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Quiz about Shaft The 2000 Version
Quiz about Shaft The 2000 Version

"Shaft": The 2000 Version Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the 2000 version of "Shaft" which was directed by John Singleton.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
350,245
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
238
Question 1 of 10
1. Which actor played the title character New York City Police Department Detective John Shaft in this movie? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. At the beginning of the movie, John Shaft was investigating the murder of Trey Howard outside a Manhattan nightspot. Local socialite, Walter Wade, Jr., was the prime suspect for the murder. Did Walter Wade Jr. voluntarily turn himself in to police custody?


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Question 3 of 10
3. What was the name of the waitress who witnessed the murder of Trey Howard? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Did Richard Roundtree appear in this version of "Shaft"?


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Question 5 of 10
5. Walter Wade, Jr. went to court and was charged with homicide for the murder of Trey Howard. Wade was let out on bail. Where did Wade go after posting bail? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The waitress who witnessed the murder had gone missing. Who did Walter Wade, Jr. hire to locate and murder the waitress? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The witness was located by John Shaft and taken away to an aprtment for her protection. A shootout occurs between the cops and the gang looking for the witness. Who did John Shaft shoot during a dramatic one on one confrontation on the street? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. During the shootout, two cops were revealed to have been hired to help locate and murder the witness. What were their names? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Who killed Walter Wade, Jr. as he was entering the courthouse before the murder trial? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. John Shaft quit his job with the New York City Police Department at the end of the movie. What new line of work did Shaft choose? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which actor played the title character New York City Police Department Detective John Shaft in this movie?

Answer: Samuel L Jackson

 Samuel L Jackson played New York City Police Department Detective John Shaft in the 2000 version of "Shaft". John Shaft is the the nephew of the private eye John Shaft played by Richard Roundtree in the "Shaft" movie series of the 1970s.
2. At the beginning of the movie, John Shaft was investigating the murder of Trey Howard outside a Manhattan nightspot. Local socialite, Walter Wade, Jr., was the prime suspect for the murder. Did Walter Wade Jr. voluntarily turn himself in to police custody?

Answer: no

Walter Wade, Jr., son of a local real estate tycoon, had a confrontation with Trey Howard inside a Manhattan nightspot. Trey was brutally attacked by Walter outside the nightspot and died from the injuries. As Trey's body was being moved onto the ambulance to be taken away from the crime scene, John Shaft arrested Walter Wade, Jr. for the murder of Trey Howard.
3. What was the name of the waitress who witnessed the murder of Trey Howard?

Answer: Diane Palmieri

 Diane Palmieri was the waitress whom witnessed Walter Wade, Jr. murder Trey Howard. Walter Wade, Jr. saw Diane and the wealthy Wade family paid Diane to be silent about the murder.
4. Did Richard Roundtree appear in this version of "Shaft"?

Answer: yes

Richard Roundtree reprised his his role as John Shaft, the uncle of Samuel L Jackson's character in this movie. Richard Roundtree played John Shaft in the 1971 version of "Shaft" and the two sequels the 1972 film "Shaft's Big Score" and the 1973 film "Shaft in Africa".
5. Walter Wade, Jr. went to court and was charged with homicide for the murder of Trey Howard. Wade was let out on bail. Where did Wade go after posting bail?

Answer: Switzerland

 Walter Wade, Jr. went to Switzerland after posting bail for his homicide charge. He called Shaft's office while skiing in Switzerland. He stayed there for two years before attempting to sneak back home.
6. The waitress who witnessed the murder had gone missing. Who did Walter Wade, Jr. hire to locate and murder the waitress?

Answer: Peoples Hernandez

 Peoples Hernandez was a Dominican drug lord who met Walter Wade, Jr. while they were both incarcerated at police headquarters. Wade was worried that Shaft would locate Diane to persuade her to testify, thus he hired Peoples to locate and kill her.
7. The witness was located by John Shaft and taken away to an aprtment for her protection. A shootout occurs between the cops and the gang looking for the witness. Who did John Shaft shoot during a dramatic one on one confrontation on the street?

Answer: Peoples Hernandez

 Peoples and Shaft had a one on one confrontation on the street. Peoples revealed to Shaft that he had been hired to murder Diane by Walter Wade, Jr. Eventually Shaft shoots Peoples and kills him.
8. During the shootout, two cops were revealed to have been hired to help locate and murder the witness. What were their names?

Answer: Groves and Roselli

 Peoples Hernandez hired two of John Shaft's co-workers, Jimmy Groves and Jack Roselli, to help him find Diane Palmieri and kill her. Shaft's partner, Carmen Vasquez, realized that Groves and Roselli were following Shaft to find Diane and shot both of the corrupt cops.
9. Who killed Walter Wade, Jr. as he was entering the courthouse before the murder trial?

Answer: Carla Howard

 Carla Howard, Trey Howard's mother, shot Walter Wade, Jr. When he was walking into on the day of his murder trial, someone shot him from the crowd and immediately killed him. The crowd dispersed, and Carla Howard was exposed as the shooter.
10. John Shaft quit his job with the New York City Police Department at the end of the movie. What new line of work did Shaft choose?

Answer: Private Eye

 John Shaft preferred to being a private eye over working as a detective with the New York City Police Department. So he quit the New York City Police Department and went to work with his uncle as a private eye.
Source: Author workisboring

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