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Muhammad Ali
BOB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did everyone call Cassius's dad? Pg. 3 | Cash |
| What was Cassius's little brother's name? Pg. 4 | Rudy |
| Who did Cassius play his match with on Feb 24? Pg. 6 | Alex Watt |
| When did Cassius play Alex Watt? Pg. 6 | Feb 24, 1958 |
| Who did Cassius play after Alex Watt? Pg. 8 | Francis Turley |
| When did Cassius play Francis Turley? Pg. 8 | Feb 25, 1958 |
| Where was Francis Turley from? Pg. 8 | Montana |
| What was Cassius's address? Pg. 11 | 3302 Grand Avenue |
| Who did Cassius play after Francis Turley? When? Who won? Pg. 17 | Kent Green on Feb 26, 1958. Kent won. |
| When did Cassius go to bed? Pg. 21 | Ten |
| Did Cassius like smoking? What did he say about it? Pg. 21 | No, he said, "Ain't gonna put that stuff in my lungs!" |
| What type (temperature) of soda did Lucky like? Pg. 21 | Ice cold |
| What type of bike did Cassius say he should be riding? Pg. 22 | A Schwinn Black Phantom with white sidewall tires, pinstripes, and sparkly paint. |
| What did the bike owner's wife from the "white world" look like? Pg. 23 | She had reddish-blond hair and a green dress |
| What did Granddaddy Herman's living room remind Cassius of? Pg. 25 | A church. His couch was his pew, the radio was his choir, and the Ebony magazine was his bible. |
| What did Granddaddy Herman always tell Cassius? Pg. 25-26 | "Know who you are, Cassius. And whose you are. Know where you going and where you from. Amen. Amen. Amen." |
| What type of car does Cassius have? Pg. 28 | Black Cadillac |
| What color house does Cassius have? Pg. 28 | Pink |
| What does Cassius's mom smell like? Pg. 30 | Vanilla |
| What does Cassius's mom like doing? Pg. 30 | Cooking |
| Where does Cassius's mom sing? Pg. 30 | Mount Zion Baptist |
| Why did Cassius have a bruise on his cheek? What shape? Pg. 32 | His head was too big to come out, so they had to use tongs to get it out. |
| When was Cassius's "first knockout punch"? Who was it against? What age was he? Pg. 34 | On March 14, 1943, at the age of one, he accidentally hit his mother in the mouth and knocked out her front tooth. |
| Could Cassius crawl before he could talk? Pg. 35 | No, he talked before crawling. |
| When Cassius's mom gets mad at him, what does she call him? | Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. |
| What is Cassius's nickname? Why? Pg. 35 | Gee-Gee because the first sound Cassius made was the letter G twice. |
| How many years older than Rudy is Cassius? Pg. 36 | 2 |
| What job does Cassius's dad have? Pg. 37 | He's a painter |
| MEMORIZE PAGE 39 | |
| What did Granddaddy Herman give Cassius and his dad? Pg. 40 | Something sweet like Black Jack Taffy |
| What did Cassius love to peel? Pg. 42 | Snap beans |
| What vegetable did Cassius love? Pg. 42 | Onions |
| What was Cassius's family's dog's name? Pg. 42 | Rusty |
| What was Cassius's neighborhood's park's name? Pg. 44 | Chickasaw park |
| What was the name of the park Cassius was not allowed to go to? Pg. 44 | Fonatine Ferry Park |
| When Cassius and Lucius went to Fonatine Ferry Park, what types of guns did the police officers have? Pg. 45 | Colt 45 pistols |
| Who did Cassius initially want to be like in terms of wealth? Pg. 50 | Chuck Berry |
| Who did Cassius decide he wanted to be like later? Pg. 50 | Joe Louis |
| What did Cassius prank Lucky by saying was next to him? Pg. 53 | A copperhead snake |
| What did Lucius always want to be? Pg. 55 | A writer |
| What was Lucius's full name? Pg. 55 | Lucius Wakely |
| What was Cassius's average grades? Pg. 55 | A 72 |
| What did Cassius get in metalwork? Pg. 55 | A 93 |
| Did Lucky care about his grades? Pg. 55 | Yes. A LOT. |
| Which superhero did Cassius like? Pg. 56 | Superman |
| What was Superman's motto? Pg. 56 | Truth, justice, and the American way |
| What is Rudy's nickname? Why? Pg. 59 | Hollywood because his dad named him after one of his favorite movie stars named Rudy Valentino |
| What is Ronnie's nickname? Why? Pg. 59 | Riney because that's how his grandmother screams it |
| Lucius's nickname? Why? Pg. 59 | Lucky, as he fell through a plate-glass window and didn't get hurt and he crashed his bike into a car and fell into a bed of hay. |
| Corky Butler? Why? Pg. 60 | Chalky because his face is always ashy. But they never told him that because he was mean and strong. |
| Jake's nickname? Pg. 60 | Newboy because he sings in a group called the Blue Tones |
| What is the difference in the Bubba's? Pg. 60 | One is short and the other is tall |
| Why Big Head Paul? Pg. 61 | Because his head is very big |
| Cobb's nickname? Why? Pg. 61 | Lil' man because he is 2 years older and 2 ft shorter with a job. |
| Was Granddaddy Herman good at Baseball? Pg. 65 | Yes. He was better than most. |
| Who are some baseball players that Granddaddy Herman could have been as good as? Pg. 65 | Cool Papa Bell, Jackie Robinson, and Josh Gibson |
| How did Tom the Slave escape? Where was the craft headed? Pg. 70 | By hiding in a casket on a ship of dead bodies on its way to London, England. |
| What did Tom the Slave do later? Pg. 70 | He was a bare-knuckle boxer |
| Why did Cassius and his friends want to save the fare for the bus? Where did they go instead? Pg. 73 | So they could get some Finger Snaps at Goldberg's. They went to the hamburger joint on Broadway, Rainbow. |
| How much was the bus fare? Pg. 73 | 10 cents |
| Who was at the accident? Pg. 75 | Riney, Short Bubba, Cassius, and Lucky against Cobb, Big Head Paul, Jake, and Tall Bubba |
| What happened? Pg. 75-76 | Cobb pitched a fastball that landed in the storm drain and Tall Bubba went to get it and it blew up in his face. |
| Who was the smartest kid of all the friends? Pg. 81 | Big Head Paul |
| How did Riney always do well in school? Pg. 81 | He brought peaches and pairs from his grandmother's backyard for the teachers |
| What about Lucky's performance at school? pg. 82 | He was a "natural genius" |
| Who does Cassius's mom want to see regarding Cassius's grades in school? | Ms. Alberta Jones |
| What age was Cassius when he came home and told everyone that Granddaddy Herman was dead? Pg. 92 | 12 |
| Would Cassius ride the bus? If not, what did he do to get to school? Pg. 93 | No. He raced the bus. |
| How much did the bus travel? Pg. 93 | 20 blocks |
| What type of camera did Rudy's mom have? Pg. 94 | A Kodak Brownie camera |
| What animal did Cassius like? Pg. 95 | Horses |
| What did Cassius do with horses? Pg. 95 | He raced them |
| Why did Cassius get kicked out of the horseracing track? Pg. 95 | He got in front of a horse and the horse swerved to get out of his way and the rider fell off. |
| During the Friday nights during summer, where did everyone go? Pg. 97 | Riney's house |
| Where did everyone go during the summers? Pg. 97 | Camp Sky High |
| When did everyone sit down to watch the show "Tomorrow's Champion"? | At 7:00 each Saturday night |
| What was the name of the girl who liked Cassius? What was her nickname? Pg. 101-102 | Tina Clark AKA Teenie |
| Who had a florist shop? Pg. 104 | Ms. Kinslow |
| What odd job did Riney do? How much did he charge? Pg. 104 | He cut grass. 50 cents for the front and 75 cents for the back, because the back was always larger. |
| Where did Clay's regular pay come from? Pg. 105 | Babysitting the Montgomery kids |
| What magazine did Rudy and Clay always deliver? Pg. 104 | The ebony magazine |
| Who got their bike first? How many? How did they get that much money? Pg. 105 | Cobb. He got two because the man whose shoes he polished for 40 cents refused to pay him and give him a race ticket instead for a horse that won, giving Cobb $560 |
| Why did Riney never get a bike? Pg. 106 | Because his lawn mowing skills were really bad. |
| Where did all the gangsters' hang? Pg. 110 | Dreamland |
| Why did Clay's dad only paint signs? Pg. 115 | Because the Jim Crow law stated that negroes can't be artists. |
| What inspired Clay's dad to be a painter? Pg. 115 | When he got paint in grade school and his teacher showed him the Sistine Chapel |
| What does Clay's dad want to show him? Where? Pg. 117 | One of his paintings from the Bible on Clifton Street Baptist Church |
| What did Clay get for the first Christmas mentioned in the book? Pg. 120 | A brand-new fire engine-red super-jumbo jet speed-racing Schwinn bicycle |
| What did Teenie give Clay? Pg. 123 | Her purple rabbit-foot key chain so he didn't fall off |
| When Rudy and Clay were rushing to get home before dusk who'd they see? What did they hit? Pg. 125-126 | They saw Corky Butler and a dead body |
| When did Lucky's mom make him apply for a scholarship? Where to? Did he want to go? Pg. 130 | When he got to seventh grade, she made him apply for a scholarship to a Catholic school across town he didn't want to go to. |
| Who was Clay's English teacher when Lucky was in 7th grade? Pg. 130 | Mrs. Launderdale |
| Pg. 135 | |
| Where did Clay and Lucky stop when it suddenly started raining? Pg. 138 | Columbia Auditorium |
| How many stairs does the Columbia Auditorium have? Pg. 138 | 14 |
| What display is at the Columbia Auditorium? Pg. 138 | The annual Louisville Defender Expo |
| Who was Corky Butler with in the Columbia Auditorium? Pg. 139 | Chuck Taylors |
| What sign did Corky make before leaving the Columbia Auditorium? Pg. 141 | The V-Sign meaning he had got his eyes on Cassius |
| Pages 143-146 | |
| Who was the fastest girl runner at Clay's school? Pg. 148-149 | Teenie Clark |
| Why did Clay and everyone in his school have to hide under desks with books over their heads? Pg. 151 | The Russians had a hydrogen bomb |
| How many locusts swarmed the desert and where? Pg. 151 | 80 million locusts swarmed the desert in French Algeria. |
| What hurricane struck North Carolina? Pg. 151 | Hurricane Hazel |
| What struck Southern California? Pg. 151 | An earthquake |
| How much did Clay's bike cost? Pg. 152 | $60 |
| Where did Clay go to find his bike? Pg. 153 | The guard |
| What was the guard busy doing? Pg. 153 | Eating peanut brittle |
| Where did the guard point when Clay asked for a real cop? Pg. 153 | Downstairs |
| What was downstairs? Pg. 154 | The Colombia Boxing Gym that the cop held. |
| What signs were the walls covered in? Pg. 155 | Louis and Dempsey posters, large red signs, gym rules, training checklists, tomorrow's champions announcements, and corny but uplifting jokes. |
| What were some of the corny but uplifting quotes on the walls? Pg. 155 | "Winners are not those who never fail." Another one is, "They are those who never quit." |
| What race was the cop? Pg. 160 | White |
| How long had he been doing his job? Pg. 160 | 25 years |
| What did the policeman suggest wasn't a good idea to say in front of a police officer? Pg. 160 | That he is going to "commit assault". |
| What is the name of the cop who owns the gym? Pg. 163 | Joe Martin |
| What did Cash agree to buy Clay on the terms that he wouldn't lose it? Pg. 165 | A motor scooter |
| What president was talking when Clay imagined himself being president? Pg. 167 | President Eisenhower |
| Once for two weeks, who did Clay talk about defeating? What award had that man won? How did Clay win? Pg. 168 | He thought of defeating Rocky Marciano, the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world with a knockout. |
| How many eggs and how much milk would Cassius bring and how would he drink them? Pg. 168 | 2 eggs and 1 quart of milk. He would break the eggs and put them into milk and drink them. |
| What were the names of the three theaters Clay went to with his friends? What street were they on? Pg. 169 | Lyric, the Grand, or the Palace. These were on Walnut Street. |
| What do they call it when your ears are crushed and mangled? Pg. 169 | Cauliflower ear. |
| What were written on Clay's boxing gloves? What color were the gloves? Pg. 170 | "EVERLAST". The gloves were made of black leather. |
| What college did Lucky want to go to and what did he want to study? Pg. 172 | Bellmarine college to study journalism. |
| What time did Clay run and when? Pg. 178 | At 4:30 AM before school. |
| What was draped over them and what color were they? Pg. 178 | Green plastic trash bags |
| Where did Clay cut through when he runs? Pg. 178 | Greenwood Cemetary |
| Where does Lucky's uncle work? What is his job? Pg. 178 | A security guard from Fort Knox |
| How much does Cassius's mom earn and what is her occupation? Pg. 180 | She cleans people's houses for $4 |
| Where is Clay going to buy his mom a house? Pg. 180 | In the highlands |
| Why does Clay like raw onions? Pg. 185 | Because his dad said eating them raw makes you stronger. |
| Pg. 186 | |
| Who did Clay play his first round Joe Martin let him play? How old was the boy and where was he from? Pg. 186 | Caden Wilkinson, a short sixteen-year-old from the Highlands |
| Who cuts Rudy and Clay's hair? pg. 190 | Aunt Coretta |
| How much money does the teacher offer for the person who can recite the most Bible verses? Pg. 191 | $5 |
| Who wins? Pg. 192 | Teenie |
| Who was the competition between and why did they lose? Pg. 192 | It was between Teenie and Riney but Riney forgot the last word and Teenie won. |
| Who does Cassius play second that Joe Martin allows him to play? Pg. 195 | Ronnie O'Keefe |
| When does he play this? Pg. 195 | Novembor 12, 1954 |
| What were Lucky and Clay's uncles screaming while he was playing O'Keefe? Pg. 196 | Ko! Ko! Ko! |
| How much does Cassius win from the match? Pg. 198 | $4 |
| Where did Clay get his ideas for the rhymes he put on posters? Pg. 203 | "Hound Dog" and "Long Tall Sally" |
| Did Clay like music? Pg. 203 | Yes |
| Where did Clay and Lucky put the posters? Pg. 204 | On Public property in the West End |
| Who stopped Clay and Lucky? Why? Pg. 204 | A lady in a bright pink housecoat. It was because Clay was playing her nephew and she didn't want him bragging. |
| Who was Clay going to play (that he put posters up for)? Pg. 204 | Jimmy Ellis |
| Where did they put the boxing matches? What station was it on? Pg. 205 | On the station WAVE. The show was called Tomorrow's Champions |
| How heavy was Cassius when he played O'Keefe? Pg. 205 | 89 pounds |
| Who did Cassius play after Ellis (that is mentioned in the book)? Pg. 207 | James Davis |
| When did Cassius play James Davis? Pg. 207 | Febuary 4, 1955 |
| Who won the match? In which round? Pg. 208 | James won in the 5th round |
| How many wins did Cassius have after his match against James and how many losses? Pg. 208 | 4 wins and one loss |
| Who did Cassius play next (that is mentioned in the book)? Pg. 209 | John Hampton |
| When did he play John Hampton? Pg. 209 | Jully 22, 1955 |
| How many wins did Cassius have after his match with John Hampton and how many losses? | 9 wins and 2 losses |
| Who won the match (James vs Cassius)? Pg. 209 | Cassius |
| Who asked Rudy to be their boyfriend? How were they related to Teenie? Pg. 210 | Alice, Teenie's cousin |
| What age did Cassius lose his first fight and Teenie? Pg. 214 | 13 |
| How did Cassius "lose to Teenie"? Pg. 214 | When she said she chose Riney because Clay was married to his boxing gloves and the ring |
| Who got shot and the head and was drowned in a river? Pg. 215 | Emmett Till |
| What age was Cassius when he realized that boxing could take him away from everything? Pg. 217 | 13 |
| Where was Rudy Baker from? Pg. 218 | Smoketown |
| What day did Cassius play Ellis? Pg. 221 | August 30, 1957 |
| What did Cassius whisper to Jimmy? Pg. 221 | No offense, Jimmy |
| Did Cassius win the fight? Pg. 222 | Yes |
| Why did Cassius play against Jimmy again? Pg. 223 | People said that the fight was fixed and the judges did Jimmy wrong. |
| What day did Clay replay Ellis? Pg. 224 | October 12, 1957 |
| More people in Louisville watched Clay and Ellis play than what show? Pg. 224 | I Love Lucy |
| Did Cassius win the match? Why? | No, because it was a split decision and one judge voted for Cassius and two voted for Ellis. |
| Which place did the kid won the Golden Gloves champion in 1957 come from? Pg. 225 | Cleveland |
| What two words did Clay have for Lucky and Uncle Sam? Pg. 225 | Heck and No |
| Why didn't Cassius want to serve in the army? Pg. 227 | Because his country never treated him like people because of his race |
| What was the name of the heavyweight boxer who had won the Golden Gloves championship a few years ago (from 1957)? Pg. 226 | Sony Liston |
| What was the bad part of getting knocked down in a match according to Clay? Pg. 230 | Staying down |
| When Cassius and Lucky were in high school, which boxer came and where was he from? Pg. 230 | Willie Pastrano from New Orleans |
| What was Willie Pastrano's coach's name? Pg. 230 | Angelo Dundee |
| What was powerful about Pastrano? Pg. 230 | He had one of the most powerful left hands anybody had ever seen |
| How long did Lucky wait for Clay when he went to meet Pastrano? Pg. 231 | 3 hrs |
| What did Mr. Dundee say about Cassius? Pg. 231 | He was a student of boxing |
| Who made Clay feel humble? Pg. 232 | His mother |
| What did Clay get for his birthday? Pg. 233 | A silver dollar Granddaddy Herman had given Rudy, Elite Everlasting boxing gloves (from his parents), and a magazine that had a boxing story (from Lucky). |
| What was the name of the magazine that Lucky had given Rudy for his birthday? What was the writer's name? Pg. 233 | "Fifty Grand" by Ernest Hemingway |
| Where did Clay hear about Ernest Hemingway from? Pg. 233 | Mrs. Launderdale's class |
| Why didn't Cassius like the magazine? Pg. 234 | Because any white person who calls a black one "Fifty Grand" doesn't deserve to have his book read. |
| When did Cassius finally make it to the National Golden Gloves championship? Pg. 236 | 1958 |
| Out of Cassius's thirty fights, how many did he win by knockout? Pg. 236 | 10 |
| How many losses and wins did Cassius have when he played Kent Green? Pg. 239 | Eighteen wins and 5 losses |
| When Riney and Clay finally hung out, where did they go and where was Teenie? Pg. 240 | Teenie was visiting relatives in Nashville and thy had to go to Leonard's grocery store |
| How far away was Leonard's grocery store? Pg. 241 | 12 blocks away |
| How much did Corky Butler want Clay and Lucky to pay? Pg. 243 | A quarter a head and it was three people, but he said $1 including interest and tax |
| What did Corky give Clay? Pg. 248 | The purple lucky rabbit-foot key chain that Teenie had hooked on his bike |
| When did Cassius play Corky Butler? Pg. 249 | July 26, 1958 |
| Who won the match? And how did they win? Pg. 252 | Clay won because in the middle of the match, Corky screamed, "This ain't fair" and ran out of the ring |
| What was Cassius's night job? Pg. 253 | To dust shelves and wax the tables and chairs at a library |
| How much did Clay make? Pg. 253 | 60 cents and hour |
| What was the name of the library Clay worked in? Pg. 253 | Narazeth College Library |
| What was the name of Clay's high school? Pg. 254 | Central High School |
| Why did some teacher's say Cassius couldn't get his diploma? Pg. 254 | Because he hadn't passed English and still owed Mrs. Lauderdale a paper |
| What compromise did Mrs. Lauderdale come to for his term paper? Pg. 254 | He could do an oral presentation |
| What did Clay do an oral presentation on? Pg. 254-255 | His adventures as an amatuer boxer |
| Where would Clay make Rudy and Lucky sit so he could practice his presentation? Pg. 255 | The front porch |
| How long did Clay spend at Columbia Gym? Pg. 258 | 4-8 |
| How long did Clay spend at Fred Stoner's gym? Pg. 258 | 8-12 |
| What did the heavyweight's trainer call him? Pg. 263 | Champ |
| What did he tell Cassius? Pg. 263 | Loose lips sink ships |
| Who did Tommy Burns play and when? Pg. 267 | John Arthur "Jack" Johnson on December 26, 1908 |
| What was Jack Johnson called? Pg. 267 | Galveston Giant |
| Who was going to become the first black heavyweight champion of the world? Pg. 268-269 | Jack Johnson |
| Why did no one get to see him become the first black heavyweight champion? Pg. 268-269 | Because he lifted Burns up with an uppercut and the local police had to turn the cameras up |
| Who did Granddaddy Herman and Cash agree was the best heavyweight champion in the world? Where from? Pg. 270 | Joe Louis Barrow AKA the Brown Bomber from Detroit |
| How many matches did Barrow play before meeting the Brockton Bobmer? | 51 |
| Who did Joe Louis play? When did he play this person? Pg. 272 | Rocky Marciano on October 26, 1951 |
| How much taller was Joe? Pg. 272 | 4 inches |
| Page 282 | Pg. 290 |
| What does Lucky read after Bird throws Clay a party? Pg. 284 | Lord of the Flies |
| Where did Cobb and Jake get trapped beneath the snow and what were they doing? Pg. 285 | They fell down the hill on Virginia Avenue when they were walking to school. |
| Whose words made Clay think he was going to win the Golden Gloves Championship? Pg. 292 | Granddaddy Herman |
| What shorts is Clay wearing the day of the 1959 Golden Gloves championship? Pg. 293 | White Everlast shorts |
| Who and when did Cassius play in the first round of the Golden Gloves Championship? Pg. 295 | Tony Madigan on March 25, 1959 |
| Where was Tony from? Pg. 295 | Australia |
| What year did did Clay win the medal at the Olympics? What medal? | The Gold medal at the Olympics |
| Wen did Cassius play the heavyweight champion? Pg. 299 | Sony Liston |
| What was Liston called? Pg. 299 | The Big Bear |
| What made Lucky feel like he was a part of history? Pg. 299 | Knowing Cassius |
| How many GG championships did Cassius win after losing to Kent Green? Pg. 299 | 2 |
| What year did Cassius win the Olympics? What type of medal (Bronze, Silver, Gold)? Pg. 299 | A gold medal in the 1960 Olympics. |
| When did Clay turn pro? Pg. 299 | After the 1960 Olympics |
| Where was Clay's first professional bout after turning pro? Pg. 299 | Louisville |
| Did Cassius win his first professional fight after turning pro? How many fights after that did he win? How many more years? Pg. 299 | Yes. 19 more fights. The next 3 years. |
| Who was the heavyweight champion that Cassius fought? What was the champion's nickname? Pg. 299 | Sonny Liston, the Big Bear. |
| What round did Liston lose in? Pg. 300 | The 7th round |
| What did Clay join the day after the Liston fight? Why? Pg. 300 | The Nation of Islam. He joined it because it was founded to give black people a new sense of pride. |
| When did Clay change his name? What did he change it to? Pg. 300 | The week after he joined the Nation of Islam. Muhammad Ali. |
| Why did Clay change his name? Pg. 300 | He thought of Cassius Clay as his "Slave Name". |
| Did Lucky still call Ali Clay? Pg. 300 | No |
| When did Ali beat Sonny Liston for a second time? What way did he beat him? Pg. 300 | In 1965 by a first round knockout. |
| Who did Ali beat 6 months after he beat Sonny Liston? Pg. 300 | Floyd Patterson |
| What did Ali get first that stopped him from boxing? When? Pg. 300 | A draft notice that ordered him to go to the army in early 1965. |
| What did Ali not believe in? Pg. 302 | War |
| What did Ali do the day he had to enlist? Pg. 302 | He refused |
| What consequences did Ali know that would have? Pg. 302 | That would probably be the end of his boxing career. |
| What consequences did Ali get for not enlisting in the army? Pg. 302 | His heavyweight boxing title and his boxing license were taken away. |
| How long were Ali's boxing silence and heavyweight title taken away for? Pg. 302 | A bit more than 3 years. |
| What did Ali focus on in the years his license and heavyweight title were taken away? Pg. 302 | His beliefs, black pride and racial justice. |
| What did Ali's boxing license and heavyweight title getting taken away make him realize? Pg. 302 | That there are more important things in life than boxing. |
| When did Ali get his license back? Pg. 302 | In 1970 after a long legal battle. |
| Who did Ali plat first after his boxing license and heavyweight title were taken away? Pg. 302 | Jerry Quarry, one of the toughest pros in the world. |
| Was Ali a little rusty when he was playing with Quarry? Pg. 302 | Yes |
| Did Ali win against Quarry? Pg. 302 | Yes |
| How many rounds did Ali win his fight against Jerry Quarry against? Pg. 303 | Less than 3 rounds |
| Who did Ali play after Quarry? How long after? Pg. 303 | "Smokin' Joe" Frazier after 5 months. |
| Did Ali win against Frazier? Pg. 303 | No |
| Ali had a rematch with Frazier. Did he win? Pg. 303 | Yes. |
| Who did Ali fight in 1974? Pg. 303 | George Foreman |
| How many pro fights had Foreman not lost in? Pg. 303 | 43 |
| Where was the bout held and what did they call it? Pg. 303 | In Africa. They called it the Rumble in the Jungle. |
| What strategy did Ali come up with for this fight? Pg. 303 | Rope-a-dope. He cushioned his body against the elastic ropes around the ring so Foreman's punches wouldn't land as hard. |
| How did Ali win his fight with Foreman? Pg. 303 | Knockout in the eighth round. |
| Who did Ali fight in 1975? Pg. 303 | Joe Frazier for a third time. |
| Where did Ali fight Frazier for a third time? What was it called? Pg. 303 | The Phillipines. It was called Thrilla in Manila. |
| How long did the fight go on? Who won? Pg. 303 | 14 rounds. Ali won. |
| How many people watched Thrilla in Manila? Pg. 303 | A billion people. |
| When did Ali lose two fights in a row? Pg. 304 | 1980 and 1981 |
| What disease had Ali gotten? What did it affect? Pg. 304 | Parkinson's disease which affects muscles and body movement. |
| How many hostages did Ali get released? Where from? Pg. 304 | 15 American hostages from Iraq. |
| When were Ali's last boxing bouts? Pg. 304 | 1980 and 1981 |
| Who did Ali become friends witht hat had Parkinson's disease too? What was his proffesion? Pg. 304 | Michael J. Fox, a popular actor. |
| What did Ali and Fox raise money for? Pg. 304 | Medical Research. |
| What did Ali become after working for the United Nations? Pg. 304 | A messanger of peace. |
| What did Ali get awarded? When? By who? Pg. 304 | The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 2005. |
| Where did Ali die? When? Pg. 304 | In Arizona in 2016. |
| Was Lucky there for Ali's death? Pg. 304 | No. |
| Why wasn't Lucky there for Ali's death? Pg. 304 | He didn't want to remember Ali as still and quiet. |
| How many times had Muhummad Ali won the heavyweight championship? Pg. 305 | 3 times |
| Which two people wrote the book "Becoming Muhammad Ali"? | James Patterson and Kwame Alexander |
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