Transcript Roots Jeopardy Round 1

Who am I?
Name the
Roots
Character
Roots
Facts
Anything
Goes
From Slavery
to
Auction
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Who was Lamin?
The younger brother
of Kunta Kinte.
Who was captain Davies?
Captain Davies was
the captain of the
Lord Ligonier.
Who was
Irene?
She was the wife
of Tom Harvey.
Who was Chicken
George?
Chicken George was
the son of Kizzy and
Tom Moore.
Who was Kunta Kinte?
Toby’s African name.
A slave captured and
brought to America.
Who was
Matilda?
Matilda was
the wife of
Chicken
George.
Who was Omoro?
Omoro was the
father of Kunta
Kinte.
Who was Belle?
Belle was the wife
of Toby and the
mother of Kizzy.
Who was Kizzy?
Kizzy was the
daughter of Toby and
the mother of Chicken
George.
Who was Tom
Harvey?
Tom Harvey was the
son of Matilda and
Chicken George.
Who was Binta?
Binta was the
mother of Kunta
Kinte.
Who was Alex
Haley?
Alex Haley was
the Author of
Roots.
Who was Missy
Anne?
Missy Anne was the
childhood friend who later
denies she knows Kizzy.
1.What year
was Kunta
Kinte Born?
1. He was
born in 1750.
2.When Kunta Kinte
was captured, what
was he trying to do?
2.He was trying to find a
log to make a drum for
his brother.
3.What tribe
did Kunta
Kinte belong
to in Africa?
3.Kunta Kinte
belonged to the
Mandinka tribe.
4. What task was
Kunta Kinte
given when he
first saw the
white man?
4.He was directed to
bring back a wild bird
without killing the
bird.
5.What river in
Africa did
Kunta Kinte
live close to?
5. Kunta Kinte
lived near the
Gambia River.
6. How many
days after birth
was Kunta
Kinte named?
6. He was named
after eight days.
7. Who was the
captain of the slave
ship that transported
Kunta Kinte to
America?
7. Mr. Davies was
the captain of the
slave ship.
8.Which of the
following people in
“Roots” did not
make it to America
alive?
8. The wrestler
from Africa did
not make it to
America.
9.What was the
name of the ship
that brought
Kunta Kinte to
America?
9. The Lord
Ligonier was
the name of
the slave ship.
10. Where did
the slave ship
arrive in
America?
10. The
slave ship
arrived in
Annapolis.
11. The ship brought
Kunta Kinte to America
was then going to
London. What was the
main product it was
bringing to London?
11. Tobacco was
the main
product they
were bringing to
London.
12. What year does
the slave ship arrive
in America?
12. The Slave
ship arrived in
1767.