Martin Luther King Jr. National Geographic Quiz

Dr. King won a speech contest when he was:

• 14

• 18

• 24

• 9

Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in:

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Washington, D.C.

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Boston, Massachusetts

When he was 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. :

• Started college

• Graduated from college

• Got married

• Moved to Montgomery, Alabama

When he was a child, Dr. King could no longer play with his best friend because:

• He was black and his friend was white

• He wouldn't share

• He was poor

• He played too rough

Dr. King's family nicknamed him:

• Marty

• Smarty

• M.L.

• Doc

The day he was killed, Dr. King was in Memphis, Tennessee, to:

• Visit family

• Help garbage collectors

• Sightsee

• Teach

The "Stone of Hope" is carved from granite called:

• Dark Gray

• Peaches-n-Cream

• Kingstone

• Shrimp Pink

Dr. King helped in Alabama with the bus boycott started by this person:

• Michelle Obama

• Harriet Tubman

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks