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Great American Boxer Muhammad Ali
1. Ali, then Cassius Clay, defeated a fighter from which country to earn the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics?
Russia
Germany
Poland
Sweden
2. When Clay defeated heavyweight champion Sonny Liston in 1964, he became the youngest boxer to take the title from a reigning champ until that record was later broken by whom?
Mike Tyson
Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
3. Why was Clay initially refused entry into the Nation of Islam?
he was raised Baptist
he had a falling out with Malcolm X
he was a professional boxer
his manager was white
4. When Ali's draft evasion conviction was unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971, which justice abstained from the case?
Potter Stewart
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Warren Burger
5. Who did Ali fight in the infamous Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire in 1974?
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Buster Mathis
Ken Norton
6. How many times was Ali knocked out in his career?
Two
Three
Four
None
7. At what age was Ali diagnosed with Parkinson's disease?
32
42
52
62
8. In 1991, Ali met with which world leader to try to negotiate the release of some American hostages?
Muammar Gaddafi
Saddam Hussein
Robert Mugabe
Ayatollah Khamenei
9. Which actor starred in the 2001 biopic about Ali and was nominated for an Academy Award for the role?
Denzel Washington
Don Cheadle
Jamie Foxx
Will Smith
10. Ali has appeared on the second most Sports Illustrated covers, behind only which athlete?
Derek Jeter
LeBron James
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Click the "Submit" button above to see your results.
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay), a great American boxer who retired from the ring in 1981, is widely considered to be among the greatest heavyweights of all time. On September 10, 1973, he defeated Ken Norton in a hard-fought split decision battle, avenging a rare loss at the hands of Norton just six months earlier.
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