Uncovering Unmentionables! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jean Paul Gaultier

Madonna is well known for pushing the envelope and acting controversially. The pink cone bra is no exception. This creation, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier at Madonna's request, was unveiled during her Blonde Ambition tour which opened in 1990 in Japan. Madonna was wearing a pinstripe suit and a monocle necklace and upon launching into the song "Express Yourself", removed the jacket to reveal the now extremely famous pink cone bra and corset. Gaultier is famous for his unconventional designs which mix feminine and masculine styles which suited Madonna perfectly. Gaultier and Madonna collaborated several times after that.

Answer: Back to the Future

In "Back to the Future" Marty, played by Michael J. Fox, wakes up in the past and meets his mom as a young woman who keeps calling him Calvin. It is a hilariously awkward scene as she explains why she's calling him that name. He is wearing purple Calvin Kleins, which she obviously got a look at while he was sleeping.

She thinks his name is Calvin Klein because that is the name on his underwear. He explains his name is Marty while she moves to sit closer to him and then calls him Calvin Marty.

Answer: Captain Underpants

Captain Underpants is a superhero character in a series of illustrated books for children. The series revolves around two fourth grade boys who create an actual superhero from one of the boys comic books. Their mean school principal turns into Captain Underpants when he hears fingers snap and wears only white briefs and a red cape with black polka dots.

The series has been translated into multiple languages and sold tens of millions of copies. A movie was made in 2017 and a TV series for Netflix in 2018.

The series of books were on lists of banned books throughout the United States for a slew of reasons including insensitivity, anti-family content and encouraging disruptive behavior.

Answer: Tom Cruise

Joel Goodson, played by Tom Cruise, plays the song "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger and comes sliding across the floor in a pink shirt, white socks and white briefs. He then proceeds to dance and lip-sync to the song in a scene that has become incredibly famous and helped to launch Cruise on the way to superstardom.

The 'Risky Business Dance' has been parodied a ton of times. On television you can find parodies in "ALF", "South Park", "The Simpsons" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". In the movies, you can find parodies in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Never Been Kissed." It was even parodied at an NCAA Basketball tournament with coaches showing up in pink shirts and boxers.

Answer: Friends

Underwear isn't actually seen in this episode but is the backdrop to a hilarious exchange between characters. In the "Friends" episode, "The One Where No One's Ready", the action takes place as the friends are getting ready for a night out. They have about twenty minutes to get ready for an important function and no-one is ready to go. Chandler and Joey have had an argument that results in Chandler hiding Joey's underwear. To get back at him, Joey puts on all of Chandler's clothes but is not wearing underwear.

He explains to Chandler that he is 'going commando' and is getting pretty hot and sweaty wearing all of Chandler's clothes. The episode is hilarious and apparently helped put the phrase into the Oxford Dictionary.

Answer: Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus caused quite a stir with the video for the song "Wrecking Ball." In the video, she is seen wearing a short white tank top, white underwear, and red Doc Marten boots while swinging on a large ball. At other times in the video, she is completely naked.

The video was part of a series of actions by Cyrus to distance herself from the young, sweet, family oriented TV show she was on as a young teen, "Hannah Montana." When "Wrecking Ball" was released, it received almost twenty million views within a twenty-hour hour period on the video streaming site, Vevo.

Answer: Rocky Horror Picture Show

"Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a 1975 musical comedy horror starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. Brad and Janet (played by Sarandon) are out on a date when they run into car trouble and knock on the door of a spooky mansion. They are invited inside where they witness and participate in all kinds of strange activities with Dr. Frank-N-Furter (played by Tim Curry) and a group of Transylvanians.

The movie is a cult classic and is played at theatres around Halloween every year. Fans show up in the costumes worn by the characters and act out the lines as the movie plays.

A dance from the movie, the Time Warp, has become another iconic scene that is copied on the big and small screen. Examples include "The Simpsons", "Glee" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."

Answer: Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan accompanied her then boyfriend, shock rocker, Marilyn Manson, to the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. For the occasion, she wore a chainmail dress that was barely there with nothing underneath but an animal print thong. It was quite a cheeky choice that has gone down in red carpet history.

Her boyfriend, who is no stranger to controversy himself, was set to perform at the event but all the attention that evening was on McGowan. In her autobiography "Brave" she explains that the choice to wear something so shocking was absolutely a statement.

Answer: Freedom! '90

The video for "Freedom! '90" by George Michael features some of the top male and female supermodels of the time. Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell all appear in the video. Cindy Crawford is naked in a bathtub and Naomi Campbell is wearing a bra, shorts and biker boots.

The male models are seen wearing long johns and boxer shorts. The David Fincher directed video did not include George Michael but did include items that were symbolic of his image at the time. Those items are shown being destroyed in the video.

The video is cool, sexy, stylish and was on heavy rotation on MTV at the time.

Answer: The Seven Year Itch

Who hasn't seen a clip or a still of the famous scene where Marilyn Monroe is standing over a grate and a breeze is blowing up her white dress? This scene takes place in the 1955 movie "The Seven Year Itch" in which Monroe plays "The Girl" who tempts the married Richard Sherman, played by Tom Ewell.

In that famous scene, they have just exited a movie theatre. The scene was shot twice, once on location outside a theatre and again on a sound stage. Rumor has it that when they were filming it, there were numerous people who were watching and every time her skirt lifted up, the onlookers whistled and cheered.