What religion did Malcolm X convert to in 1947, while in prison?
Islam
100
Who did Martin Luther King Jr. marry on June 18th, 1953.
Coretta Scott
100
True or False: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis.
True.
200
What was the highest level of education that Malcolm X recieved?
8th
200
January 15
When's his birthday?
200
Why was Martin Luther King Jr. arrested multiple times?
Civil Disobedience
200
Who did Malcolm X marry in 1958?
Betty Sanders
200
True or False: The Ku Klux Klan was responsible for the murder of Malcolm X?
False.
300
What was his professional goal as a child, that was initially discouraged by his teacher?
Lawyer
300
What grades did he skip during highschool?
9th and 12th
300
Name 2 of the 4 reasons Malcolm X was sentenced to 8 years in prison, in 1946?
Drugs, Larceny, Carrying firearms, and Breaking an entering.
300
True or False: Malcolm X was infertile and could not have children. Therefore, after he married, he neglected his wife and then devoted the majority of his time and effort spreading the progressive word of Islam.
False.
300
On what day was Martin Luther King assassinated?
April 4, 1968
400
Why was Malcolm X sent to a juvenile hall as a teenager?
His mother was committed to a mental hospital, after his father's death.
400
Where was Martin Luther King Jr.'s name changed and after whom?
Europe, German theologian
400
What CITY was King in when he wrote his infamous letter to the nation, while in jail?
Birmingham, Alabama
400
What was the name of King's first born?
Yolanda Denise King
400
What violent activity occured as a reaction to MLK's assassination.
Riots.
500
Why did Malcolm X's family move from Omaha to East Lansing, Michigan.
Local Klan members smashed the windows of the family home.
500
At what age did he try to commit suicide and for what reason?
12, His grandmother died
500
Who educated themselves in jail, because they did not finish highschool?
Malcolm X
500
True or False: Malcolm X was imprisoned over 7 times for offenses protesting the validity of Islam in America.
False
500
Name 2 of the 3 people convicted of Malcolm X's assassination? And what religious group were they affiliated with?
Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler, and Thomas 15X Johnson
The Nation of Islam