Who is MLK Jr.?
The Famous Speech
Important Facts
Civil Rights Movement
Protest
100

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in this U.S. state in 1929.

What is Georgia?

100

This famous speech starts with the words “I Have a ____.”

What is 'dream'?

100

Martin Luther King Jr. has a holiday in this month.

What is January?

100

This protest happened when people refused to ride buses in Montgomery, Alabama. 

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycot?

100

This technique is used to bring about change without violence

What is peaceful protest?

200

MLK Jr. was also a minister, which means he was a leader in this place of worship.

What is a church?

200

In this year MLK Jr. spoke at the Washington Monument.

What is 1963?

200

Every year we celebrate Dr. King with this special holiday.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

200

This event helped end segregation in schools after a Supreme Court decision.

What is Brown Vs. Board of Education?

200

Complete this statement: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to ____ everywhere.” 

What is justice?

300

This is MLK Jr.'s name at birth

Who is Michael King?

300

Dr. King believed this was stronger than hate.

What is love?

300

Dr. King was an important part of this time in American history. 

What is the Civil Rights movement?

300

This word means fair treatment for everyone.

What is equality?

300

People walked instead of riding buses to protest unfair rules in this famous boycott.

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

400

On Monday we don't have school! We are celebrating this holiday.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

400

This is the name of the march where Dr. King gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech. 

What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

400

Dr. King helped this action in Alabama that resulted in the desegregation of public transit in Montgomery. 

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

400

Students sat quietly at lunch counters to protest unfair rules. These were called this.

What are called sit ins?


400

MLK Jr. encouraged people to speak out by giving powerful talks like this famous speech.

What is the “I Have a Dream” speech?

500

There is a huge stone monument celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. in this city.

What is Washington DC?

500

The speech is protected under this law

What is copyright?

500

These are the laws that kept black and white people separated in what was called ‘segregation’. 

What are Jim Crow laws?

500

It is estimated that this many people attended the March on Washington or People's March for Jobs and Freedom?

What is 250,000?

500

Students sat quietly at lunch counters to protest unfair rules. This protest is called this.

What are sit ins?