History Quiz

Where was Jackie Robinson born?

• Atlanta, GA

• Cairo, GA

• New York, NY

• Los Angeles, CA

What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. give?

• I Have a Dream

• Four Score and Seven Years Ago

• Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You

• The Only Thing We Have to Fear

What is segregation?

• A type of dance

• A forced separation of people based on the color of their skin

• A holiday celebration

• A type of food

What did Jackie Robinson show even when others were mean?

• Anger

• Sportsmanship

• Sadness

• Fear

Where was MLK Jr. Born?

• New York

• The Bahamas

• Alabama

• Georgia

True or False: Jackie Robinson's life as a child was wonderful and he did not experience segregation.

• True

• False

How did MLK Jr. work to help people?

• He taught people how to farm.

• He held baseball training lessons.

• He fought for equal rights for all people.

• He was an Olympic athlete.

True or False: The south was segregated during the years that MLK Jr. was alive.

• True

• False

True or False: Jackie Robinson lived in the Coastal Plains region during segregated times and fought to play baseball in the major leagues

• True

• False