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Martin Luther King, Jr Trivia Quiz

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who lived from 1929 until 1968. From 1955 until his assassination in 1968, he was an American Baptist clergyman and activist who became the most recognized voice and leader in the civil rights movement. King marched for the right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights, and he led them. He was the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and oversaw the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott (SCLC). So, take this quiz and see how much you know about Martin Luther King Jr.

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When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

  • December 12, 1934

  • January 15, 1929

  • May 20, 1929

  • April 29, 1930

Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?

  • Sirhan Sirhan

  • Mark Chapman 

  • James Earl Ray 

  • Joe Kelly

What organization named Martin Luther King Jr. its "Man of the Year" for 1963?

  • Time magazine

  • The Southern Baptist Convention

  • The United Nations

  • The American times

During which month do Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

  • March

  • February

  • April

  • January

Martin Luther King Jr. received a Ph.D. from Boston University in what field?

  • Political science 

  • History

  • Theology

  • Geography

What world-famous prize was Martin Luther King Jr. honored with?

  • The Pulitzer Prize 

  • The Nobel Peace Prize 

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature

  • Padma Bhushan prize

Which of these major events first distinguished Martin Luther King Jr. as an important civil rights leader?

  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott 

  • The March on Washington 

  • Brown v Board of Education

  • During the Birmingham Bus Boycott 

When did Martin Luther King Jr. die?

  • April 4, 1968

  • January 1, 1970

  • February 3, 1969

  • July 30, 1972

Martin Luther King Jr.was best known for his philosophy of__________

  • Black Nationalism

  • Civil disobedience

  • Nonviolence

  • Socialism

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech?

  • When he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize 

  • During the Birmingham Bus Boycott 

  • During the December on Washington

  • During the March on Washington 

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