Malcolm X Quiz - 49 Trivia Questions!

Explore the life and legacy of Malcolm X, the influential civil rights activist and speaker. Test your understanding of his journey from a troubled youth to a powerful advocate for Black empowerment.

Which fictional character was inspired by Malcolm X?

The Hulk
Black Widow
Captain America
Magneto

Who is the lawyer representing the family of Malcolm X in a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the CIA and the FBI?

Benjamin Crump
David O. Wilson
George Bush
George W. Bush

In 1964, Malcolm X accused which US President of sleeping together with King Tshombe of the Congo?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
George Washington

Which black American revolutionary took part in sex acts with male counterparts in the 1930s and 1940s?

James Brown
Malcolm Little
Martin Luther King Jr.
Theodore Roosevelt

Which magazine published a photograph of Malcolm X holding an M1 carbine?

Time
Entertainment Weekly
The Washington Post
Ebony

Who wrote the controversial 2011 book 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'?

Barack Obama
Michael Bloomberg
Malcolm X
Manning Marable

Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam?

Martin Luther King Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Mohammed
George Washington

In what year did the Little family appear on the US census?

1948
1930
1920
1915

Who delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Malcolm X?

Ossie Davis
The President of the United States
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr.

Which fellow convict was described by Malcolm X as 'the first man I had ever seen command total respect with words'?

George Bush
Charles Wright
Charles Johnson
John Bembry

Who played the title role in the 1978 TV miniseries 'King'?

Dick Anthony Williams
Johnathon Swift
James Mason
Richard Harris

Who painted a portrait of Malcolm X?

Charles Darwin
Robert Templeton
Charles Eames
Johnston

Who became the leader of the Nation of Islam after the death of Malcolm X?

Michael Howard
Oprah Winfrey
Louis Farrakhan
The Reverend Martin Luther King

What economic system did Malcolm X criticize?

Capitalism
The government
Socialism
Government

What was the name of the FBI program that infiltrated and disrupted civil rights groups in the 1950s and 60s?

A COINTELPRO Program
COINTELPRO
The Bureau of Investigation
SOCIAL RESEARCH

In which US city is there a library named after Malcolm X?

New York
San Diego
Los Angeles
Philadelphia

In which US state did Malcolm X drop out of high school?

New York
Tennessee
Alabama
Michigan

Who wrote the autobiography of Malcolm X?

Malcolm X's father
His mother
he himself
Alex Haley

In which US city was the Nation of Islam beaten outside a mosque in 1962?

Washington
Los Angeles
Detroit
New York

What Muslim religion did Malcolm X convert to?

Sunni-Shia
Shia
Sufi
Sunni

What was the name of the operation that dropped Belgian paratroopers into Stanleyville, Congo, to rescue hostages from the Simbas?

Dragon Rouge
Operation Yello
The Operation X-ray
Operation Endurance

Who was described as powerfully built, mesmerizingly handsome and spotlessly well-groomed?

George Bush
MalcolmX
The Thrilling Twenties
A gang member

In which New York cemetery is Malcolm X buried?

Arlington National Cemetery
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Grand Army Plaza
Ferncliff Cemetery

In which city did the policemen enter a room where shots had been fired, and yet not one of them had his gun out?

Paris
Tokyo
New York
London

Who founded the Committee of Concerned Mothers with Sidney Poitier?

Linda Hunt
Ruby Dee
Sidney Poitier
Artie Shaw

What was the name of Malcolm X's daughter?

Aisha Shabazz
Malcolm X
Mo'Sean
Ilyasah Shabazz

In which US state was Malcolm X born?

Nebraska
Mississippi
Maryland
Virginia

Who wrote the 1963 book When the Word is given about the Nation of Islam?

Louis Lomax
George Washington
Charles Murray
John Brown

In which country was Malcolm X assassinated?

China
Canada
South Africa
United States

Which entertainer was known as Detroit Red and Chicago Red?

Billy Joe
Redd Foxx
Charles Dickens
Billy Madison

Who is the daughter of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Patrice Lumumba?

Gamilah Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba's daughter
Patrice Lumumba's mother
Patrice Lumumba

What was the name of the political movement advocated by Malcolm X?

Black nationalism
Blacks and whites
African Americans
Black power

What was the name of the Harlem church where Martin Luther King's funeral was held?

New Birth of Freedom
Faith Temple
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Church of God

In February 1965, Malcolm X visited which Birmingham parliamentary constituency, which had become a byword for racial division?

Hockley
Smethwick
West Bromwich
Walsall

What is the name of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca?

Mecca
The Medina
The yearly journey to Mecca
Hajj

Norman Butler and Khalil Islam were exonerated in 2021 of what crime?

Murder
Sexual assault
Robbery
Trafficking in heroin

What weapon was used to kill Malcolm X?

Hand gun
Shotgun
Gun
Handcuffs

What was the religion of Malcolm X?

Black
American Civil Rights Movement
Sunni Islam
Judaism

"Which American writer shouted ""You did it"" at the news of the assassination of Malcolm X?"

John Steinbeck
George Washington
Charles Dickens
James Baldwin

"Which US presidential candidate said ""Extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice""?"

George Bush
Barry Goldwater
John McCain
George Washington

What was the name of Malcolm X's wife?

Black
Blackberry
Betty Shabazz
AbdulRahman

What was the name of the ballroom where Malcolm X was assassinated?

New York
Blacks and Whites Ballroom
The Black Ballroom
Audubon Ballroom

In which New York borough was Malcolm X buried?

East Harlem
Brooklyn
Harlem
Queens

Malcolm X was a spokesman for which African American religious movement until his death in 1965?

Nation of Islam
African American Nationalists
The African National Congress
Black Nationalist Party

What was the name of Malcolm X's half-sister?

Ella Little-Collins
Ayesha Little
Mary McElrath
Mary

"Who did Malcolm X call a ""chump""?"

The whites
His father
George Washington
Martin Luther King

Which Congolese leader was described by Malcolm X as a cold-blooded murderer?

Tshombe
Luis Alberto dos Santos
Lukwago
Mobutu

"In what war did George Carlin feign mental illness and declare ""I want to be sent down south and kill some crackers"

World WarIII
World WarII
World WarI
World War I

Who was the civil rights leader who was assassinated by a white supremacist in Memphis, Tennessee in 1963?

Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
Medgar Evers
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