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Ray

1. Which Oscar-winning turned down the role of Ray Charles?
  1. Denzel Washington
  2. Forest Whitaker
  3. James Earl Jones
  4. Will Smith
2. In 2004, Jamie Foxx received Best Actor Oscars for Ray and which other flick?
  1. Collateral
  2. Dreamgirls
  3. The Kingdom
  4. The Soloist
3. Foxx did all of the following to prepare for the role of Ray Charles except...
  1. Attended braille school
  2. Learned to play the piano
  3. Spent time with Ray Charles
  4. Wore contacts that made him blind
4. Ray was filmed in which historic southern city?
  1. Atlanta
  2. Montgomery
  3. New Orleans
  4. Savannah
5. The working title for Ray was which of the artist's hit songs?
  1. Hit the Road Jack
  2. Unchain My Heart
  3. What'd I Say
  4. You Don't Know Me
6. Who said that Foxx's performance was so much like Ray Charles it was almost "too real"?
  1. Co-star Regina King
  2. Co-star Terrence Howard
  3. Director Taylor Hackford
  4. Producer Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.
7. Ray Charles recorded a new version of which song specifically for Ray?
  1. "Drown in My Own Tears"
  2. "Georgia on My Mind"
  3. "I Can't Stop Loving You"
  4. "Mess Around"
8. Larenz Tate and two of his Ray co-stars had already stared together in which 1995 crime movie?
  1. Bad Boys
  2. Casino
  3. Dead Presidents
  4. Heat
9. Tate starred in which Best Picture nominee the following year?
  1. Brokeback Mountain
  2. Capote
  3. Crash
  4. Good Night, and Good Luck
10. Foxx plays another real-life musician in which biopic?
  1. De-Lovely
  2. The Soloist
  3. Walk the Line
  4. What's Love Got to Do With It
11. Which rapper sampled a tune from Ray in a 2005 hit single?
  1. 50 Cent
  2. Gorillaz
  3. Kanye West
  4. Lil Wayne
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