Dr. Martin Luther King
Scavenger Hunt

On the third Monday in January, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.   Scroll down to questions that will help you learn more about Dr. M. L. King.  Follow the links in each section to find the answers.  Bookmark this page so you can return here quickly.   Have fun learning!

"Remember! Celebrate! Act !

             A Day On, Not A Day Off"
 

Read Dr. King's Thoughts on War.

1. What is happening in this picture?

Hint:  This website is a collection of photos arranged in a slide show format.  Look to the left of the web page, and click on the Freedom Marching link.  Then use the "next" button to view the photos until you find the one that matches this photo.  Be sure to read the captions under the photos as you go.

Visit the site below for questions 2 and 3.

2.  In the letter section, what does Noel, age 7 think Martin Luther King  wanted?

3. Go to the timeline and write down what happened to Martin Luther King in 1935.
 
 

To answer the next 2 questions, visit the site listed below.  At the site's homepage, click on the speeches link on the left side of the page.  Then click on the contents link.  From here, scroll down to the date of 10 December 1964.

4. In the first paragraph of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Dr. King says America is fighting a battle to end what?

5. In the 14th paragraph, Dr. King says that he believes what?
 
 

To answer questions 6 and 7, visit the link below.

6. What started the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott?

7. Martin Luther King became involved in the boycott.  What happened to him and bus segregation?

The site below will give you the answers to questions 8-12.

8. When was Martin Luther King born?

9. Why is September 17, 1958 important?

10. What was one thing that happened in 1963?

11. Why was Dr. King arrested June 11, 1964?

12. Make up a question of your own.

Questions 13-15 can be found at the address below.

13. Back in the 1960's, African Americans couldn't do what?

14. What did Dr. King fight for?

15. Why do you think Anthony Phillips is making a peace poster?
 
 

To find the answer to question 16, click on the link below.

16. Reader's Digest warned that Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign would cause an "insurrection."  Why did King start this campaign?

The answer to question 17 can be found at the site below.

17. What is this year's theme?  Do you think this is a good theme? Why?

18. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream?

19. What is your favorite part of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech?  Why?

To find the answer to question 20, visit the link below.

20. Martin Luther King received several hundred awards.  Write three of them down.

The answer to question 21 can be found at the site below.

21. Yolanda King, Dr. Martin Luther King's first child, inherited from her father the courage to stand up for what is right. What movie did she star in this year, and what is the movie about?
 
 

22.  Take this quiz at the site below.  How many did you get right?   Do you know where to find the answers?

23.  Draw a picture, compose a poem, record a song, or write an essay about Martin Luther King.  Click on the links below to view work submitted by others.

24.  Attend a 2002 King Holiday program in your area and write a report on it: 

 

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate.... Returning violence for violence multiples violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.  --Martin Luther King Jr.

 
 

"Remember! Celebrate! Act !
               A Day On, Not A Day Off"

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