The Movies of John Singleton Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. played Tré Styles in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood". Gooding would go on to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rod Tidwell in the 1995 film "Jerry Maguire".

Answer: Poetic Justice

"Poetic Justice" was a 1993 film directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. Jackson played a young woman named Justice who recited poetry throughout the movie. Tupac Shakur played Lucky, a local male who befriended Justice after her boyfriend died.

Answer: Columbus University

"Higher Learning" was a 1995 drama film directed by John Singleton. This film was about the struggles of three college freshman, played by Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson and Michael Rapaport, at the fictional Columbus University. Columbus University had a diverse population of students with most students usually socializing only with other students of the same race or gender. Tensions between the student ethnic groups flared throughout the movie. And the end of the movie, one of the students shot and killed three other students from the school's tower at a student organized peace rally.

Answer: Yes

The 1997 film "Rosewood" directed by John Singleton was about the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida. The Rosewood massacre was a January, 1923 riot which took place in rural Levy County, Florida. The town of Rosewood was abandoned and destroyed during these riots. Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Jon Voight starred in the 1997 film "Rosewood".

Answer: Shaft

Samuel L Jackson played the title character, New York City Police Department Detective John Shaft, in the 2000 film "Shaft". Jackson's character in the film was the nephew of Richard Roundtree's character, John Shaft, in the 1971 film "Shaft".

Answer: Baby Boy

John Singleton directed the 2001 film "Baby Boy". This movie was about a bicycle mechanic from urban Los Angeles named Jody Summers. Summers, played by Tyrese Gibson, dealt with with every day life experiences including raising several children, having multiple girlfriends and a new father figure moving into his home.

Answer: 2 Fast 2 Furious

John Singleton directed the 2003 film "2 Fast 2 Furious" as part of "The Fast and the Furious" film series. This film starred Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes and Cole Hauser. Former cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) teamed with his ex-con friend Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and undercover U.S. Customs agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) to take down a drug lord named Carter Verone (Cole Hauser).

Answer: Ice Cube

Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund and André Benjamin played the brothers in the 2005 film "Four Brothers". Ice Cube had roles in several movies directed by John Singleton such as the 1995 film "Higher Learning" and the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood", but he did not have a role in the 2005 film "Four Brothers".

Answer: Abduction

John Singleton directed the action-thriller movie "Abduction". The movie starred Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Jason Isaacs, Michael Nyqvist, and Alfred Molina. In the film, Nathan Harper, played by Taylor Lautner, discovered that he was living with two people who were not his biological parents when he saw his baby picture on a "Missing People" website.

Answer: Hustle & Flow

"Hustle & Flow" was a 2005 film which was written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. Terrence Howard played the main character, DJay. DJay was a gangster from Memphis, Tennessee who was tired of his criminal lifestyle and chose to pursue a career as a rap artist. DJay recorded a demo and gave it to an established local rap artist at a party. DJay was arrested for assault after getting in a fight at that same party.

While in jail, DJay learned that local DJ's were playing his demo on the radio.