Becoming Muhammad Ali

Question 1

Where was the Clay’s house?

Answer 1

Grad Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky

Question 2

When was the Golden Gloves boxing tournament?

Answer 2

February night in 1958

Question 3

What were the Clary family and Lucky waiting for?

Answer 3

Cassius to call them

Question 4

Who was Lucky’s best friend?

Answer 4

Cassius

Question 5

Who told the story in Round one?

Answer 5

Lucky

Question 6

Where was Cassius at February night in 1958

Answer 6

300 miles north in Chicago

Question 7

Was Cassius a professional yet?

Answer 7

No, just an amateur

Question 8

How old were Lucky and Cassius?

Answer 8

16

Question 9

What was Lucky’s name?

Answer 9

Lucius

Question 10

What state did Lucky and Cassius live in?

Answer 10

Kentucky

Question 11

What did everyone call Mr.Clay, Cassius’s dad?

Answer 11

Cash

Question 12

What was Cash’s profession?

Answer 12

A sign and billboard painter

Question 13

Where did Cash keep his work supplies?

Answer 13

In the house

Question 14

What did Cassius promise to do once he became famous to his parents?

Answer 14

buy them a bigger house

Question 15

What was Mrs. Clay too nervous to do?

Answer 15

eat

Question 16

What was Mrs. Clay not too nervous to do?

Answer 16

talk about how proud she as of Cassius

Question 17

Did Mrs. Clay believe what Cassius said about him being bound for greatness-with a capital G?

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

Who else believed that Cassius was bound for greatness?

Answer 18

everybody in Louisville’s West End

Question 19

Who was Cassius’s younger brother’s name?

Answer 19

Rudy

Question 20

What did the reporter ask Cassius before his big fight?

Answer 20

If he thought he was as good as Joe Louis or Sugar Ray at his age

Question 21

How did Cassius answer the reporter?

Answer 21

He said he doesn’t think he’s as good, but better

Question 22

Who did Cassius play peak-a-boo with ( wrestling wise not the game wise)?

Answer 22

Alex Watt

Question 23

Who was Cassius not ready to fight?

Answer 23

Francis Turley

Question 24

What did Francis Turley say to Cassius that he believed before the match?

Answer 24

“I’ma lick you good, boss”

Question 25

Where was the cowboy Francis Turley from?

Answer 25

Montana

Question 26

What does Cassius call his mom?

Answer 26

Mamma Bird

Question 27

At what count did Cassius get back up during the Francis Turley match?

Answer 27

The eighth count

Question 28

What was the celebration dinner menu ?

Answer 28

Two orders of veal, Three slices of white bread, a bowl of cornbread dressing, one large green sala, a bowl of chili, scrambled eggs, cheese grits, baked chicken with backed patato, two piecesodf peacan pie, 5 scoops of strawberry ice cream, and a glass of orange juice

Question 29

Did Cassius win his match with Kent Green?

Answer 29

no

Question 30

Did losing the last fight make him work harder ?

Answer 30

yes and focus

Question 31

What would Cassius not drink?

Answer 31

soda, and no smoking either

Question 32

What time would Cassius go to sleep,even on Saturday nights?

Answer 32

ten o'clock

Question 33

Why were Cassius and Lucky careful when they go downtown?

Answer 33

mostly white people lived there

Question 34

What bike did Cassius say he should be riding?

Answer 34

A brand -new Schwinn Black Phantom, with white sidewall tires, pinstripes, and sparkly paint

Question 35

What did the bike owners do when they saw Cassius touching the bike?

Answer 35

the man yelled at them , and the women told him to go home

Question 36

Where was "home"?

Answer 36

West End

Question 37

What did the store guard do when Mrs. Clay asked for a drink of water at a five-and-dime store when Cassius was little?

Answer 37

made her leave

Question 38

What was Granddaddy Herman's Living Room to Cassius?

Answer 38

a church

Question 39

How did Granddaddy Herman's sermons always end?

Answer 39

"Know who your are, Cassius, And whose you are. Know where you going and where you from. Amen.Amen.Amen

Question 40

What did the doctors do to get Cassius out from his mother's womb?

Answer 40

The doctor yanked him out with sharp tongs

Question 41

What did the sharp tongs leave on his face?

Answer 41

A small , square bruise on his cheek

Question 42

What was Cassius's first knockout punch and to who?

Answer 42

His first knock out punch was at the age of 1 when he accidentally hit his mother int he mouth and knocked her front tooth out

Question 43

What does Cassius mom call him when he's done something wrong ?

Answer 43

Cassius Marcellus Clay JR.

Question 44

What's the nickname version?

Answer 44

Gee-Gee because before he could crawl, the first sound he made was the letter G twice

Question 45

What did Cassius think it stood for?

Answer 45

Golden Gloves

Question 46

How far apart are Cassius and Rudy?

Answer 46

2 years

Question 47

What is Cassius' dad's full name?

Answer 47

Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.

Question 48

Who was Cassius' dad the opposite of?

Answer 48

Bird ( his wife)

Question 49

What would Mamma ask Cash when he's been gone all night?

Answer 49

When is he going to fix the wobbly front porch or the leak in the roof

Question 50

What would Cash do when Mamma asks those questions?

Answer 50

ignore her

Question 51

What did they get when Rudy could walk?

Answer 51

A pet chicken, a dog named Rusty, a new house, brand -new backyard near the size of a basketball court, a goldfish pond, and a vegetable garden

Question 52

What did Cassius love to peel?

Answer 52

snap beans

Question 53

What did Cassius love to eat raw?

Answer 53

onions

Question 54

What park did Rudy and Cassius play on?

Answer 54

Cickasaw Park

Question 55

What park have they never been to?

Answer 55

Fontaine Ferry Park ( because it was on the white side)

Question 56

What did they tell Mamma before they went to Fontaine Ferry Park

Answer 56

They were going to Granddaddy Herman's to help him chop wood

Question 57

Did they ever make it into Fountaine Ferry Park?

Answer 57

No because two police officers with Colt 45 pistols made sure of it

Question 58

Who wanted to be rich?

Answer 58

Cassius

Question 59

What did Cassius say to Rudy as a prank?

Answer 59

Don't move because there's a copperhead snake on the grass next to your head