plays Danny Ocean in Steven Soderbergh's 2001 remake, leading a crew of thieves that includes Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
5. After its 1911 theft from the Louvre, the Mona Lisa was recovered in which city?
Answer: Florence
The Mona Lisa, stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia on 21 August 1911, resurfaced in Florence in December 1913 when he tried to sell it to dealer Alfredo Geri; Uffizi director Giovanni Poggi authenticated it and police arrested him.
6. In Ocean's Eleven (2001), Danny Ocean's crew robs the vault beneath which casino?
Answer: The Bellagio
In Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), the underground vault beneath the Bellagio holds the cash for three Terry Benedict casinos - the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand - and the crew escapes with over $160 million on the night of a big boxing match.
7. In Money Heist, the gang's FIRST heist targets which Madrid institution?
Answer: The Royal Mint of Spain
The gang's first job, in Parts 1 and 2 of La Casa de Papel (from 2017), is the takeover of the Royal Mint of Spain in Madrid, where they hold 67 hostages and print 2.4 billion euros; the Bank of Spain gold heist comes later, in Parts 3 to 5.
8. In Now You See Me (2013), the Four Horsemen pull off robberies as what?
Answer: Stage magicians
In Now You See Me, a group of illusionists called the Four Horsemen appear to rob a Paris bank in the middle of their live Las Vegas magic show.
9. Which actor plays art thief Nolan Booth in the 2021 film Red Notice?
Answer: Ryan Reynolds
Red Notice (2021) stars Ryan Reynolds as thief Nolan Booth, Dwayne Johnson as an FBI profiler and Gal Gadot as rival thief 'The Bishop'.
10. In Heat (1995), the famous downtown LA shootout erupts after the crew robs what?
Answer: A bank
Heat's celebrated street battle breaks out as McCauley's crew leaves a downtown Los Angeles bank with $12.2 million; interiors were shot at the real Far East National Bank and exteriors near 444 S. Flower Street.
11. In Money Heist, the robbers' code names are all taken from what?
Answer: Cities
In La Casa de Papel the robbers adopt city code names such as Tokyo, Berlin, Nairobi, Moscow, Denver, Rio, Helsinki and Oslo, so they stay anonymous to each other. Creator Alex Pina said the idea came from a T-shirt bearing the word Tokyo.
12. Which French actor stars as the Lupin-inspired thief in Netflix's 'Lupin'?
Answer: Omar Sy
Omar Sy plays Assane Diop, the thief inspired by Maurice Leblanc's gentleman burglar, in Netflix's Lupin, which premiered in January 2021. The role made him an international star, and he also co-produced the fourth part released in October 2026.
13. Who played Danny Ocean in the original 1960 film Ocean's Eleven?
Answer: Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra played Danny Ocean in the 1960 Ocean's Eleven, leading Rat Pack co-stars Dean Martin (Sam Harmon), Sammy Davis Jr. (Josh Howard) and Peter Lawford in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve.
14. At the Gardner Museum, what still hangs where the stolen artworks once were?
Answer: Empty frames
Empty gilded frames still hang in Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where works stolen on 18 March 1990 once were; the museum rehung them in 1994 as placeholders and symbols of hope for the art's return.
15. The 1963 Great Train Robbery hijacked a Royal Mail train in which country?
Answer: England
The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963 took place at Bridego Bridge near Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, England, where a gang led by Bruce Reynolds halted the Glasgow-to-London Royal Mail train and took about £2.6 million.