Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day's observance always being the third Monday in January?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Dr. King's actual birthday is January 15.
- Multiple Choice
2. In what U.S. city was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. born and raised, from primary school to Morehouse College?
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929 and lived there through his college graduation from Morehouse College in 1948.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of the following colleges did Martin Luther King Jr. NOT attend?
Dr. King earned a Bachelor in Divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, Pennsylvania, in 1951.
In 1955, Dr. King earned a Ph.D. degree in systematic theology from Boston University.
Dr. King attended philosophy classes at Harvard University as an audit student in 1952 and 1953.
He never attended Northeastern University.
- Multiple Choice
4. In what Christian denomination did Martin Luther King Jr., his father, and his grandfather all minister?
FUN FACT
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The church is located just steps away from the Alabama State Capitol.
- Multiple Choice
5. How many children did Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King Jr. have together?
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott had four children:
- Yolanda King (1955–2007)
- Martin Luther King III (b. 1957),
- Dexter Scott King (b. 1961)
- Bernice King (b. 1963).
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