Black Romance Movie Trivia

All is fair in love and basketball. Fourteen questions from the films that defined Black love on screen.

By the Reel Culture team · Updated September 2026

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.