Black rights campaigner Martin Luther King assassinated
  • 1. In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated?
A) Chicago
B) Atlanta
C) Washington D.C.
D) Memphis
  • 2. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
A) John Wilkes Booth
B) James Earl Ray
C) Sirhan Sirhan
D) Lee Harvey Oswald
  • 3. What was the movement led by Martin Luther King known as?
A) Occupy Movement
B) Black Lives Matter
C) Civil Rights Movement
D) Feminist Movement
  • 4. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?
A) 1964
B) 1990
C) 1957
D) 1972
  • 5. How old was Martin Luther King when he was assassinated?
A) 45
B) 52
C) 39
D) 56
  • 6. Which US president signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 7. Which organization did Martin Luther King co-found?
A) NAACP
B) Black Panther Party
C) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
D) Weather Underground
  • 8. What was the name of Martin Luther King's wife?
A) Coretta
B) Rosa
C) Maya
D) Harriet
  • 9. Martin Luther King earned a Ph.D. in which field?
A) Theology
B) Law
C) Engineering
D) Medicine
  • 10. Where was Martin Luther King born?
A) Montgomery
B) Atlanta
C) Selma
D) Birmingham
  • 11. Which influential civil rights activist inspired Martin Luther King's nonviolent approach?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Cesar Chavez
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Malcolm X
  • 12. What is the title of Martin Luther King's most famous speech?
A) I Have a Dream
B) Equality Now
C) Justice For All
D) Freedom Walk
  • 13. In which year did Martin Luther King first lead a successful nonviolent protest in Montgomery, Alabama?
A) 1955
B) 1945
C) 1965
D) 1975
  • 14. What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that Martin Luther King referred to in his 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Miranda v. Arizona
D) Roe v. Wade
  • 15. When Martin Luther King delivered his 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech in Memphis, what event was he supporting?
A) Teachers' strike
B) Sanitation workers' strike
C) Auto workers' strike
D) Nurses' strike
  • 16. Which African American writer influenced Martin Luther King's ideas on civil disobedience?
A) Langston Hughes
B) James Baldwin
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Henry David Thoreau
  • 17. Where did Martin Luther King attend college and begin his studies in theology?
A) Yale University
B) Harvard University
C) Stanford University
D) Morehouse College
  • 18. What was the key document authored by Martin Luther King while he was jailed in Birmingham in 1963?
A) Prison Reflections
B) Letter from Birmingham Jail
C) Freedom Declaration
D) Manifesto for Equality
  • 19. Which event did Martin Luther King organize to draw attention to the need for voting rights legislation in 1965?
A) March on Washington
B) Selma to Montgomery marches
C) Freedom Rides
D) Birmingham Campaign
  • 20. Who succeeded Martin Luther King as the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
A) Jesse Jackson
B) John Lewis
C) Ralph Abernathy
D) Andrew Young
  • 21. What date is recognized as Martin Luther King Day in the United States?
A) Second Sunday in March
B) First Friday in June
C) Third Monday in January
D) Fourth Thursday in November
  • 22. Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A) Washington D.C.
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Atlanta, Georgia
  • 23. How many children did Martin Luther King Jr. have?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
  • 24. What is the title of Martin Luther King Jr.'s autobiography?
A) The Trumpet of Conscience
B) Stride Toward Freedom
C) Where Do We Go from Here
D) Why We Can't Wait
  • 25. What holiday is celebrated in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.?
A) Civil Rights Day
B) Equality Day
C) Freedom Day
D) Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • 26. Who delivered the eulogy at Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral?
A) Jesse Jackson
B) Ralph Abernathy
C) Coretta Scott King
D) Benjamin Mays
  • 27. In what year did the US federal government recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday?
A) 1990
B) 1968
C) 1975
D) 1983
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