RANDOM
MLK JR.
CHILDHOOD
RANDOM 2
FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS
100

Fill in the Blank:

Hate cannot drive out _____ only ______ can do that. 

Hate and love 

100
What president declared MLK Jr.'s birthday as a holiday?

A) Bush

B) Obama

c) Lincoln

d) Reagan 

d) Reagan

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan created a federal holiday honoring King for his commitment to justice and equal rights for all. MLK Jr. day was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986. 

100

What day was MLK born on? 

a) January 15th, 1929

b) January 16th, 1929

c) January 18th, 1929 

a) January 15th, 1929

100

TRUE OR FALSE: 

MLK had 5 college degrees 

FALSE 

He had 3 

100

This person was the first African American to play professional baseball in the Majors.

Jackie Robinson 

200
How many times did MLK go to jail? 


a) 15 times 

b) 29 times

c) 46 times 

b) 29 times 

200
MLK Jr. warned that in the fight for freedom, his listeners should not satisfy their thirst by drinking from the cup of ?

a) pride and prejudice 

b) bitterness and hatred

c) anger and malice 

b) bitterness and hatred 

200

What instrument did MLK and his siblings learn? 

a) Violin

b) Guitar

c) Piano 

c) Piano 

200

TRUE OR FALSE:

MLK Jr. believed that we were fighting against the forces of evil. 

TRUE 

200

This person is famous for leading countless slaves to freedom through the "Underground Railroad".

Harriet Tubman

300

Fill in the Blank:

Darkness cannot drive out _________ only ______ can do that. 

Darkness and light 

300

MLK Jr.'s last speech was called:

a) I have a Dream

b) The Other America

c) I've been to the Mountain top 

c) I've been to the Mountain top 

300

What did MLK want to be when he grew up? 

a) Fireman

b) Police Officer

c) Sanitation Worker

d) Pastor 

a) Fireman 

300

What does NAACP stand for?


National Association of the Advancement of Colored People 

300

This person was the first African American to become President of the United States of America.

Barack Obama 

400

What was the nickname of the first march on Sunday that started in Selma and was suppose to end in Montgomery? 

Bloody Sunday 

400

What final state declared to officially observe MLK Jr. day as a national holiday?

South Carolina (2000) 

400

How many siblings did MLK Jr. have?

400

MLK Jr. received the Pacem in Terris Award from Pope John XXIII. What does "Pacem in Terris" mean? 

Peace on Earth 

400

This person was a former slave who wrote an auto-biography to show the people what it truly meant to be an African American in the South.

Fredrick Douglas

500

How many people attended MLK famous speech? 


Over 250,000 

500

MLK was named Man of the Year by which famous magazine?

TIME Magazine

500

What age did MLK travel to Germany and change his name?

6 years old 

500

What was the name of MLK Jr.'s wife? 

Coretta Scott King 

500

This person is famous for inventing peanut butter.

George Washington Carver

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