A Spike Lee Joint
"It's gotta be the trivia" in this game about one of the most iconic and outspoken filmmakers of his generation, Spike Lee.
15 questions · Published June 6, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
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1. What is Spike Lee's real first name?
Shelton Jackson Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 20, 1957. He was given the nickname "Spike" as a child.
- Multiple Choice
2. What NBA superstar appeared alongside Spike Lee's Mars Blackmon character in a series of popular Nike ads in the mid 1980s?
Spike Lee's Mars Blackmon, his character from 1986's "She's Gotta Have It," appears alongside NBA legend Michael Jordan in a popular series of Nike ads. Blackmon claims that the reason for Jordan's talent has "gotta be the shoes."
- Multiple Choice
3. For which film did Spike Lee win his only competitive Academy Award?
In 1983, Spike Lee's Master's thesis film "Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" won a Student Academy Award.
In 2015, Lee received an Honorary Academy Award as "a champion of independent film and an inspiration to young filmmakers." At age 58, he was the youngest-ever recipient of the award.
However, Spike Lee did not earn his first competitive Oscar until winning Best Adapted Screenplay for 2018's "BlacKkKlansman."
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4. What pioneering musician recorded the soundtrack for 1991's "Jungle Fever?"
Stevie Wonder performs all of the songs on the soundtrack for 1991's "Jungle Fever." The album became Wonder's fifth consecutive record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
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5. What NBA player stars with Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's 1998 basketball drama "He Got Game?"
Though he had no prior acting experience, Ray Allen's portrayal of high school basketball phenom Jesus Shuttlesworth earned critical praise, and led to Allen being known as "Jesus Shuttlesworth" on the court as well.
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