Q 01/05

In which city was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

A) Montgomery, Alabama

B) Memphis, Tennessee

C) Washington, D.C.

D) Atlanta, Georgia

Answer · why

D) Atlanta, Georgia

He was born on January 15, 1929, the second of three children.

Q 02/05

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s first name when he was born?

A) Martin

B) Marcus

C) Michael

D) Matthew

Answer · why

C) Michael

His father later changed both their names after a trip to Germany, where he visited places linked to the reformer Martin Luther.

Q 03/05

Martin had an older sister and a younger brother. What was his sister's name?

A) Coretta

B) Christine

C) Alberta

D) Yolanda

Answer · why

B) Christine

His little brother was Alfred Daniel, known as A.D.

Q 04/05

Which year of school did young Martin skip entirely?

A) Ninth grade

B) First grade

C) Twelfth grade

D) Fourth grade

Answer · why

A) Ninth grade

He was such a strong student that he started college while still a teenager.

Q 05/05

At 13, Martin became the youngest assistant manager of a delivery station for what?

A) A milk company

B) A grocery store

C) A bakery

D) A newspaper

Answer · why

D) A newspaper

The paper was the Atlanta Journal.