Life and Death
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife?
a) Lilah b) Nancy c) Coretta d) Edith
Coretta Scott
True or False Was he the youngest person to receive the Noble Peace Prize?
True
What is the missing word? "I have a _____"
Dream
An event at which many people gather together to protest against or support someone or something
What was demonstration?
The president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation
What was Abraham Lincoln?
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
a) Washington, DC b) Atlanta, Georgia c) New York c) Columbus, Ohio
Atlanta, Georgia
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite subject?
a) Math b) Gym c) English d) Science
English/Reading
The place where the most famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered
What was in Washington DC?
The condition of systematically being treated cruelly and unfairly
What was oppression?
"Blowin In The Wind" folkie who performed right before Dr. King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
Bob Dylan
When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
a) 1902 b) 1911 c) 1929 d) 1938
January 15, 1929
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?
He was a baptist minister.
How many times was MLKJ arrested during his civil rights struggles?
a) 3 times b) 11 times c) 29 times d) 41 times
29 times
The times he said "I have a dream" in the speech
a)1 b) 4 c) 8 d) 14
What was 8?
Former actor & U.S. President who signed Dr. King's Birthday into national holiday in 1983
Ronald Reagan
When was his assassination?
a) 1938 b) 1952 c) 1968 d) 1979
April 4th, 1968
a) 50 b) 200 c) 900 d) 1,500
Over 900
What is the missing words? "We must ___ ___ ___ together as brothers, or perish together as fools."
a) Learn to live b) Try our best c) Fight in earnest
Learn to live
The reason of the Montgomery bus boycott.
What was because of the arrest of Rosa Parks?
What other activist from the other side of the world inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to be who he is?
Gandhi
1st African-American Major League Baseball player who frequently accompanied Dr. King during Marches
a) Babe Ruth b) Jackie Robinson c) Frank Robinson d) Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?
a) James Earl Ray d) Donald Thompson c) Ray Smith d) Frank M Langston
James Earl Ray
What was the name MLK was given at birth?
a) Malachi b) Matthew c) Michael d) Myles
Michael, his father's name. He changed hsi name to Martin in 1931.
What is the missing word? "A ___ is a language of the unheard."
a) March b) Riot c) Shout d) Cry
Riot
How long did black people refuse to take a bus during the boycott?
a) 95 days b) 182 days c) 259 d) 381 days
What was 381 days?
What piece did Martin Luther King Jr. write?
a) The Road to Peace b) Freedom c) The Measure of a Man d) Tomorrow
The Measure of a Man
"Queen Of Soul" & friend who sang "Precious Lord" at Dr. King's funeral
a) Patsy Cline b) Aretha Franklin c) Brenda Lee d) Nina Simone
Aretha Franklin