Question 1

True or false: Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

Accepted Answer

True. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925.

Question 2

True or false: Malcolm X was born in New York City.

Accepted Answer

False. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, not New York City. He later moved to Harlem as a young adult.

Question 3

True or false: Malcolm X was a member of the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

False. Malcolm X was not a member of any political party. He was a civil rights activist and Muslim minister.

Question 4

True or false: Malcolm X made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1964.

Accepted Answer

True. Malcolm X performed the Hajj in April 1964, which led him to adopt a more inclusive view of race.

Question 5

True or false: Malcolm X spent six years in prison for burglary.

Accepted Answer

True. Convicted of larceny and breaking and entering, Malcolm X served six years in prison (1946–1952) where he educated himself.

Question 6

True or false: Malcolm X changed his surname to 'X' because he admired the letter X.

Accepted Answer

False. Malcolm X adopted 'X' to symbolize his lost African surname, rejecting his slave name 'Little'.

Question 7

True or false: Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Accepted Answer

True. Malcolm X, originally Malcolm Little, was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Earl and Louise Little.

Question 8

True or false: Malcolm X never met Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

False. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met briefly on March 26, 1964, in Washington, D.C., during a Senate debate.

Malcolm X Trivia Questions