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When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed?
A. 2nd Monday of January
B. 1st Monday of January
C. 3rd Monday of January
D. 4th Monday of January
C. 3rd Monday of January
What was the name of Martin Luther King’s Wife?
A. Coretta
B. Octavia
C. Rosa
D. Maya
A. Coretta
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
A. Memphis, TN
B. Atlanta, GA
C. Washington D.C.
D. Birmingham, AL
A. Memphis, TN
How many children did Martin Luther King Jr. have?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
B. 4
Where did King deliver his famous “I have a dream” speech?
A. Memphis, TN
B. Washington D.C.
C. Atlanta, GA
D. Jackson, MS
B. Washington D.C.
At what age did Dr. King get into College?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 18
D. 19
A. 15
What college did Martin Luther King Jr. attend?
A. Tuskegee University
B. Spelman College
C. Howard University
D. Morehouse College
D. Morehouse College
Who authorized the FBI to wiretap Dr. King’s telephone line?
A. J. Edgar Hoover
B. Robert F. Kennedy
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
D. Richard Nixon
B. Robert F. Kennedy
How old was Dr. King when he graduated from College?
A. 21
B. 18
C. 20
D. 19
D. 19
What name was Martin Luther King Jr. born with?
A. Luther
B. Lionel
C. Martin
D. Michael
D. Michael
How did Izola Curry try to kill Dr. King?
A. With a Gun
B. With Arsenic
C. With a Tire Iron
D. With a Letter Opener
D. With a Letter Opener
What year was Dr. King Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
A. 1968
B. 1971
C. 1977
D. 1965
C. 1977
What is Martin Luther King Jr’s actual birthday?
A. January 21
B. January 17
C. January 15
D. January 18
C. January 15
How long is the “I Have a Dream” Speech?
A. 34 minutes
B. 3 minutes
C. 17 minutes
D. 11 minutes
C. 17 minutes
What famous boycott did Martin Luther King Jr. help orchestrate?
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
B. Nashville Bus Boycott
C. Jacksonville Bus Boycott
D. Atlanta Bus Boycott
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?
A. 1980
B. 1983
C. 1986
D. 1989
C. 1986
What grade did Martin Luther King Jr. skip?
A. 9th Grade & 12th Grade
B. 9th Grade & 10th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
A. 9th Grade & 12th Grade
Whose essay on Civil Disobedience inspired Martin Luther King?
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Luisa May Alcott
D. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. Henry David Thoreau
At what church did King Serve as pastor?
A. 16th Street Baptist Church
B. Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
C. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
D. South Side Baptist Church
C. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
What is the title of the 30-foot granite sculpture of Dr. King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in the National Mall in Washington, D.C.?
A. Stone of Freedom
B. Stone of Resistance
C. Stone of Dreams
D. Stone of Hope
D. Stone of Hope
How Long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott Last?
A. 137 Days
B. 265 Days
C. 381 Days
D. 192 Days
C. 381 Days
How old was Martin Luther King when he won the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. 35
B. 42
C. 48
D. 29
A. 35
What civil rights organization did King found with Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Joseph Lowrey?
A. NAACP
B. SNCC
C. COFO
D. SCLC
D. SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
How many times was Dr. King imprisoned?
A. 29 Times
B. 11 Time
C. 22 Times
D. 17 Times
A. 29 Times
What happened to Dr. King in 1963?
A. He was assassinated
B. He was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year
C. His house was bombed
D. He won the Nobel Peace Prize
B. He was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year