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35 Black Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

Oct 01, 2026 · Block Party Games

Think you know Black cinema? These Black movie trivia questions and answers cover the classics, the comedies and the modern hits, from Coming to America to Get Out. Use them for movie night, a party icebreaker or a family trivia battle.

How to play: split into two teams, read each question aloud, and give 1 point per correct answer. Bonus point if someone can do the line in the character's voice.

Classic Black Movie Trivia (1980s and 1990s)

In Coming to America (1988), what fictional African country is Prince Akeem from?
Answer: Zamunda.
In Coming to America, what is the name of Cleo McDowell's fast-food restaurant?
Answer: McDowell's.
Who directed Do the Right Thing (1989)?
Answer: Spike Lee.
Who directed Boyz n the Hood (1991), earning a Best Director Oscar nomination?
Answer: John Singleton.
Which rap duo starred in House Party (1990)?
Answer: Kid 'n Play.
Who played Celie in The Color Purple (1985)?
Answer: Whoopi Goldberg.
Who directed The Five Heartbeats (1991)?
Answer: Robert Townsend.
Which two comedy legends starred together in Harlem Nights (1989)?
Answer: Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.
Who played Bishop in Juice (1992)?
Answer: Tupac Shakur.
Who played the title role in Poetic Justice (1993)?
Answer: Janet Jackson.
Who directed Menace II Society (1993)?
Answer: The Hughes Brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes).
Who played Malcolm X in Spike Lee's 1992 film?
Answer: Denzel Washington.

Black Comedy Movie Trivia

In Friday (1995), who played Craig and who played Smokey?
Answer: Ice Cube (Craig) and Chris Tucker (Smokey).
Who played Day-Day in Next Friday (2000)?
Answer: Mike Epps.
In Barbershop (2002), what is the name of the shop owner played by Ice Cube?
Answer: Calvin.
In which film did Tyler Perry first bring Madea to the big screen?
Answer: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005).
Who played Dina in Girls Trip (2017)?
Answer: Tiffany Haddish.
Which two actors starred as the detectives in Bad Boys (1995)?
Answer: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
In Dolemite Is My Name (2019), Eddie Murphy plays which real-life comedian?
Answer: Rudy Ray Moore.
Who played Rita in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)?
Answer: Lauryn Hill.

Black Romance and Drama Trivia

Who played Monica and Quincy in Love & Basketball (2000)?
Answer: Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps.
Who directed Love & Basketball?
Answer: Gina Prince-Bythewood.
In Love Jones (1997), what is Darius Lovehall's passion?
Answer: Poetry. He's a poet, played by Larenz Tate.
Waiting to Exhale (1995) is based on a novel by which author?
Answer: Terry McMillan.
Who played Cleo in Set It Off (1996)?
Answer: Queen Latifah.
Who directed Eve's Bayou (1997)?
Answer: Kasi Lemmons.
Which rapper starred as Rashad in ATL (2006)?
Answer: T.I.
Who starred as Devon Miles in Drumline (2002)?
Answer: Nick Cannon.

Modern Black Movie Trivia

Which Barry Jenkins film won Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars?
Answer: Moonlight.
In Get Out (2017), what is the name of the place Chris falls into under hypnosis?
Answer: The Sunken Place.
Which Oscar did Jordan Peele win for Get Out?
Answer: Best Original Screenplay.
Who played T'Challa in Black Panther (2018)?
Answer: Chadwick Boseman.
Who directed Selma (2014)?
Answer: Ava DuVernay.
Who won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Ray Charles in Ray (2004)?
Answer: Jamie Foxx.
For which film did Denzel Washington win the Best Actor Oscar in 2002?
Answer: Training Day.

Want More Black Movie Trivia? Play Role Call

Role Call: Blackbuster Edition is a Black-owned movie trivia game made as a tribute to iconic Black cinema. Two teams answer movie questions, including "finish the line" quotes, with point values printed on every card and hint cards for when you're stuck. There are alternate rules for smaller groups too.

Looking for something beyond movies? Try CP Time for Black culture trivia or Culture Canvas for a drawing game, or browse all of our Black card games and trivia games.