Q 01/05

In Pulp Fiction, which book of the Bible does Samuel L. Jackson's hitman Jules claim to quote before a killing?

A) Isaiah

B) Ezekiel

C) Jeremiah

D) Revelation

Answer · why

B) Ezekiel

Ezekiel 25:17 is the verse Jules names, yet most of his speech is not in the Bible at all. Tarantino borrowed it from the opening creed of a Sonny Chi...

Q 02/05

Which thriller did Samuel L. Jackson insist keep its blunt title after the studio renamed it Pacific Air Flight 121?

A) Executive Decision

B) Air Force One

C) Passenger 57

D) Snakes on a Plane

Answer · why

D) Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane was a title Jackson called the only reason he took the job, so he had it restored. Online fans then grew so loud that the studio add...

Q 03/05

Samuel L. Jackson asked George Lucas to give his Star Wars Jedi a lightsaber blade of which unusual color?

A) Purple

B) Yellow

C) White

D) Orange

Answer · why

A) Purple

Purple made Mace Windu easy to pick out in the crowded battle scenes of Attack of the Clones, which is why Jackson asked for it. Earlier toys had give...

Q 04/05

Samuel L. Jackson first played Nick Fury in a surprise scene after the credits of which Marvel film?

A) Ant-Man

B) Daredevil

C) Iron Man

D) Spider-Man

Answer · why

C) Iron Man

Iron Man ends with Fury telling Tony Stark he has joined a bigger universe, a cameo Jackson played uncredited. It grew into a deal to play the spymast...

Q 05/05

Which historically Black institution suspended Samuel L. Jackson after he helped hold its trustees hostage in 1969?

A) Howard University

B) Morehouse College

C) Fisk University

D) Tuskegee University

Answer · why

B) Morehouse College

Morehouse College suspended him for two years over the protest, which demanded changes to the curriculum. Jackson went back and graduated with a drama...

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