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There quizzes are about Alex Haley's novel (originally released as non-fiction) "Roots: The Saga of an American Family", not about the television mini-series based on it.
8 Alex Haley quizzes and 150 Alex Haley trivia questions.
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  "Roots" Quiz, Part 1 - Kunta Kinte   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz is about Alex Haley's "Roots." The book is considered "faction," which is a cross between fact and fiction. This quiz is based soley on the book, not the mini-series. I hope this quiz is not too hard. All of the answers are found in the book.
Average, 25 Qns, DakotaNorth, Mar 19 17
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  "Roots" Quiz, Part 3 - Chicken George and Tom   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is my third quiz about Alex Haley's book. I hope you enjoy it.
Tough, 20 Qns, dakotanorth, Feb 05 04
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  "Roots" Quiz, Part 2 - Kunta And Kizzy    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is my second installment to my first quiz. Hope the first one wasn't too difficult.
Average, 25 Qns, DakotaNorth, May 07 22
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May 07 22
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  'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is part 7 to my series of 'Roots' quizzes. Hope you enjoy it!
Difficult, 25 Qns, DakotaNorth, Jun 29 03
Difficult
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  'Roots' Quiz, Part 4 - Tom And Family    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is my fourth installment about 'Roots'.This is one of my favorite books! Hope you enjoy it.
Tough, 15 Qns, DakotaNorth, Jun 29 03
Tough
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428 plays
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  'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is the conclusion of my 'Roots' quizzes. This is one of my favorite books.
Difficult, 15 Qns, DakotaNorth, Feb 17 10
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  'Roots' Quiz, Part 6 - Bertha And Simon    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is part 6 of my 'Roots' quizzes. Hope you like it! :)
Difficult, 10 Qns, DakotaNorth, Apr 18 13
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  'Roots' Quiz, Part 5 - Cynthia And Will    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is part 5 of my series of 'Roots' trivias. I hope you like them!
Difficult, 15 Qns, DakotaNorth, Jun 29 03
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trivia question Quick Question
How old was Kizzy when she was sold?

From Quiz ""Roots" Quiz, Part 2 - Kunta And Kizzy"




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Alex Haley Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the Griot that Alex was to meet in Africa?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion

Answer: Kebba Kanji Fofana

Alex was to meet Kebba Kanji Fofana in Africa.

2. In what year was Alex Haley born?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

Answer: 1921

Alex Haley was six weeks old when his mother and father brought him to see his grandparents in the summer of 1921.

3. What year was Bertha George born?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 6 - Bertha And Simon

Answer: 1895

Cynthia's and Will's prayers were answered in 1895 with the birth of the their healthy daughter, Bertha George.

4. What year did Chicken George pass away?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 5 - Cynthia And Will

Answer: 1890

Chicken George died in 1890.

5. After the North beat the South, where did the family move to?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 4 - Tom And Family

Answer: Henning, TN

Henning, TN was what Chicken George considered the promised land.

6. In what year was Chicken George born?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 3 - Chicken George and Tom

Answer: 1806

In the winter of 1806, Chicken George was born.

7. Whom did Kunta marry?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 2 - Kunta And Kizzy

Answer: Bell

Kunta married Bell. She was the big house cook.

8. In what year was Kunta Kinte born?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 1 - Kunta Kinte

Answer: 1750

Kunta Kinte was born in 1750, in Juffure Village.

9. What was the name of the launch that took Alex to Juffure Village?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion

Answer: Baddibu

Alex Haley took the launch, Baddibu, up the Kamby Bolongo. He then went on to Albreda Village and then on the Juffure.

10. What did Grandpa Palmer respond when people would say how well raised Alex was?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

Answer: 'Well, I guess he'll do'

Whenever people exclaimed how well raised he was, Grandpa Palmer (Will) would respond, 'Well, I guess he'll do'.

11. What year did Bertha George meet Simon Alexander Haley?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 6 - Bertha And Simon

Answer: 1912

In 1912, Bertha met Simon while in the college choir. Simon came from Savannah, TN. Being very poor, he worked as many as four odd jobs to stay in school. He was studying agriculture.

12. How long after they began seeing each other did Cynthia and Will Palmer get married?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 5 - Cynthia And Will

Answer: 10 months

After 10 months, Cynthia married Will Palmer. They had a big wedding that was attended by well over 200 guests.

13. What was the name of the village that Kunta lived in?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 1 - Kunta Kinte

Answer: Juffure

Kunta lived in Juffure Village. The village is four days upriver from the Gambia, West Africa.

14. What did the interpreters say was the reason for the whole village staring at him?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion

Answer: 'They stare at you so much because they have never seen a black American.'

15. How old was Alex when Grandpa Palmer died?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

Answer: 4

When Alex was four, going on five, Grandpa Palmer passed away. He was so hysterical that Dr. Dillard had to give him medication to make him sleep that night.

16. In 1918, during World War I, what happened to Simon in the Argonne Forest?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 6 - Bertha And Simon

Answer: He was gassed

While in the Argonne Forest in 1918, Simon was gassed. After treatment for several months in a hospital overseas, he was returned home to convalesce.

17. Did Tom have a stationary blacksmith shop or a rolling blacksmith shop (when he first went to the new town)?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 4 - Tom And Family

Answer: Rolling & rolling

When Tom and the family first came to Henning, he wanted to open a stationary shop but the white people of the town said he would have to work for a white man that owned it. Tom thought up the idea of a rolling shop and the white men of Henning couldn't think of a reason why a freed slave shouldn't have a rolling blacksmith shop, soon enough the white customers needed his services all over Henning. Later on Tom was allowed to open his own stationary blacksmith shop.

18. What did Massa Lea give Chicken George a traveling pass for?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 3 - Chicken George and Tom

Answer: To go tomcatting at night.

Massa Lea gave George a traveling pass to go tomcatting at night. The main reason for this pass was Massa Lea found out that George was sneaking over to Massa Jewett's place to see a slave girl named Charity, who by the way was two-timing George. Massa Lea was afraid that George was giving away cockfighting secrets. However, once George told Massa Lea about Matilda, Massa Lea said he would give him the traveling pass only until he got married, then he would take it back. That's how George got to go prowling at night!

19. What was the consequence if a massa knew one of his slaves could read?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 2 - Kunta And Kizzy

Answer: They would get sold away.

When a massa knew that a slave could read, that slave was immediately sold away.

20. Who was Kunta's father?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 1 - Kunta Kinte

Answer: Omoro & omoro & Omoro Kinte

Omoro Kinte was Kunta's father. As the father, it was his right to name the baby. Mothers had no right in the naming of babies.

21. What did the interpreters say the Griot had said to Alex?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion

Answer: 'We have been told by the forefathers that there are many of us from this place who are in exile in that place called America.'

22. What did Grandma Palmer do every summer after her husband died?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

Answer: She invited various Murray family female relatives to spend some, if not all, of the summer with her

Grandma Palmer (Cynthia) began inviting various Murray family females to her house to spend the summers with her.

23. When and where was Bertha's and Simon's wedding held?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 6 - Bertha And Simon

Answer: 1920 in the New Hope CME Church

Their wedding was was held in the New Hope CME Church in the summer of 1920. The wedding was Henning's first social event attended by both black and white, not only since Will was a prominent citizen but also because Bertha was someone whom all in Henning regarded with pride.

24. In what year did Will take over ownership of the lumber yard?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 5 - Cynthia And Will

Answer: 1893

In the fall of 1893, Will became the lumber yard's new owner. The bank cosigned a loan to pay off the company's debt.

25. What was the name of the church that Matilda and the family built?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 4 - Tom And Family

Answer: New Hope CME

Matilda and the family turned their attention toward the New Hope CME Church. The whole black community felt that this was just as important as the building of their homes were.

26. Whom did Chicken George marry?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 3 - Chicken George and Tom

Answer: Matilda

Chicken George married Matilda. She gave him 6 boys and 2 girls.

27. What was the name of Dr. Waller's niece?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 2 - Kunta And Kizzy

Answer: Missy Anne

Missy Anne was Dr. Waller's neice.

28. Who was Kunta's mother?

From Quiz "Roots" Quiz, Part 1 - Kunta Kinte

Answer: Binta

Binta was Kunta's mother. Her maiden name was Kebba. She gave Omoro four sons.

29. What was the time-fixing reference the Griot gave for when Kunta disappeared?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, The Conclusion

Answer: 'About the time the King's soldiers came'

30. In what year did Alex's mother, Bertha George, die?

From Quiz 'Roots' Quiz, Part 7 - Alex Haley

Answer: 1931

In 1931, while Alex was in school, someone came with a message saying he had to hurry home. Bertha George, who was sick on and off since they had left Henning, died at the age of thirty six.

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