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BCRI: Martin Luther King Jr. Trivia & Scavenger Hunt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is from this Georgia city?

a)

Albany

b)

Macon

c)

Columbus

d)

Atlanta

2.

Martin Luther King, Jr. earned his High School Diploma at this Age?

a)

15

b)

18

c)

17

d)

16

3.

With a B.A. degree in Sociology, Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated from this Historic Black College?

a)

Clark Atlanta University

b)

Morehouse College

c)

Howard University

d)

Morris Brown College

4.

Martin Luther King, Jr. married Coretta Scott in this state on June 18, 1953?

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

Florida

5.

Martin Luther King, Jr. integrated this Indian’s philosophy of non-violent resistance into his Christian beliefs?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Deepak Chopra

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Sathya Sai Baba

6.

After Rosa Parks is arrested this organization made Martin Luther King, Jr. the spokesperson for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ultimately their president?

a)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

d)

Montgomery Improvement Association

7.

What is the headline for the Chicago Defender January 5, 1957?

a)

Segregation is Dead

b)

Black People Want to sit at the Front of the Bus

c)

Force Showdown Over Bus Bias

8.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and several other Black clergymen, including Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, started this organization in 1957, M. L. King Jr. was its first president?

a)

Congress On Racial Equality (CORE)

b)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

c)

Montgomery Improvement Association

d)

National Association Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

9.

What day and year did Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, and A. Phillip Randolph lead a prayer pilgrimage to Washington D.C. to charge President Eisenhower with failing to lead the country toward integration?

a)

May 17, 1957

b)

December 25, 1956

c)

March 4, 1956

10.

What was Martin Luther King, Jr. acquitted of in Montgomery on May 29, 1960?

a)

Parading without a permit.

b)

Breaking segregated bus laws.

c)

Obstructing a public passageway.

d)

Tax Fraud

11.

What date was Martin Luther King Jr. arrested with 50 others in Atlanta, GA?

a)

January 16, 1924

b)

October 19, 1960

c)

December 4, 1956

12.

Where is Martin Luther King, Jr. when he addressed throngs of people at a Civil Rights rally in Birmingham, AL (1963)?

a)

Municipal Auditorium

b)

Legion Field

c)

St. Paul United Methodist Church

d)

16th Street Baptist Church

13.

April 12, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested on

(a)  

14.

Who is shaking Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hand on the July 2, 1964 timeline?

a)

President John F. Kennedy

b)

President Jimmy Carter

c)

President Richard M. Nixon

d)

President Lyndon B. Johnson

15.

What was the date Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

April 4, 1968

b)

October 14, 1964

c)

September 15, 1963

16.

On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead 3200 marchers from Selma's Brown Chapel to the Edmund Pettus Bridge (1965)?

a)

March 21st

b)

August 7th

c)

May 21st

d)

October 6th

17.

When does Martin Luther King, Jr. lead anti-war Parade? (1967)

a)

April 15, 1967

b)

April 4, 1968

c)

November 27, 1967

d)

January 18, 1967

18.

Who is the artist of the Martin Luther King, Jr. drawing "Dr. King Preaching?" (Back hallway)

a)

Charles Busby

b)

Charles Henry

c)

Fredrick Jones

d)

Fredrick Cargil

19.

What is the date of the signing of legislation that named Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday a federal holiday?

(a)  

20.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth first name is

(a)