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Monday, January 16, 2012 is a national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. I must admit I do not know a lot about this man but I remember when he was shot and the civil rights movement that started with Rosa Parks on that bus in the 50’s and the law outlawing separate but equal, Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954. So, if you are off work because it is a holiday, see if you can answer the following questions about Dr. King Jr.

1. What was his first name?

a) Martin

b) Michael

c) Matthew

d) John

2. What was his father’s occupation?

a) Garbage Collector

b) Policeman

c) Preacher

d) Farmer

3. How old was he when he graduated from High School?

a) 18

b) 15

c) 20

d) 17

4. MLK Jr was the first in his family to graduate from college?

Yes

5. MLK Jr received his doctorate from which institution of High education?

a) Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA

b) Crozier Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania

c) Boston University in Massachusetts

d) Howard University

6. MLK Jr received an international honor – what was it?

a) Freedom Medal from the UN

b) Nobel Peace Prize

c) Pulitzer Prize for literature

d) Pulitzer Prize for Peace

7. Who and When was MLK Jr Day declared a National Holiday?

a) Lyndon Johnson in November 1967

b) Gerald Ford in 1975

c) Jimmy Carter in 1978

d) Ronald Reagan in 1983

8. MLK Jr was named Time Magazine Man of the Year in which year?

a) 1962

b) 1963

c) 1968

d) 1970 Posthumously

9. Which of the following quotes are not from MLK Jr?

a) Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love

can do that.

b) Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase’

c) You must be the change you want to see in the world.

d) A lie cannot live.

10. Where did MLK Jr give his “I Have A Dream” speech?

a) Atlanta

b) Washington DC

c) Memphis

d) Birmingham

Answers: 1 – b Michael. He changed it to Martin later.

2 - c MLK Jr was the 3^rd generation of Preachers in this family

3 - b age 15

4 – No both his father and grandfather also graduated from college

5 - c Boston University

6 – b – Nobel Peace Prize – the youngest ever to receive it – at the age of 35.

7 - d – Ronald Reagan in 1983

8 - b – 1963

9 – c – a quote from Gandhi

10 - b – Washington DC

I hope you enjoyed this little quiz and perhaps learned something about this great leader who was taken from us at a very young age. Please enjoy this rendition of a wonderful song about Abraham, Martin and John by Dion.

What are some of your memories of Martin Luther King Jr.? Share with us please?