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Life and Death
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What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife?
Coretta Scott
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Was Martin Luther King Jr. a good student?
Yes
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What is the missing word? "I have a _____"
Dream
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True or False MLK received the Noble Peace Prize in 1963.
False, He received it in 1964.
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True or False Was Martin Luther King Jr. in a choir at church?
True!
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Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
Atlanta, Georgia
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What did Martin Luther King Jr.'s like to do as a young child? Name 3 things
play baseball, football, and basketball. ride his bicycle sing in church
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What word is missing from the quote engraved on MLK's gravestone? "_______ at last. Thank God Almighty I'm _______ at last."
Free
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Fill in the blank MLK is considered one of the top most important African American ______________.
Accept any of the following: leaders heroes speakers freedom fighters
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True or False MLK was the 16th President of the United States.
False, he was one of America's great leaders, but never President.
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When was Martin Luther King Jr. born? Month Day Year
January 15, 1929
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What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?
He was a pastor (baptist minister).
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What is missing? "One day (we will) live in a nation where (my four children) will not be judged by the ____________but by the ___________________."
Color of their skin, content of their character
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Did MLK have any brothers and sisters? If so, how many brothers and sisters did he have?
Yes 1 older sister 1 younger brother
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Name at least 3 places where "White Only" signs were posted.
public places: buses restaurants pools parks hotels schools
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When was he shot and killed? Month Day and Year
April 4th, 1968
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Martin Luther King Jr finished high school _____ years early? How many?
2 years early
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What was the biggest march MLK lead?
The March on Washington
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Fill in the blanks MLK led __________ and ________ demanding fair laws for all people.
protests and marches
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Who inspired Martin Luther King Jr.? Who are some of the other black readers he read about?
Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass George Washington Carver
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Who shot Martin Luther King Jr.?
James Earl Ray
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Where did Martin Luther King Jr attend college?
Morehouse College in Atlanta
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How many people gathered to hear his March on Washington speech?
More than two hundred thousand people 200,000
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What did MLK cry about when he was a young child?
His white friends would no longer play with him because of the color of his skin.
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Who refused to give up her seat on a city bus?
Rosa Parks