Early Life/ Education
Civil Rights Leadership
Speeches and Preaching
Legacy and Final Days
100
MLK Jr. was born in what city?
A. Birmingham, Alabama
B. Macon, Georgia
C. Atlanta, Georgia
D. Memphis, Tennessee
C. Atlanta, Georgia
100
What organization did MLK help found and served as its president?
A. The Rotary Club
B. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
C. The Free Masons
D. The Black Panthers
B. Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
It was founded by 60+ ministers in 1957 to organize and orchestrate nonviolent protests for civil rights.
100
Where did MLK give his "I Have A Dream" speech?
A. Atlanta, GA
B. Montgomery, AL
C. Washington, D.C.
D. Birmingham, AL
C. Washington, D.C.
100
What esteemed prize was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded in 1964?
A. Nobel Peace Prize
B. Tony Award
C. Pulitzer Prize
D. Grammy Award
A. Nobel Peace Prize
At the time, he was the youngest person to have received it (35 years old). Since then, Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest person to receive Nobel Peace Prize (17 years old).
200
What is the name of the high school that MLK attended?
A. Booker T. Washington High School
B. Dunwoody High School
C. Malcolm X High School
D. Walton High School
A. Booker T. Washington High School
200
Which activist’s principles did Martin Luther King Jr. try to follow?
A. Gloria Steinem
B. Malcolm X
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi employed nonviolent civil disobedience,. King went to India in 1959 to study Gandhi’s principles.
200
What was MLK's final speech?
A. "I Have a Dream"
B. "Letters from a Birmingham Jail"
C. "I've Been to the Mountaintop"
D. "Give Us the Ballot"
C. "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop"
200
In which city was MLK, Jr. killed?
A. Birmingham, AL
B. Atlanta, GA
C. Macon, GA
D. Memphis, TN
D. Memphis, TN
400
What is MLK Jr.'s original birth name?
A. Martin QUEEN, Jr.
B. CHAD King, Jr.
C. CODY King, Jr.
D. MICHAEL King Jr.
Michael King Jr.
MLK Jr.'s father, Rev. Michael King, changed BOTH their names to Martin Luther King (after the Protestant reformer) following a 1934 trip to Germany.
The decision was inspired by German reformation leader Martin Luther making MLK Jr.'s name change a symbolic embrace of faith and reform.
400
What was the first civil rights action in which Martin Luther King participated?
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
B. March in Selma
C. Memphis Sanitation Strike
D. Sit-Ins in Greensboro
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was the 381-day boycott occurred after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger.
400
This quote is the conclusion of which speech?:
"Thank God Almighty, We Are Free At Last"
A. "I Have a Dream"
B. "How Long, Not Long"
C. The Gettysburg Address
D. "Give Us the Ballot"
A. "I Have a Dream"
400
Why was MLK visiting Memphis?
A. Sanitation Workers Strike/ Poor People's Campaign
B. Restaurant Sit-In
C. Bus Boycott
D. A meeting with JFK
A. Sanitation Workers Strike/ Poor People's Campaign
600
What year was MLK Jr. born?
A. 1899
B. 1909
C. 1929
D. 1949
C. 1929
(Tuesday, January 15, 1929)
MLK was born the same year as Anne Frank.
600
Martin Luther King Jr. was known for promoting what kind of protest?
A. Nonviolent
B. Violent
C. Performative
D. Ineffective
A. Nonviolent
600
What year did MLK give his "I Have A Dream Speech"?
A. 1943
B. 1963
C. 1973
D. 1999
B. 1963
600
When is MLK Day celebrated?
A. First Monday in January
B. Second Monday in May
C. Third Monday in January
D. January 25, regardless of the day of the week where it falls
C. Third Monday in January
800
From which college did MLK received his B.A. degree?
A. Georgia Tech
B. Morehouse College
C. Vanderbilt University
D. Howard University
B. Morehouse College
He was accepted at just 15 years of age!
800
How many times was MLK Jr. arrested for civil disobedience?
A. 0
B. 4
C. 29
D. 500
C. 29
800
Of which church that MLK the pastor?
A. National Cathedral
B. Notre Dame
C. Ebenezer Baptist Church
D. St. Patrick's Episcopal Church
C. Ebenezer Baptist Church
800
Where in Memphis was MLK Jr. killed?
A. Beale Street
B. Lorraine Motel
C. Graceland
D. Stax Record Company
B. Lorraine Motel
1000
In what area did MLK Jr. achieve his PhD?
A. Sociology
B. Biology
C. Theology
D. English
C. Theology
More specifically, he earned a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston University.
1000
What happened to MLK Jr. in midst of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A. He had a heart attack
B. He contracted the flu
C. He was asked to give the State of the Union as a guest speaker
D. His home was bombed
D. His home was bombed
1000
What did MLK Jr. famously say in his "How Long, Not Long" speech?
A. "I cannot tell a lie"
B. "It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."
C. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"
D. "A house divided cannot stand"
C. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"
This speech was given at the steps of the state capitol at the conclusion of his march from Selma to Montgomery.
1000
Which is true about MLK Day?
A. Like Thanksgiving, it inspires a spike in volunteering rates
B. It is observed in Hiroshima, Japan
C. It is observed in parts of the Netherlands
D. All of the above
D. All of the Above