World Book Online: Martin Luther King, Jr. Find It! The trusted, student-friendly online reference tool. Name: Date:

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1 World Book Online: The trusted, student-friendly online reference tool. World Book Kids Database Name: Date: Find It! Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most important leaders in United States history. In many cities across the country, there are streets named after him. There is even a federal holiday honoring King. How much do you know about this important figure in U.S. history? Answer these questions to find out! First, go to Then, click on Kids. If prompted, log on with your ID and Password. Use the World Book Kids search tool to find the answers to the questions below. Since this activity is about Martin Luther King, Jr., it is recommended you start by searching the key words Martin Luther King, Jr. Choose or write the answer below each question. 1. Martin Luther King, Jr., was what type of leader? a. Band b. Civil rights c. Labor d. U.S. Senate majority 2. What type of Nobel Prize did King win? a. Literature b. Medicine c. Peace d. Physics 3. In which city was King born? d. Selma, Alabama

2 4. Which piece of legislation was passed as a result of the work of King and others? a. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka b. Civil Rights Act of 1964 c. Equal Rights Amendment d. Plessy v. Ferguson 5. In which city was King killed? d. Selma, Alabama 6. In which city is the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial? d. Washington, D.C. 7. Who was arrested in 1955 for disobeying a state law that said blacks had to give up their seats to white passengers? a. Coretta Scott King b. Martin Luther King, Jr. c. Malcolm X d. Rosa Parks 8. What were some of the ways in which African Americans were treated unfairly during King s life? (Name at least 2.) 9. On what date was King killed? 10. When does the United States celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., Day?

3 Questions What s the Word? Find the words hidden within the puzzle from the list below. B K M O P M L O J N W C E T B S O V A M U Q G U A H A X W N E P Y F E E X A G A M V X S O U D I C O R J G Q C N H F R I W D J N O M D Y O P F U P C T U W F B G T Q A K Q X Y D T A T A K S Z A T C E Y D O B H G U S T H G I R L I V I C Z W E V K Z Z R Q E N X N A O G H R S E C C R E G A M Q E H X H G N O B E L P E A C E P R I Z E R O S A P A R K S I D W S M S I S D T G S W L Q O V A P O V H C R A M T S E T O R P L W Z B V O T I N G R I G H T S Y I BOYCOTT CIVIL RIGHTS I HAVE A DREAM NAACP NOBEL PEACE PRIZE PROTEST MARCH ROSA PARKS SEGREGATION SPINGARN MEDAL VOTING RIGHTS Read more about Martin Luther King, Jr., in World Book s ebook collection: Schuldt, Lori Meek. Martin Luther King, Jr.: with profiles of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Chicago: World Book, Biographical Connections. World ebook. Web. 19 Oct <

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5 Answers 1. b. Civil rights 2. c. Nobel Peace Prize b. Civil Rights Act of d. Washington, D.C. 7. d. Rosa Parks Teacher Page 8. In some parts of the United States, African Americans were not allowed to use the same schools, hotels, and restaurants as whites. Many people also tried to keep blacks from voting. 9. King was killed on April 4, The United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on the third Monday in January of every year Word Search Solution B + M N S O + A A N + P Y + E A O + + I C + R C I N O + D + + P T G T + A A A T + E G + S T H G I R L I V I C + + E N + + A R M + + H + + G N O B E L P E A C E P R I Z E R O S A P A R K S + D S A H C R A M T S E T O R P L V O T I N G R I G H T S + +