What was King's job when he graduated from college?
What is a pastor.
100
The March on Washington was in 1963. How many years ago was it?
What is 52 years.
100
Define 'boycott'
An act of withdrawing support from a government or company which is doing something unjust.
100
What did Rosa Parks get arrested for?
What is refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
200
What philosophy did MLK Jr. follow and ask all protesters to follow?
What is non-violent action or protest.
200
If you took 250 people and multiplied them by 1,000 that's about how many people went to MLK's march on Washington. How many people was it?
About 250,000 (a quarter of a million).
200
Define 'sit-in'
Non-violent protests in which people who disagree with something sit down at a place where the
injustice is being committed, and refuse to move for a specific period of time, or until the injustice
stops.
200
Who was the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall.
300
What person was a big inspiration to MLK Jr?
Who is Ghandi.
300
Yolana King was MLK Jr. and Coretta Scott King's first child together. She was born in 1955. MLK Jr. was born in 1929. How old was he when his first child was born?
What is 26.
300
Define "PACIFISM"
A belief and way of life based on absolutely refusing to participate in violence, which is believed to be
morally wrong.
300
What prominent African-American activist originally opposed King's methods of non-violence but eventually changed his mind.
Who is Malcolm X.
400
How old was King when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
What is 35.
400
King wrote over 2,500 speeches, articles and books. If he wrote these from 1954 when he started his career to 1968 when he was assassinated, how many did write each years?
What is 167 speeches, articles and books per year.
400
Define "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE"
An act of openly refusing to obey a law because of a personal belief that the law in unjust, unethical,
or unconstitutional. Someone who commits an act of civil disobedience must also be prepared to
accept punishment for his actions, such as being arrested and taken to jail.
400
Who is the only living leader from the "Big 6" group of civil rights activists from King's time.
Who is John Lewis
500
After Rosa Parks was arrested, King organized a boycott of the bus boycott. How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
What is 382 days.
500
King was born on January 15th 1929. About many days ago was he born? (error of + or - one hundred is ok)
What is about 31,410 days.
500
Define " SAVING FACE "
Giving someone with whom you are having a disagreement an opportunity to get out of the
disagreement without having to be embarrassed in front of others.
500
What two influential African American men disagree sharply on if racial equality should be achieved through economic rights or through political equality.