'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

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1. In what year was Alex Haley born? 1921 1922 1919 1920

2. What did Grandpa Palmer respond when people would say how well raised Alex was? 'He is, isn't he' 'Well, we love him, bad manners and all' 'He hasn't been well raised' 'Well, I guess he'll do'

3. How old was Alex when Grandpa Palmer died? 3 4 6 2

4. What did Grandma Palmer do every summer after her husband died? She invited various Murray family female relatives to spend some, if not all, of the summer with her She began to go to her sister's house in Alamance County She began to date She went to visit Bertha and Simon in Ithaca every summer

5. In what year did Alex's mother, Bertha George, die? 1922 1931 1932 1941

6. How many brothers and sisters did Alex have, and what were their names? 4 - George, Julius, Simon, Jr., and Lil' Cynthia 5 - George, Will, Julius, Cynthia, and Lois 2 - Lil' Will, and Lil' Cynthia 3 - George, Julius, and Lois

7. Two years after Bertha died, who did Simon marry? Answer: (Two Words, No hint if you read the book then you would know.)

8. When Alex was seventeen, what branch of the military did he join? U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marines

9. In 1962, besides Miles Davis, who did Alex interview? Answer: (Two Words, Hint: what is the 24th letter of the alphabet?)

10. True or False: The Rosetta Stone entranced Alex while he was in England? Answer: (One Word)

11. Where was the Rosetta Stone discovered? Mississippi River Gambia River Nile Delta Amazon Delta

12. Before Bertha died, what had caused friction between her and Grandma? The graying old ladies that Grandma had invited The fact that Grandma didn't like Simon Old timey - slavery talk Bertha didn't have any daughters

13. Who were the graying ladies that talked with Grandma about the family story? Aunt Plus, Aunt Liz, Aunt Till, Aunt Viney, and Cousin Georgia Cousin Jean, Aunt Viney, Aunt Plus, Aunt Liz, and Aunt Georgia Aunt Agnes, Aunt Helen, and Aunt Donna Aunt Bell, Aunt Plus, Aunt Donna, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Viney, Cousin LaDonna

14. When Alex was trying to find out what the African words in his family story were, where did he go to try to get help? The World Trade Center The United Nations The White House The National Archives

15. Who flew to Africa with Alex Haley? Simon Haley Ebou Manga Cousin Georgia Marabou Emanga

16. Who was the last of the graying ladies when Alex was headed for Africa? Cousin Georgia Aunt Viney Aunt Liz Aunt Till

17. Who did Alex grow up with in Henning, that was a master researcher? Harold Vansina George Sims Johnny Nogarelli Christopher Knight

18. Who told Alex the language of his family's words? Dr. Vansina Dr. Codario Dr. Haywood Dr. Martin

19. Once in Africa, where did ALex Haley arrive? Old Mali South Africa Nairobi, Kenya Dakar, Senegal

20. What was Ebou's father's name? Kajalji Danga Alhaji Manga Mohaji Banga Falhaji Sanga

21. Where did Alex meet the men who were knowledgeable in their small country's history? Atlantic Hotel Moslem Hotel In their village, of course Hilton Hotel

22. Old men who are walking archives are called what in the older back-country villages? Answer: (One Word, I know you know this!)

23. What were the two villages that the men told Alex about? The villages of Kunta Kinte and Kunta Kinte Janneh Ya The villages of Kinte-Kundah and Kinte-Kundah Janneh-Ya The villages of Kinte-Kundah Ya Janneh and Kinte-Kundah The villages of Juffure and Jiffarong

24. True or False: Alex Haley's only knowledge of Africa came from Tarzan movies? Answer: (One Word)

25. Who is the co-founder of the Reader's Digest? Mrs. DeWitt Wallace Mrs. Marcia Wallace Mrs. Joyce DeWitt Mrs. Ayla McClure