Martin Luther King Jr.
The Assassination
The Manhunt
National History
People Close To King
100

Martin Luther King Jr. gave one specific famous speech that is one of the most well-known to Americans to this day. What is it?

What is "I Have A Dream" speech?

100

This gun was used to assassinate Dr. King from a distance. Primarily used for hunting.

What is a hunting rifle?

100

James Earl Ray fled the scene quickly, scared for his life. He left this valuable piece of information for the FBI because he was scared of being caught.

What was James Earl Rays hunting rifle?(Remington Gamemaster model 760)

100

Martin Luther King Jr. was a very famous man assassinated. There were four presidents assassinated in our nations history, name two of them.

Who is William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, or James Garfield?

100

Martin Luther King Jr married this woman in the summer of 1958.

Who is Coretta Scott King?

200
On the stairs of this monument, the "I Have A Dream" speech was given.

What is the Lincoln Memorial?

200

James Earl Ray(Eric S.Galt), shot Dr. King out of a building over 200 feet from Martin Luther King's standing place. What sort of room did he shoot him out of? 

What is a bathroom?

200

This car was James Earl Ray's getaway car that he abandoned to keep his chances of escaping alive.

What is a White Mustang?

200

How many national leaders, at the time of Martin Luther King, were assassinated before he was?

How many is two?

200

This is the number of kids Dr. King had with Coretta Scott King.

How many is four?

300

The president at the time that was assassinated during King's civil rights movement.

Who was John F. Kennedy?

300

James Earl Ray's journey to kill Martin Luther King was quite expensive. This amount is how much he payed for a weeks rent at the place he assassinated Dr. King.(Below ten dollars)

How much is $8.50?

300

James Earl Ray's first destination that was out of the United States for his escape.

Where is Canada?

300

An important conflict going on out of our country that was taking place at the time of the civil rights movement and the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.

What was the Vietnam War?

300

The FBI leader at the time of King's assassination, a very much respected man, as he was the first director of the FBI. He led the investigation on the manhunt for King's killer. Although he and King didn't get along, he knew matters had to go in his own hands

Who was J. Edgar Hoover?

400

Martin Luther King Jr. was born out of a state and city that was extremely racist. Where was he born?

A. New York, New York

B. Huntsville, Alabama

C. Atlanta, Georgia

D. Raleigh, North Carolina

What is Atlanta, Georgia?

400

The brand of the weapon that was used to kill Martin Luther King Jr. This was a hunting rifle, a very common brand at the time.

What is Remington?

400

This is the country where James Earl Ray was caught and where the manhunt for Kings Killer was over.

Where is the United Kingdom?

400

This museum is in Washington DC, right next to the Washington Monument. Finished in 2016, this was built with Martin Luther King Jr. in mind.

What is the National Museum of African American History and Culture?

400

This man, son of Martin Luther King Jr., said to James Earl Ray that he believed he did not kill his father.

Who is Dexter King?

500
This motel is where Martin Luther King was murdered on the evening of April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

What is the Lorraine Motel?

500

James Earl Ray used this false identity in multiple areas to avoid being caught.

Who was Eric S. Galt?

500

This is the name of the airport where James Earl Ray was caught.

What is Heathrow Airport?

500

These were the number of years Civil Rights Movement lasted.

How long is 14 years?
500

This man held Dr. King in his arms during his final moments. He was his lifelong best friend and followed King wherever he went.

Who was Ralph Abernathy?

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