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Trivia from Hell

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Staff

by Mark Dorosin

This week’s category: Muhammad Ali

1. What was Ali’s middle name before he became Muhammad Ali?
2. In what city was Ali born and raised?
3. Ali won a gold medal in which Olympics? Bonus: What city?
4. Who was Ali’s longtime manager?
5. Who did Ali first defeat to win the heavyweight championship?
6. In defending his status as a conscientious objector, what did Ali famously say about the Viet Cong?
7. In what city did the Rumble in the Jungle take place?
8. Who did Ali fight in the 100-degree heat of the Thrilla in Manilla?
9. Before Will Smith, Ali played himself in a 1977 bio-pic. What was it called?
10. According to his autobiography, what happened to Ali’s Olympic gold medal?

Carrboro resident Mark Dorosin is the quizmaster each Wednesday at Trivia Night at The Station.

TRIVIA ANSWERS: 11. Marcellus; 2. Louisville, KY; 3. 1960; Rome; 4. Angelo Dundee; 5. Sonny Liston; 6. “I got no quarrel with the Viet Cong: they never called me n*****.”; 7. Kinshasa, Zaire; 8. Joe Frazier; 9. The Greatest; 10. He threw it in the Ohio River after being refused service in a restaurant.

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