Kaufmann quiz: MLK in Chicago
How well do you know the history of the civil rights leader in Chicago? Let's begin!
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Which Chicagoan was standing next to King when he was assassinated in 1968?
Correct answer: Jesse Jackson
Dempsey Travis
John Johnson
Eugene Pincham
Jesse Jackson
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Chicago named a street after MLK in 1968. What was the street called before King Drive?
Correct answer: South Park Way
Lake Shore West
DuSable Drive
Daley Avenue
South Park Way
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King famously came to Chicago in the summer of 1966 to protest the lack of affordable housing. Where did he stay?
Correct answer: North Lawndale
North Lawndale
Beverly
South Loop
Wicker Park
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Which one of these establishments is NOT named after MLK?
Correct answer: King Spa
King Drive
King Spa
Kennedy King College
King College Prep
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While King marched in Chicago, he was pelted with rocks. In which neighborhood did this happen?
Correct answer: Marquette Park
Marquette Park
Austin
Bridgeport
Rogers Park
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Illinois was the first state to approve MLK Day as a state holiday.
Correct answer: True
True
False
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Which former Chicago alder marched with King on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965?
Correct answer: Dorothy Tillman
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
Dorothy Tillman
Anthony Beale
David Orr
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What legendary musician was a friend and frequent dinner guest when MLK was in Chicago?
Correct answer: Mahalia Jackson
Ramsey Lewis
Eddie Clearwater
Chaka Khan
Mahalia Jackson
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Which Chicago politician said "All of us, like Dr. King, are trying to end slums" when King came to protest housing segregation in the 1960s?
Correct answer: Richard J. Daley
Dawn Clark Netsch
Jesse Jackson
Richard J. Daley
Adlai Stevenson
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This West Side soul food restaurant was one of King's favorites in Chicago. It closed in 2021:
Correct answer: New Pine Valley Restaurant
Sylvia's
Valois Diner
New Pine Valley Restaurant
Maxine's
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This was a hard quiz, especially if you didn't grow up in the civil rights movement (or Chicago).
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Not a bad effort! This is a hard quiz with a lot of unique civil rights history.
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Well done! This was not an easy quiz, but you know your civil rights history in Chicago!