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Fun Facts
100

This is the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was born.

What is Atlanta, Georgia

100

King was arrested in St. Augustine while attempting to eat at this kind of segregated establishment.

What is a whites-only restaurant.

100

This is the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech.

What is "I Have a Dream".

100

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded this prestigious prize in 1964.

What is the Nobel Peace Prize.

100

 Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest person to receive this award at the time.

What is the Nobel Peace Prize.

200

Martin Luther King Jr. skipped this many grades in high school.

What is two.

200

This organization was co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for civil rights.

What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

200

Martin Luther King Jr. was known for this style of protest, which he emphasized in speeches delivered during the St. Augustine demonstrations.

What is nonviolence.

200

King’s work in St. Augustine helped end segregation and contributed to this federal law banning discrimination.

What is St. Augustine.

200

Martin Luther King Jr. was a fan of this sport and played it in college.

What is basketball.

300

This was Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth name.

What is Michael?

300

Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested this many times for his activism.

What is 29.

300

In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of a day when his children would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by" this.

What is the content of their character.

300

Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the creation of this civil rights museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

What is the National Civil Rights Museum.

300

How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he started college?

What is 15 years old. 

400

How many of MKL’s children are still alive?

What is 2.

400

In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized marches and protests in this Florida city.

What is St. Augustine.

400

Martin Luther King Jr. improvised parts of the "I Have a Dream" speech. The iconic "I have a dream" refrain was not in his prepared notes but was inspired by who?

What is gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who urged him to "Tell them about the dream!"

400

King’s work in St. Augustine helped end segregation and contributed to this federal law banning discrimination.

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

400

Martin Luther King Jr. met this U.S. president to discuss civil rights.

Who is John F. Kennedy.

500

What job did MLK’s father have?

What is a minister.

500

Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize this march that culminated in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What is the Selma to Montgomery March.

500

Although his most famous speeches were given elsewhere, King inspired activists in St. Augustine with speeches during these events.


What are marches or protests.

500

This memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. was dedicated in Washington, D.C., in 2011.

What is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

500

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech lasts approximately this many minutes.

What is 17 minutes.

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