Black Romance Movie Trivia
All is fair in love and basketball. Fourteen questions from the films that defined Black love on screen.
Questions & Answers
In Love & Basketball, what game decides Monica and Quincy's relationship?
Answer: One-on-one basketball — 'for your heart'
Gina Prince-Bythewood's debut; Monica loses the game but wins the man.
Who plays Monica and Quincy?
Answer: Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps
Lathan trained for months — she'd barely played basketball before.
In Love Jones, what does Darius perform the night he meets Nina?
Answer: A spoken-word poem — 'A Blues for Nina'
Larenz Tate and Nia Long set the template for grown Black romance.
What city is Love Jones set in?
Answer: Chicago
The Sanctuary poetry club scenes defined 90s neo-soul cool.
In The Best Man, what secret is in Harper's novel?
Answer: His past night with Mia, his best friend's bride-to-be
The Electric Slide scene at the wedding is canon.
Who directed The Best Man and its sequel?
Answer: Malcolm D. Lee
The Best Man Holiday reunion came 14 years later.
In Brown Sugar, what question anchors the whole film?
Answer: 'When did you fall in love with hip-hop?'
Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs — romance as an ode to the culture.
What jobs do Sidney and Dre hold in Brown Sugar?
Answer: Music journalist and record executive
Their careers mirror the film's love letter to hip-hop's golden era.
In Poetic Justice, what is Justice's profession?
Answer: Hairdresser — and poet
Her poems were written by Maya Angelou.
Who stars opposite Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice?
Answer: Tupac Shakur
The mail-truck road trip is one of the decade's defining pairings.
In Jason's Lyric, where do Jason and Lyric dream of escaping?
Answer: Away from Houston — 'somewhere better'
A Southern romance wrapped in a family tragedy.
What 1997 film pairs a bank robber and a cop in a doomed romance?
Answer: Set It Off — Cleo's crew, but it's Stony and Keith's romance
Jada Pinkett and Blair Underwood's arc softens the heist drama.
In How Stella Got Her Groove Back, where does Stella meet Winston?
Answer: Jamaica
Based on Terry McMillan's novel — and her real romance.
Who wrote both Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back?
Answer: Terry McMillan
Waiting to Exhale's soundtrack, produced by Babyface, went 7x platinum.
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