Gettysburg Address
I Have a Dream
Ain't I a Woman
The War Speeches
I Am Prepared to Die
100

Which president gave the Gettysburg Address?

Who is Abraham Lincoln? (Accept: Lincoln)

100

Which activist gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? (Accept: MLK)

100

Which activist gave the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?

Who is Sojourner Truth? (Accept: Truth)

100

Which prime minister wrote the "War Speeches"?

Who is Winston Churchill? (Accept: Churchill)

100

Which politician gave the "I Am Prepared to Die" speech?

Who is Nelson Mandela? (Accept: Mandela)
200

The speaker of the Gettysburg Address would refer to the birth of the United States with the very first words of this speech. What are the famous first words from the Gettysburg Address?

What is "Four score and seven years ago?"

200

The "I Have a Dream" speech played a major role in which equal rights movement?

What is the Civil Rights movement? (Accept: reasonable equivalents)

200
Multiple answers required. The speaker was an advocate for which equal rights movements?  

What is the Abolitionist movement and the Women's Rights movement?

200

The "War Speeches" were given during which war?

What is World War II? 

200

The speaker of this speech was the former president of which country?

What is South Africa?

300

The Gettysburg Address was delivered following Edward Everett's two-hour oration. The Gettysburg Address would go on to last how many minutes?

What is 2 minutes?

300

This speech was delivered at a historic event known as _______?

What is the March on Washington?

300

The "Ain't I a Woman" speech was delivered in which location?

What is the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio? (Accept: "Women's Convention" or "Akron, Ohio")

300

The speaker of these addresses was the former prime minister of which country?

What is the UK? (Do not accept: England)
300

After giving this speech, the speaker would spend the next 27 years in a prison in which island?

What is Robben Island?

400

The Gettysburg Address was delivered in which U.S. state?

What is Pennsylvania?

400

The "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered at the steps of which building, which is named after a former president?

What is Lincoln Memorial?

400

The speech was published and popularized by which feminist?

Who is Frances Dana Barker Gage? (Accept: Gage)

400

This series of addresses was given during which specific battle? 

What is the Battle of France?

400

During the speech, the speaker would go on to defend the Spear of the Nation, a militant wing of the African National Congress, which worked to end which policy?

What is apartheid?

500

The most complete draft of the Gettysburg Address is located in the White House. What is the name of that draft?

What is the Bliss Copy?

500

Complete the quote: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by ..."

What is "the content of their character?"

500

As a woman, the speaker would famously say the words "______" because of her race. Complete the quote.

What is "Nobody ever helped me into carriages?"

500

In the fight against Germany, the first speech of this series of addresses promised "______"? Fill in the blank.

What is "Blood, toil, tears, and sweat?"

500

This speech was delivered during the speaker's ____ trial. Fill in the blank. 

What is the Rivonia Trial?

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