George Floyd Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
Who was George Floyd?
A: George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man who was
murdered by a
police officer in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
When was Floyd born?
A: On October 14, 1973.
Where was he born?
A: In Fayetteville, North Carolina.
He had how many siblings?
A: Four.
His great-great-grandfather Hillery Thomas Stewart Sr.
was born as a what?
A: A slave but acquired his freedom in the Civil War.
When he was two, after Floyd's parents separated, where
did his mother move with the children?
A: To the Cuney Homes public housing known as Bricks, in
Houston's Third
Ward.
Floyd was called Perry as a child, but also Big Floyd;
being how tall?
A: Over six feet (183 cm) tall in middle school.
He saw sports as a vehicle for what?
A: Improving his life.
What middle school did Floyd attend?
A: Ryan Middle School and graduated from Yates High School in 1993.
While at Yates, he was co-captain of the basketball
team playing as a what?
A: A power forward.
He was also on the football team as a tight end, and in
1992, his team went to what?
A: The Texas state championships.
The first of his siblings to go to college, Floyd
attended what college?
A: South Florida Community College for two years on a football scholarship.
He also played on what team?
A: The basketball team.
He transferred to Texas A&M University–Kingsville in
what year?
A: 1995, where he also played basketball before dropping out.
How tall was he at his tallest?
A: He was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm).
and by the time of his autopsy how tall was he?
A: He was 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall and weighed 223 pounds (101 kg).[28]
Beginning in 1994, he performed as a rapper using what
stage name?
A: Big Floyd in the hip-hop group Screwed Up Click.
What was the name of the second rap group he was
involved in?
A: Presidential Playas.
Between 1997 and 2005, Floyd served how many jail terms
on various charges, including drug possession, theft, and trespass?
A: Eight.
On May 25, 2020, police were called by a Cup
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grocery store employee who suspected what?
A: That Floyd had used a counterfeit $20 bill.
Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white
Minneapolis police officer who did what?
A: Pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds while Floyd
was handcuffed face down in the street.
On March 12, 2021, the Minneapolis city council
approved a settlement of how much to the Floyd family following a wrongful
death lawsuit?
A: $27 million.
Chauvin was fired and charged with what?
A: Second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree
manslaughter.
Chauvin was found guilty on what?
A: All three murder and manslaughter charges on April 20, 2021.
On June 25, Judge Cahill sentenced Chauvin to how long
in prison?
A: Twenty-two and a half years.