The Movie Props Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

A pair of Dorothy's ruby slippers sold at auction for $32.5 million in 2024, making them the most expensive movie memorabilia ever, and the movie props quiz explores objects that became stars. Meet lightsabers, Indiana Jones's golden idol, Wilson the volleyball in Cast Away, the DeLorean from Back to the Future and the One Ring.

Start the Movie Props Quiz

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Slippers
How much did a pair of ruby slippers sell for in 2024?
Wilson
What is Wilson in Cast Away?
DeLorean
Which car became a time machine in Back to the Future?
Lightsaber
What were early lightsaber props partly made from?
Idol
What does Indiana Jones swap the golden idol with?
Ring
How many One Ring props were made for The Lord of the Rings?
Rosebud
What was Rosebud in Citizen Kane?
Falcon
Which film features a black bird statue sought by criminals?
Bond car
Which car is most associated with James Bond?
Proton pack
Which film features proton packs?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How much did a pair of ruby slippers sell for in 2024?
Answer: About $32.5 million
They had been stolen in 2005.
Q2: What is Wilson in Cast Away?
Answer: A volleyball
Tom Hanks's character talks to it.
Q3: Which car became a time machine in Back to the Future?
Answer: DeLorean DMC-12
It needed 1.21 gigawatts.
Q4: What were early lightsaber props partly made from?
Answer: Old camera flash handles
Graflex flashes were used.
Q5: What does Indiana Jones swap the golden idol with?
Answer: A bag of sand
It triggers the trap.
Q6: How many One Ring props were made for The Lord of the Rings?
Answer: Many, in different sizes
Some were for close-ups.
Q7: What was Rosebud in Citizen Kane?
Answer: A sled
Spielberg bought one prop.
Q8: Which film features a black bird statue sought by criminals?
Answer: The Maltese Falcon
A prop sold for over $4 million.
Q9: Which car is most associated with James Bond?
Answer: Aston Martin DB5
It debuted in Goldfinger.
Q10: Which film features proton packs?
Answer: Ghostbusters
They capture ghosts.

The Movie Props Quiz – Objects That Became Stars

Movie props are the objects actors use on screen, and some become as famous as the characters who hold them. Iconic props can sell for millions at auction and are displayed in museums around the world.

Dorothy's ruby slippers became the most expensive movie memorabilia when a pair sold for about $32.5 million in 2024. Rosebud the sled from Citizen Kane, the Maltese Falcon statue and the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger are legendary.

Other famous props include lightsabers built from old camera flash handles, Indiana Jones's golden idol, Back to the Future's DeLorean time machine, Ghostbusters' proton packs, the One Ring and Wilson the volleyball, Tom Hanks's companion in Cast Away.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans and collectors will enjoy these questions.

What the slippers sold for
What Wilson is
Which car traveled in time
How lightsabers were made
Which car Bond drives

Did You Know?

The Hoverboard came from Back to the Future II.
Captain America's shield is a famous prop.
Mjolnir is Thor's hammer.
The Holy Grail cup was simple.
The Infinity Gauntlet holds six stones.