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Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American Family Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year was the miniseries "Roots" first aired?

  1. 1976
  2. 1977
  3. 1978
  4. 1979
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the novel "Roots: The Saga of an American Family"?

  1. Alex Haley
  2. James Baldwin
  3. Maya Angelou
  4. Toni Morrison
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the African village where Kunta Kinte is born?

  1. Juju
  2. Mandinka
  3. Bambara
  4. Fulani
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Kunta Kinte in the miniseries?

  1. LeVar Burton
  2. Louis Gossett Jr.
  3. Cicely Tyson
  4. John Amos
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Kunta Kinte's daughter?

  1. Kizzy
  2. Minty
  3. Belle
  4. Chicken George
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Kizzy in the miniseries?

  1. Leslie Uggams
  2. Diahann Carroll
  3. Esther Rolle
  4. Ruby Dee
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Kizzy's son?

  1. George
  2. Tom
  3. Chicken George
  4. Bubba
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Chicken George in the miniseries?

  1. Ben Vereen
  2. Richard Roundtree
  3. James Earl Jones
  4. Avery Brooks
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Chicken George's daughter?

  1. Belle
  2. Minty
  3. Kizzy
  4. Harriet
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Belle in the miniseries?

  1. Cicely Tyson
  2. Diahann Carroll
  3. Esther Rolle
  4. Ruby Dee
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Belle's daughter?

  1. Harriet
  2. Minty
  3. Kizzy
  4. Chicken George
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Harriet in the miniseries?

  1. Leslie Uggams
  2. Diahann Carroll
  3. Esther Rolle
  4. Ruby Dee
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Harriet's son?

  1. Tom
  2. George
  3. Chicken George
  4. Bubba
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Tom in the miniseries?

  1. Ben Vereen
  2. Richard Roundtree
  3. James Earl Jones
  4. Avery Brooks
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of Tom's son?

  1. Alex
  2. James
  3. Malcolm
  4. Martin
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays the role of Alex in the miniseries?

  1. LeVar Burton
  2. Louis Gossett Jr.
  3. Cicely Tyson
  4. John Amos
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