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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
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January 9th
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January 15th
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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
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Dalai Lama
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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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
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John Stuart Mills’ On Liberty
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays by RW Emerson
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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
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Los Angeles
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New York
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Washington
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In 1964, King received what important award?
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 United Nations Human Rights Award
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Nobel Peace Prize
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Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Congressional Medal of Honor
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In what city in 1968 was King assassinated?
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Memphis, Tenn.
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Jackson, Miss.
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Little Rock, Ark.
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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
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I Wish
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Happy Birthday
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Superstition
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What Year did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a Federal Holiday?
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1972
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1986
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1993
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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
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Winston Churchill
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Billy Graham
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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
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June 19th - Juneteenth
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September 11th
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Friday after fourth Thursday in November - Day after Thanksgiving
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