2000s Black Movie Trivia Questions
The 2000s: Barbershop debates, HBCU drumlines, Cascade on skates and Oscars for Jamie and Three 6. Run the decade.
Questions & Answers
In Barbershop (2002), what does Calvin almost sell?
Answer: His father's South Side barbershop
Cedric the Entertainer's Eddie caused real-world controversy with his Rosa Parks jokes.
Who plays Calvin in Barbershop?
Answer: Ice Cube
By 2002, Cube had gone from N.W.A to family-friendly franchises.
Drumline (2002) is set at which fictional university?
Answer: Atlanta A&T
Nick Cannon's Devon can't read music — that's the whole conflict.
What does 'one band, one sound' mean in Drumline?
Answer: No showboating — the band plays as one
Real HBCU bands supplied the halftime firepower.
In ATL, what rink anchors the story?
Answer: Cascade — Atlanta's legendary skating rink
T.I.'s film debut, directed by music-video vet Chris Robinson.
Who directed Ray (2004), and who won the Oscar for it?
Answer: Taylor Hackford directed; Jamie Foxx won Best Actor
Foxx played piano himself — Ray Charles personally approved him.
In Hustle & Flow, what's DJay trying to record?
Answer: A demo tape — 'Whoop That Trick' and 'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp'
Three 6 Mafia won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2006.
Who plays the lead in Akeelah and the Bee?
Answer: Keke Palmer
Laurence Fishburne coaches her through 'pulchritude.'
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) introduced film audiences to which character?
Answer: Madea
Tyler Perry brought her from the stage-play circuit to #1 at the box office.
In Stomp the Yard, what dance style powers the step shows?
Answer: Krumping meets stepping
Columbus Short's April Fools' battle scenes filled theaters in 2007.
What Denzel-led 2007 drama features a debate team?
Answer: The Great Debaters
Based on Wiley College's 1930s team; Denzel directed too.
Who stars as Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009)?
Answer: Jamal Woolard
Angela Bassett plays Voletta Wallace, Biggie's mother.
In Baby Boy (2001), who plays Jody's mother's boyfriend Melvin?
Answer: Ving Rhames
John Singleton's spiritual sequel to Boyz n the Hood.
In You Got Served, what's the prize at the Big Bounce battle?
Answer: $50,000 and a spot in a Lil' Kim video
Marques Houston and Omarion made B2K a big-screen force.
Which 2002 biopic starred Derek Luke as a real-life Navy man, directed by Denzel Washington?
Answer: Antwone Fisher
Luke was working at the Sony gift shop when he was cast.
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