Daily quiz: on Malcolm X
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1 / 7 | Born Malcolm Little, why did he change his surname to X?
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Answer : As a symbolic rejection of the 'white slaveholder' surname and also to represent his unknown African ancestral name. SHOW ANSWER
2 / 7 | What nickname, a combination of a prominent U.S. city and a colour, was he given during his troubled teen years for the tinge of the colour in his hair?
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Answer : 'Detroit Red' SHOW ANSWER
3 / 7 | Name the organization known for its teachings combining elements of Islam with Black nationalist ideas that Malcolm joined and the paper he founded there?
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Answer : Nation of Islam and 'Muhammad Speaks' SHOW ANSWER
4 / 7 | Malcolm was criticised for terming which major event in 1963 as an example of 'chickens coming home to roost' as an allusion to a society bearing the consequences of violence?
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Answer : President John F. Kennedy's assassination SHOW ANSWER
5 / 7 | Following a visit to Mecca in 1964, Malcolm X embraced Sunni Islam and changed his name to what?
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Answer : El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz SHOW ANSWER
6 / 7 | How are Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson connected to Malcolm X?
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Answer : They were convicted for the assassination of Malcolm in February 1965. SHOW ANSWER
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