What was the March on
Washington?
What did the Civil Rights Act of
1964 accomplish?
How old was Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. when he was
assassinated?
On Aug. 28, 1963, more than
200,000 Americans attended the
political rally organized by
religious and civil rights groups
calling for true equality (jobs and
freedom) for African Americans.
It banned segregation in public
places, voter registration
39. He was assassinated in
requirements and employment
Memphis on April 4, 1968.
discrimination based on race,
color, religion, gender, or national
origin.
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When was MLK Day first
During which historic event did In 1955, what historic boycott
celebrated as a federal holiday
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
did Dr. King lead in Alabama?
in the United States?
deliver his well-known “I have a
dream” speech?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott –
Although calls for it began shortly
African Americans boycotted the
after his death, MLK Day was
At the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. Montgomery, Alabama buses in
first celebrated as a federal
28, 1963 during the March to
protest to segregation and the
holiday when it passed both
Washington rally.
arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing
houses of Congress and President
to give up her seat to a white man Reagan signed it into law in 1986.
four days earlier.
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True or False: Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was born on
Jan. 15, 1929.
Where was Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. born?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was
born in Atlanta, Georgia
True
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How old was Dr. King when he
started college? Which College
did he attend?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was
admitted to Morehouse College in
Atlanta when he was 15 years old
and graduated at the age of 19.
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What happened to Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. on Oct. 14,
1964?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
received the Nobel Peace Prize for
leading peaceful protests against
racial inequality and injustice.
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Which magazine named Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. as the
1963 “Person of Year?”
Time Magazine.
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How many children did MLK
and his wife have?
Four
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Yolanda King
Martin Luther King, III
Dexter Scott King
Bernice King
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In 1955, Dr. Martin Luther
True or False: Dr. King married How many books did Dr. King,
King, Jr. earned his doctorate in June Scott on June 18, 1953.
write?
what?
Five:
• Stride Toward Freedom: The
False. He married Coretta Scott on
Montgomery Story (1958)
He graduated from Boston
June 18, 1953.
• Why We Can’t wait (1963)
University with a Ph.D. degree in • Strength to Love (1963)
Systematic Theology.
• Where Do We Go From Here:
When did Dr. Martin Luther
King and Coretta Scott King
receive the Congressional Gold
Medal?
They were posthumously awarded
the Congressional Gold Medal in
Chaos or Community? (1967)
2014.
• The Trumpet of Conscience.
(1968)
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What was the area of study for
Who inspired Dr. Martin
Which organization elected Dr. What was MLK’s original first
MLK’s bachelor’s degree?
Luther King, Jr. to practice
Martin Luther King, Jr. its
name?
nonviolent activism?
president in 1957?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Michael. His father changed his
graduated from Morehouse
Mahatma Gandhi
The Southern Christian
and his son’s first name after a
College with a bachelor’s degree
Leadership Conference
trip to Germany in honor of the
in Sociology.
theologian and reformer.
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True or False: In 1971 Dr. King In what year did all 50 states
How many grades did Dr.
How many times was Dr. King
won a Grammy award.
Martin Luther King, Jr. skip in arrested?
officially observe MLK Day?
high school?
True. He won a Grammy Award
30
2000
for Best Spoken Word Album.
Two.
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True or False: “I Have a
Dream” was Dr. King’s last
speech?
Where is Dr. King buried?
How did Dr. King’s mother die?
Atlanta, Georgia
She died from gunshot wounds.
While playing the organ during
the Sunday Church Service at
Ebenezer Baptist Church, she was
shot by a young man who was
reported to have said “all
Christians” were his enemies.
False. MLK’s last speech was
titled “I’ve Been to the
Mountaintop.”
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In 1965, MLK led protesters
from Selma, Alabama in a
nonviolent march for voting
rights legislation. What was
their final destination?
Montgomery, Alabama.
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Which President signed the
Voting Rights Act into law on
Aug. 6, 1965?
Lyndon B. Johnson
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True or False: In 2011, a Martin
Luther King, Jr. Memorial was
unveiled by the National Park
Service in Washington, DC.
True. The dedication was on the
48th anniversary of the March on
Washington.
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True or False: The Voting
Where did Dr. King and his
Rights Act of 1965 was passed to wife, Coretta Scott get married?
enforce the rights ensured by
the 18th and 19th Amendments.
Marion, Alabama, at the Scott
family home.
False. It was the 14th and 15th
Amendment.
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