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Martin Luther King Day Quiz

On the third Monday in January, America honors one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement with a federal holiday. How much do you know about MLK and this Federal Holiday? Take our short quiz to find out.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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On the third Monday in January, America honors one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement with a federal holiday. How much do you know about MLK? Take our short quiz to find out.
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This Holiday marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. What is the actual date of his birthday?
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The holiday takes place on the third Monday in January.
January 2nd
January 9th
January 15th
January 23rd
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Which leader inspired King’s belief in “nonviolent resistance” and, according to King, provided “the method for social reform that I had been seeking”?
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Nelson Mandela
Dalai Lama
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mahatma Gandhi
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King said in an interview that if he were marooned on a desert island with only one book other than the Bible, he would choose what book?
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Plato’s The Republic
John Stuart Mills’ On Liberty
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays by RW Emerson
James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son
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In which City, did King deliver his famous "I have a Dream" speech?
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Atlanta
Los Angeles
New York
Washington
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In 1964, King received what important award?
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 United Nations Human Rights Award
Nobel Peace Prize
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Congressional Medal of Honor
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In what city in 1968 was King assassinated?
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Memphis, Tenn.
Jackson, Miss.
Little Rock, Ark.
Selma, Ala.
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What song did Stevie Wonder write to highlight MLK Day becoming a Federal Holiday?
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I just Called to Say I Love You
I Wish
Happy Birthday
Superstition
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What Year did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a Federal Holiday?
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1972
1986
1993
2002
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King was voted second in Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century. Who came first?
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Henry Ford
Winston Churchill
Billy Graham
Mother Teresa
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MLK Day is a national day of service. What is the date of the other national day of service?
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Third Monday in February - Presidents Day
June 19th - Juneteenth
September 11th
Friday after fourth Thursday in November - Day after Thanksgiving
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