Interesting facts about Muslims in America

Source: IslamiCity July 3, 2018

Islamic history is very rich and it is not restricted to Arabs or the Golden Ages. How much do you know about the history of Islam in America?

10%

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1. Malcolm X went through many changes during his lifetime. Which one of the following chronological sequences most accurately describes him:

A smart student, a hustler man, a convicted criminal, a member of the Nation of Islam, a member of mainstream Islam

A smart student in school, an exemplary citizen, a member of the nation of Islam, a member of mainstream Islam

A negligent student in school, a college student, an administrator in a public office, a member of the nation of Islam, a member of mainstream Islam

A negligent student, a hustler, a convicted criminal, a member of mainstream Islam, a member of the Nation of Islam

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2. Conservatively, What was the approximate percentage of African Muslim slaves in relation to the total number of slaves that were brought to the Americas from Africa?

5-10 %

20-30 %

40-60 %

55-75 %

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3. How many American presidents were accused to be secret Muslims?

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4. According to a 2017 Pew research publication, Muslims are ____________most educated religious community

The (Number one)

Second

Third

Fourth

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5. A Gallop Poll shows that, compared to other religious groups, Muslims were:

The least ethnically diverse group in the U.S.

As diverse as other religious groups

The most ethnically diverse group

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6. Pop-rock star Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), became a Muslim after he

Met a great Turkish musician who told him about Islam and recited the call to prayer for him

After he was swimming in Malibu, California and he almost drowned but a wave saved him, then he received a Qur’an and became a Muslim

Was searching for a producer and a Muslim man from Egypt offered to pay for his first recording which made him famous

Learned that his great aunt came from the Middle East and he wanted to re-connect with his roots

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7. Why did Thomas Jefferson’s acquire the Quran?

It was a part of his early collection when he was still a student of Law at the College of William and Mary

He received it as a gift from the Saudi King when he became the U.S. third president

He found it in his own grandfather’s shed and asked his mother to keep it for himself

To understand the predominantly Barbary states in North Africa who attacked U.S. ships

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8. The Statue of Liberty portrays whom?

A Muslim lady from Saudi Arabia

A Muslim lady from Egypt

A Muslim lady from Indonesia

A Muslim lady from Albania

A Muslim lady from France

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9. Why did Malcolm X refuse to carry his last name “Little”?

He hated to be “belittled” all the time

It reminded him of his abusive father

It was a name that his slave masters gave to his ancestors and he didn’t know his true last name

He had sworn not to use this last name until the African American Community was truly equal to the white community

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Question 10 of 10

10. As of 2010, approximately how many mosques exist in the U.S.?

About 1600

About 2100

About 3000

About 4200

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Interesting facts about Muslims in America

Source: IslamiCity July 3, 2018

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