Movie/Actor II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Little Richard

Known as "The Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard Wayne Penniman, a.k.a Little Richard appeared as Orvis Goodnight in the movie "Down And Out In Beverly Hills", and as himself in the movie "Why Do Fools Fall In Love". Little Richard is known for his classic hits such as "Long Tall Sally" and "Tutti Frutti".

Little Richard passed away on May 9, 2020.

Answer: Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson played the role of Abernathy in the movie "Grindhouse: Deathproof" and also played the role of Valerie Brown in the big screen adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera classic cartoon "Josie And The Pussycats".

Rosario Dawson has also been featured in movies such as "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" with Eddie Murphy, and "He Got Game" with Denzel Washington.

Answer: Denis Leary

Denis Leary played Captain George Stacy in the movie "The Amazing Spider-Man* and was also featured as Edgar Friendly in the movie "Demolition Man".

Denis Leary is also known for his role as Tommy Gavin on the FX TV series "Rescue Me".

Answer: Clarence Williams, III

Clarence Williams, III played Francis L, the Kid's (Prince) father in the 1984 classic movie "Purple Rain", and also played the creepy mortician Mr. Simms in the 1995 horror classic "Tales From The Hood". He's also known for his role as Linc Hayes on the classic ABC-TV series "The Mod Squad".

Clarence Williams, III died of colon cancer on June 4, 2021.

Answer: Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier played Clyde Williams in the movie "Let's Do It Again", with Bill Cosby, and co-starred opposite Tony Curtis as Noah Cullen in the classic film "The Defiant Ones".

Sidney Poitier is also the first Black actor to win the Academy award for Best Actor for his role in the movie "Lillies of the Field".

Sidney Poitier passed away on January 6, 2022.

Answer: Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Judson Shue played the role of Christina "Chris" Parker in the 1987 film "Adventures In Babysitting". She's also known for her role as Ali Mills in the '80s classic "The Karate Kid".

Elisabeth Shue reprised her role of Ali Mills in season 3 of the Netflix series "Cobra Kai".

Answer: Christina Milian

Actress and singer Christina Milian played Nina in the 2004 action movie "Torque"
with Jay Hernandez and Ice Cube. She also co-starred as Linda Moon in the 2005 movie "Be Cool" along with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Answer: Kel Mitchell

Actor/comedian Kel Mitchell played the role of Ed in the movie "Good Burger" opposite Kenan Thompson. He also played the role of the Invisible Boy in the 1999 superhero movie "Mystery Men" opposite Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, and William H. Macy.

"Good Burger" was based on the comedy sketch of the same name from the Nickelodeon TV series "All That".

Answer: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Pro Wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper played George Nada in the John Carpenter cult classic movie "They Live", and also played the role of Cowboy in the movie "Buy & Cell". Piper is also known for wrestling matches against legends such as Hulk Hogan, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, and "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper passed away on July 31, 2015.

Answer: Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Lesley Panettiere co-starred as Sheryl Yost in the 2000 biographical film "Remember The Titans" opposite Denzel Washington, Will Patton, and Ryan Gosling, and played the role of Kirby Reed in the slasher film "Scream 4" along with Neve Campbell, Rory Culkin, and Britt Robertson.

Hayden Panettiere is also known for her role of Claire Bennet on the NBC-TV series "Heroes".

Answer: Keke Palmer

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer played Nikki Grady in the Tyler Perry film "Madea's Family Reunion" along with Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, and Boris Kodjoe.

Keke Palmer also played the role of Mercedes in the 2019 movie "Hustlers" along with Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and Julia Stiles.

Answer: John Amos

Actor John Amos played the role of Cleo McDowell in the 2021 Amazon Prime movie "Coming 2 America", a sequel to the 1988 comedy movie "Coming To America" with Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Wesley Snipes, and also played the role of Major Grant in the 1990 film "Die Hard 2" along with Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz and Reginald VelJohnson.

Answer: Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez co-starred as Lorena in the 2003 comedy movie "Chasing Papi" along with Sofia Vergara, Maria Conchita Alonso and D.L. Hughley, and co-starred opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as Isabella Molina in the 2001 action film "Rush Hour 2".

Answer: Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens, known professionally as actress/Rap artist Queen Latifah co-starred with comedy legends Steve Martin, and Eugene Levy in the movie "Bringing Down The House". She played the role of Charlene Morton.

Queen Latifah also co-starred as Cleo Sims in the movie "Set It Off", alongside Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Answer: Wendell Pierce

Wendell Edward Pierce played the role of Michael Davenport in the 1995 film "Waiting To Exhale" with Whitney Houston, Lela Rochon-Fuqua and Angela Bassett. He was also featured as Reverend Lewis in the 2003 comedy movie "The Fighting Temptations" with Cuba Gooding, Jr., Mike Epps and Beyoncé Knowles.

Wendell Pierce is also known for his role of Detective Bunk Moreland on the HBO TV series "The Wire".