16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Quizzy!

Objective: Today we will be learning about the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing so you can understand the events of what happened and how, by playing a Quizzy on the topic.

​*TAKE NOTES!*

​The date was the 15th of September 1963. Four girls named Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Denise McNair, and Cynthia Wesley unfortunately died from the bombing. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. responded by going to the girls' funerals and creating speeches. Not only did MLK visit the funerals, but about 8,000 people

did.

Poll

What do you know about the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing so far?

• Nothing.

• I know a little.

• I know some stuff.

• I know a lot.

• What is the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing?

Multiple Choice

True Or False: Martin Luther King attended the girls' funerals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

About how many people attended the girls funerals?

• No one

• 6,000

• 7,000

• 8,000

Multiple Choice

True Or False: Martin Luther King attended the girls' funerals and 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 went there.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one of these died during the bombing?

• Lila Mockley

• Addie Mae Collins

• Taylor Johnson

• Martha McDonald

Multiple Choice

Which one of these died during the bombing?

• Michael Brown

• Carter Grier

• Daniel Dawson

• Cynthia Wesley

Multiple Choice

Which one of these died during the bombing?

• Aleece Garrison

• Denise McNair

• Oulen Pierce

• Osi's pet Rat

Multiple Choice

Which one of these died during the bombing?

• Carole Robertson

• Dakari Nicholson

• Cesar's Pet Salad

• Syvontae Amos

Multiple Choice

What year was the bombing?

• 1975

• 1967

• 1977

• 1963

• None of the above

Racial profiling was the reason why the church was bombed. Suspected members of the KKK were sought to be the culprits. There were 4 in total. Thomas Blanton, Robert Chambliss, Bobby Frank Cherry, and Herman Cash were the main suspects. Birmingham had been called "Bombingham" due to the three other bombings that had been made in the past, and Birmingham was the most segregated state at the time.

Multiple Choice

How many members of the KKK were suspected?

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

How many bombs in Birmingham have been detonated before the Church got bombed?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

Other than the church, were the other bombs detonated in the past, present, or future?

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

What name was Birmingham given after the infamous bombings?

• Bombingham

• Bombinghammer

• Bombingham-and-cheese.

• Bombing Bounty

Multiple Choice

True or False: "Bombingham" was the most segregated state at the time.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What did you learn? (At least 2 things.)

​By: Isaiah

Esteemed Parters: Amore, Malaysia, Juliana, and Mikel. (Pronounced Meh-Kell, not Mye-Kell.)

​Thanks For Playing!

​rat :D

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION: True or false? Robert Chambliss, Bobby Frank Cherry, and Herman Cash were the only main suspects.

• True

• False