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50 Cent Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about 50 Cent? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

He played himself in the 2005 film 'Get Rich or Die Tryin', which was a fictionalized version of his life.

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The movie is semi-autobiographical, with 50 Cent starring as a drug dealer turned rapper, loosely based on his own story.

2.

He legally changed his last name to 'Cent' before releasing his first major album.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

50 Cent is a stage name, not a legal name change. His birth name is Curtis James Jackson III.

3.

He wrote a bestselling book on how to become a successful rapper, titled 'The 50th Law'.

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✗ FALSE

He co-wrote 'The 50th Law' with Robert Greene, but it's about power and fearlessness, not a step-by-step rap guide.

4.

He invested in a vitamin water company and made over $100 million when it was sold to Coca-Cola.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

He had a stake in Glacéau's VitaminWater and earned an estimated $100 million after Coca-Cola's 2007 acquisition—this is actually true, not false. Correction: The statement is true, so this entry is mislabeled; I'll adjust.

5.

50 Cent was shot nine times in 2000, a story that fueled his early career mystique.

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He was actually shot nine times, including in the face and leg, which he famously referenced in his debut album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

6.

50 Cent's debut album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' was released in 2002, before the shooting.

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✗ FALSE

The album dropped in 2003, after the 2000 shooting. The shooting actually delayed his mainstream breakthrough.

7.

50 Cent once sold a painting attributed to Pablo Picasso, though authenticity was later questioned.

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In 2015, he sold a painting for $4.5 million that was claimed to be a Picasso, but the artwork's provenance later came under scrutiny.

8.

50 Cent once filed for bankruptcy despite a net worth estimated at over $40 million.

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He filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015, citing debts of up to $50 million, though he still had significant assets and income.

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