Pop culture · October 13, 2026

Puzzle #5 answers

The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #5, and the story behind each one.

1. 01

   Film

   A boxer runs up these 72 steps and raises his arms in triumph.

   Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA

   

   The 'Rocky Steps' scene (1976) turned the museum's entrance into a landmark. A bronze Rocky statue now stands at the bottom.

   39.966, -75.181

2. 02

   Film

   Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in this real café.

   Café des Deux Moulins, Montmartre, Paris, France

   

   The café on Rue Lepic in Montmartre is still open and keeps a poster of the 2001 film on its wall.

   48.885, 2.333

4. 03

   Music

   The reggae legend's home and Tuff Gong studio, now a museum, is at 56 Hope Road in this city.

   Bob Marley Museum, Kingston, Jamaica

   

   Bob Marley lived at 56 Hope Road from 1975 until his death in 1981. It was also where he survived an assassination attempt in 1976.

   18.020, -76.786

5. 04

   Film

   "P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way…" A clownfish's lost son is taken to a dentist's aquarium in this city.

   Sydney, Australia

   

   In Finding Nemo (2003) Dory memorises the diver's address in Sydney. 42 Wallaby Way doesn't exist — fans have tried to find it.

   -33.869, 151.209

6. 05

   Film

   Mad Max: Fury Road moved its desert shoot from Australia to the dunes near this African coastal town.

   Namib Desert near Swakopmund, Namibia

   

   Rain made the Australian outback too green, so George Miller shot Fury Road for months in the Namib Desert around Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

   -22.680, 14.530