Which film was based on the primarily Black trucking operation of World War II?
1. 'Hit Man'
2. 'War Dogs'
3. 'Red Ball Express'
4. 'War Lords'
'Red Ball Express'
'Red Ball Express' is a 1952 World War II war film based on the real Red Ball Express convoys.
In the film, The Wiz (1978), based on The Wizard of Oz, the role of Dorothy was played by what actor?
1. Natalie Cole
2. Diana Ross
3. Melba Moore
4. Pam Grier
Diana Ross
Viewers of the film, The Wiz, still wonder how a 33 year old Diana Ross obtained the role of Dorothy, a 12 year old girl, but it happened.
Which of the following films featured Oprah Winfrey?
1. "Hollywood Shuffle"
2. "The Color Purple"
3. "Beverly Hills Cops"
4. "Blazing Saddles"
"The Color Purple"
In 1986, Oprah Winfrey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Color Purple" (1985)based on the novel by the same name by Alice Walker.
Which of the following was NOT a film that showcased the legendary stand-up comic, Richard Pryor?
1. "Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip"
2. "Richard Pryor Live in Concert"
3. "Richard Pryor at Carnegie Hall"
4. "Richard Pryor Here and Now"
"Richard Pryor at Carnegie Hall"
"Richard Pryor at Carnegie Hall" is NOT a Richard Pryor film as the legendary comic never performed at Carnegie Hall.
Which talented dancer taught Shirley Temple to tap dance up the staircase in "The Little Colonel"?
1. Daniel Haynes
2. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
3. Clarence Muse
4. Stepin' Fetchit
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, tap dancer and actor, was the most celebrated and highly paid African American entertainer in the first half of the 20th century and is best known for dancing with Shirley Temple in a series of films during the 1930s, and for starring in the musical "Stormy Weather" (1943).
Who was the white film maker who defied censors in 1928 by casting a Black priest giving last rites to a dying white woman and what was the film?
1. D.W, Griffith, "Birth of a Nation"
2. D. Paul Sloan, "Hearts of Dixie"
3. Erich Von Stroheim, "Wedding March"
4. Eric Von Stroheim, "Queen Kelly"
Eric Von Stroheim, "Queen Kelly"
Erich Von Stroheim was encouraged to modify his film "Queen Kelly" by making the African priest white instead of Black to avoid offending Catholics and angering the Ku Klux Klan; however, Stroheim stood his ground which cost him greatly and the film was never completed.
Who was the Black Prince Charming: who starred in "Mahogany" (1975), and appeared in supporting roles in "Nighthawks" (1981) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)?
1. Billy Day
2. Lou Gossett, Jr.
3. Billy Dee Williams
4. Sidney Poitier
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams actor, artist, singer, and writer has been the heart throb of a generation of women movie goers because of his portrayal of handsome and debonair characters in films.
Which film is set in South Africa and starred veteran actor, Canada Lee, as an old village priest and a young Sidney Poitier as a Catholic priest?
1. "Things Fall Apart"
2. "The Great White Hope"
3. "Cry, The Beloved Country"
4. "Another Country"
"Cry, The Beloved Country"
The critically acclaimed film, "Cry, the Beloved Country". is based on a 1948 novel of the same name by Alan Paton and starred both Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier.
Who was the actor who broke the color barrier by playing serious, intelligent characters in such films as "The Edge of the City" (1957) and "The Defiant Ones"(1958)?
1. Sidney Poitier
2. Ralph Ellison
3. Spike Lee
4. Eddie “Rochester” Anderson
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier also became the first Black Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1964 for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Which film in 1934 exposed the problem of intra-racial strife in a Black family as it also spoke simultaneously about racism in America? "
1. The Homesteader"
2. "Green Pastures"
3. "Birth of a Natio"
4. "Imitation of Life"
"Imitation of Life"
Based on the novel of the same name by Fannie Hurst, "Imitation of Life", which was made in 1934 and remade in 1959, was selected in 2005 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and in 2007 it was named by Time as one of "The 25 Most Important Films on Race".
Which of the following was NOT an early 20th Century Black filmmaker?
1. Oscar Micheaux
2. Noble Johnson
3. Jack Warner
4. Emmett J. Scott
Jack Warner
Jack Warner, was not a Black filmmaker, but was a Canadian American filmmaker who with his three brothers, founded Warner Bros. Studios.
What made the film Lost Boundaries peculiar?
1. There were no women’s roles
2. Men played the roles of women
3. Black roles were played by white actors
4. Adults played the roles of children
Black roles were played by white actors
In the film, Lost Boundaries (1948), a film about an African American family passing for white, the leading roles were all cast with white actors.
Which film used a script written by Maya Angelou?
1. "A Raisin in the Sun"
2. "Georgia, Georgia"
3. Mahogany"
4. "Georgia on My Mind" "
"Georgia, Georgia"
"Georgia, Georgia", a 1972 film written by Maya Angelou, is the first screenplay written by a black woman; she also wrote the film's soundtrack.
Which of the following actors was persecuted during the McCarthy-era communist witch-hunt?
1. Ossie Davis
2. Sidney Poitier
3. Brock Peters
4. Canada Lee
Canada Lee
After careers as a jockey, boxer and musician, Canada Lee became a well-known actor of the 30s and 40s. His success was cut short when he was blacklisted because of his political activism.
The energetically great Tina Turner was the star of what action flick in the 80s?
1. "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"
2. "Vamp"
3. "A View to Kill"
4. "Fort Apache: The Bronx "
"Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"
"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985), not only featured Tina Turner as a star of the film, but it also featured her hit, "We Don't Need Another Hero".
Which film was an adaptation of a stage play by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka)?
1. "Dante’s Hell"
2. "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note"
3. "Flying Dutchman"
4. "Dutchman"
"Dutchman"
The film "Dutchman" (1967) was based on the last play (by the same name) produced by Baraka under his government name, LeRoi Jones.
Which movie depicted diva Diana Ross as the tragic songstress, Billie Holliday?
1. "Lady Day"
2. "Lady Sings the Blues"
3. "Blues Loving"
4. "Billie, Billie"
"Lady Sings the Blues"
"Lady Sings the Blues" is a 1972 biographical film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday and starring Diana Ross.
Which film earned Lou Gossett, Jr, an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in a role that was originally written for a white actor?
1. "An Officer and a Gentleman"
2. "The River Niger"
3. "The Landlord"
4. "Red Ball Express"
"An Officer and a Gentleman"
Lou Gossett earned an Oscar for his portrayal of a hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant in the film "An Officer and a Gentleman".
Which film opened the door to what is known as the “Blaxploitation” film era?
1. "Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasss Song"
2. "Black Jesus"
3. "Shaft"
4. "Superfly"
"Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasss Song"
"Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (1971) is an independent film, written, produced, scored, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles.
Which film was NOT about a boxing great?
1. "The Joe Louis Story"
2. "The Great White Hope"
3. "The Greatest"
4. "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
"The Greatest Story Ever Told"
"The Greatest Story Ever Told" is a 1965 epic film retelling the story of Jesus Christ from birth to crucifixion.
What movie, set in Nigeria and released shortly after "The Exorcist," starred William Marshall and was sometimes called the "The Blackorcist"?
1. "Scream, Blacula, Scream"
2. "Judas Priest"
3. "Brother from Another Planet"
4. "Abby"
"Abby"
"Abby" is the 1974 blaxploitation horror film often compared to "The Exorcist".
Which of the following was NOT a film starring Eddie Murphy?
1. Beverly Hill’s Cop
2. 48 Hours
3. Five on the Black Hand Side
4. Golden Child
Five on the Black Hand
Five on the Black Hand Side was not a film starring Eddie Murphy; rather it was a comedy that featured then virtually unknown Black actors.
Which film was based on a novel written by Alice Childress and features Cicely Tyson as mother to the wayward teenaged lead character?
1. "Odds Against Tomorrow"
2. "A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich"
3. "Sounder"
4. "A Man Called Adam"
"A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich"
"A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich" is a 1978 film based on Childress’ novel with the screenplay also written by the author.
What was the title of the 1922 film that featured the heroic feats of Black rodeo star Bill Pickett?
1. "The Bull Dogger"
2. "The Flying Ace"
3. "Rodeo King"
4. "The Cowboy"
"The Bull Dogger"
"The Bull-Dogger" is a silent western film starring Bill Pickett, the Black cowboy credited with inventing bulldogging or steer wrestling.
Who was the film beauty whose roles included the archetypal tragic mulatto figure in films such as "Carmen Jones" (1954) and "Porgy and Bess" (1959)?
1. Ruby Dee
2. Dorothy Dandridge
3. Louise Beavers
4. Eartha Kitt
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge was a film and theatre actress, singer and dancer who is best known for being the first Black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954 film "Carmen Jones".
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