Q 01/05

Which Black leader was a close friend and mentor to the young Ali until Ali broke with him in 1964?

A) Louis Farrakhan

B) Malcolm X

C) Elijah Muhammad

D) Jesse Jackson

Answer · why

B) Malcolm X

Malcolm X met the fighter in 1962 and was at his side in Miami before the first title fight. Ali sided with Elijah Muhammad when the two men split, an...

Q 02/05

In which city was Muhammad Ali born and raised?

A) Atlanta, Georgia

B) Memphis, Tennessee

C) Louisville, Kentucky

D) Detroit, Michigan

Answer · why

C) Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky, gave him his nickname, the Louisville Lip. A group of the city's businessmen, the Louisville Sponsoring Group, bankrolled his fi...

Q 03/05

What childhood incident led the 12-year-old Ali to policeman Joe Martin's boxing gym?

A) His bicycle was stolen

B) He was beaten up at school

C) He won a fairground fight

D) His father made him go

Answer · why

A) His bicycle was stolen

His bicycle was stolen, and he told Martin he wanted to whup the thief. Martin, who ran a boxing gym, told him he had better learn to fight first.

Q 04/05

At the 1960 Rome Olympics, the 18-year-old Clay won gold in which division?

A) Heavyweight

B) Light heavyweight

C) Middleweight

D) Welterweight

Answer · why

B) Light heavyweight

He turned professional later the same year, with an amateur record of 100 wins and 8 losses.

Q 05/05

What did Ali claim he did with his Olympic gold medal after a whites-only restaurant snub?

A) Mailed it back to the IOC

B) Threw it into the Ohio River

C) Melted it down

D) Buried it in his garden

Answer · why

B) Threw it into the Ohio River

Threw it into the Ohio River, he said, though friends and sportswriters doubted the tale. He later told a TV executive he had simply lost the medal, a...