Life and Death
How many grades did Martin Luther King Jr.'s skip in high school?
2
True or False: Dr. King was the youngest person to receive the Noble Peace Prize
True
True or False: Both Martin Luther King Sr and Jr. were Baptist ministers.
True!
How old was Martin Luther King Jr when he entered College?
15
Name 3 of the 9 states mentioned in Dr. King's "I have a Dream" speech
GA, Mississippi, Alabama,New Hampshire, NY, PA Colorado,CA, Tennessee
What organization chose Dr. King's help to lead the Montgomery bus boycott?
the NAACP
How many children did Dr. King have?
4
Where did Martin Luther King Jr 1st attend college?
Morehouse College
What is the missing words? "We must ___ ___ ___ together as brothers, or perish together as fools."
Learn to live
Dr. King's advocacy for peaceful protests and boycotts was inspired by whom?
Ghandi
Who encouraged Martin Luther King Jr. to speak about his dreams in his famous I have a Dream speech?
Mahalia Jackson
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?
James Earl Ray
Where did Martin Luther King Jr attend seminary?
Crozer Theological Seminary near Chester, Pennsylvania.
What speech did Dr. King deliver the night before he was assassinated?
"I've been to the mountaintop."
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. found in 1957?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What famous singer-song writer wrote a song advocating the establishment of a national holiday celebrating Dr. King's birthday?
Stevie Wonder
What is the name of the motel where Dr. King was assassinated?
the Lorraine Motel
What degree did Martin Luther King Jr earn at Boston University?
doctorate in Systematic Theology
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC create?
Poor peoples campaign in 1968
When did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday?
The celebration was signed into law in January 1983 by President Ronald Reagan,