Heist Hijinx
What year was bank robbery labelled as its own crime?
1934
Founded in 1908, this organization would become one of the most prominent federal organizations in catching criminals and maintaining a safe internal security against crime and domestic terrorism.
The Bureau of Investigation
The 1967 film about two lovers who rob banks and live in a life of crime, based on the true story of two people of the same name.
Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
Created in 2017, the fictional film starring Ansel Elgort that follows the story of a young man roped into a life of crime for his talented get-away driving abilities.
Baby Driver
What is the definition of a heist?
A robbery
What year was the first classic, 'stick-em up', bank robbery, committed by the James brothers and their men who rode with them.
1866
This group of outlaws consisting of two brothers and many ex-Confederates was most infamous for enacting the first 'stick-em up robbery' in western American history, hence beginning the legacy of outlaws in the Wild West.
The James-Younger Gang
Where does the scene for Dog Day Afternoon and the actual robbery it was based off of take place? (Borough)
Brooklyn, NYC
Starring Tom Cruise (do I need to go on), involves the perfect heist through high tech gadgets.
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The three 'founders' of the Bureau of Investigation (two of the three names will be a legible answer).
T.R. (the man on the Schoology picture), J. Edgar Hoover, and Charles J. Bonaparte
What year would the Bureau of Investigation become the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
1935
Two of the most infamous and idolized criminals, Bonnie & Clyde, committed crimes and several acts of robbery with this gang throughout the early 1930s.
The Barrow Gang
Labelled as one of the Games of the Decade, this video game released in 2018 followed the story of a gang of outlaws surviving in the West through train and bank robberies, based upon Butch Cassidy and his gang.
Red Dead Redemption 2
The American action-based movie franchise about a multitude of criminals committing bank robberies across the globe, starring Vin Diesel and eventually the Rock.
Fast & Furious
Why does Sonny Wortzik from Dog Day Afternoon (and also the real inspiration) rob the bank in NYC?
For their partner´s transgender surgery
What year was the first official bank robbery that was never officially solved, in the city of Philadelphia?
1798
Founded in 1850, this organization would be among the first private detective and security agencies, that would famously establish the first criminal database and go toe to toe with many outlaw gangs in the late 19th century.
The Pinkerton National Detective Agency
What bank robber was the 1975 movie, Dog Day Afternoon, based upon?
John Wojtowicz
Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, among many other famous names in the acting industry, this 2001 film was about the stages and enactment of a perfectly planned casino heist.
Ocean's 11 (2001)
How much money (in modern day or money of the time period) was taken from the Bank of Pennsylvania in 1798?
$163k in money of the time, $3.2 million in modern day money
What year did the Wild West and age of the American outlaw die out?
1920
What gang, founded and led by Butch Cassidy, was most infamous for having the largest quantity and success of train robberies in the West?
The Wild Bunch
Starring in the 1992 film, Reservoir Dogs, he was on the FBI's most wanted list for crimes including, but not limited to, bank robbery, armed robbery, and extortion.
Edward Bunker
What was the name of the movie where the Muppets enacted a jewel heist in a comical fashion?
The Great Muppet Caper
The location of the first American-Western heist.
Clay County Savings Association Building