Life and Death
When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
A. Atlanta, Georgia On January 15, 1929
B. Atlanta, Georgia On January 16, 1929
C. Atlanta, Georgia On January 17, 1929
A. Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929
What high school did Martin Luther King Jr attend?
A. Bob Jones High School
B. James Clemens High School
C. Booker T. Washington High School
Booker T. Washington High School
On what date did Martin Luther King give his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?
August 28, 1963
Bonus (100): What was his speech about?
What is the missing word? "I have a _____"
Dream
Bonus (100): What was the name of the March for Jobs and Freedom when King gave his speech "I Have a Dream"
True or False Was he the youngest person to receive the Noble Peace Prize?
True
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth name?
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Miles Luther King Jr.
C. Micheal Luther King Jr.
C. Michael Luther King, Jr.
Bonus (100): At what age did he change his name?
What age was he when he graduated high school?
A. 17
B. 16
C. 15
C. 15 years old, Then attended Morehouse College
What was the first Civil Rights action King was involved in?
A. Greensboro Lunch Sit In
B. Montgomery Bus Boycott
C. March on Washington
B. Montgomery Bus Boycott, to peacefully protest against the policy of racial segregation on public transit systems.
Fact: This was the Monday after Rosa Parks was arrested for Refusing to surrender her seat to a white person.
What is the missing words? "Faith is taking the _____ ____ even when you don't see the whole staircase."
A. First Jump
B. First Step
C. First Move
B. First Step
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. found in 1957?
A. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
B. Southern Baptist Leadership Conference
C. Southern Lutheran Leadership Conference
A. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This was created to advocate for full equality of African Americans in all aspects of American life
How many grades did he skip ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
B. 2
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s Job?
A. Baptist Minister
B. Catholic Minister
C. Lutheran Minister
A. Baptist Minister
What organization was formed to support African Americans?
A. NAACP
B. NAAACP
C. NACP
A. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Bonus (100): Why was it formed?
What is the missing words? "We must ___ ___ ___ together as brothers, or perish together as fools."
A. Learn to preach
B. Learn to love
C. Learn to live
C. Learn to live
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC create?
A. Poor Peoples United campaign 1968
B. Equality for Poor People campaign 1968
C. Poor Peoples Campaign 1968
C. Poor peoples campaign in 1968, Organized by MLK
This was an effort to gain economic justice for poor people. Addressing the inequalities of economic and human rights for poor Americans of diverse backgrounds
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife?
A. Katie Scott
B. Cathryn Scott
C. Coretta Scott?
C. Coretta Scott
Who inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to be who he is?
A. Muhammad Ali
B. Gandhi
C. Buddha
B. Gandhi
Where were the first sit-ins conducted?
A. Martin's lunch counter
B. Woolworth lunch counter
C. Greensboro lunch counter
B. Woolworth lunch counter, for being denied service based on the color of their skin in 1960
What is the missing words? "Everything that we see is a ___ ___ by that which we don't see."
A. Shadow Cast
B. Shade Cast
C. Shaded Area
A. Shadow Cast
This quote is mentioning how others were influenced by the environment of the generations
When did he receive the Noble Peace Prize?
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
A. 1964
When was his assassination?
A. April 4th, 1968
B. April 5th, 1968
C. April 6th, 1968
April 4th, 1968
Bonus (100): Why was he assassinated?
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite subject?
A. English/Reading
B. English/History
C. English/Science
A. English/Reading
What was the name of the system that Martin was fighting to change?
A. Segregation
B. Equal Pay
C. Equal Service
A. Segregation
Fact: MLK did advocate for equal pay for trash workers in 1968 When Sanitation Workers Went on Strike
What is the missing word? "A ___ is a language of the unheard."
A. Riot
B. Fight
C. Storm
A. Riot
This was one of many quotes he used in the support of using non-violent protests
T/F Did he receive a Congressional Gold Medal in 2004?
True, To recognize his family as the first family of the civil rights movement