| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Why did Malcolm come to reject his last name, Little? | It was a slave name | 95%
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| Which celebrity did he convince to become a Muslim? | Muhammad Ali | 95%
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| Actor who played him in a 1992 movie | Denzel Washington | 89%
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| Leader of that movement and Malcolm's mentor | Elijah Muhammad | 84%
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| Where did he join the Nation of Islam? | in prison | 84%
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| Director of that movie | Spike Lee | 84%
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| Nickname he gained for his striking hair color | Detroit Red | 79%
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| What significance did his pilgrimage to Mecca (1964) have? | Feeling solidarity with Muslims of all colors, he renounced black supremacy | 79%
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| What was one of the teachings of the Nation of Islam, which Malcolm broke with in 1964? | Blacks are the original people of the world, and whites are inferior | 74%
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| How did he react to John F. Kennedy's assassination? | By implying that Kennedy had had it coming | 63%
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| Who was, in all likelihood, behind Malcolm's assassination? | the Nation of Islam, which saw him as a traitor | 63%
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| Writer who co-authered "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" | Alex Haley | 42%
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| What was his relationship with Martin Luther King? | They didn't have much to do with each other and only met once | 42%
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