A history quiz related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In advance of Monday’s UNMC Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration, here is some trivia about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and UNMC.

The first person to answer all three questions below correctly gets a UNMC prize pack. Send your answers to today@unmc.edu. The winner will be announced in Thursday’s UNMC Today.


Which keynote speaker drew the biggest crowd at the medical center’s annual MLK event?

  • A. Actor John Beasley
  • B. Journalist, talk show host Tony Brown
  • C. Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers

Which U.S. President signed the bill creating the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday?

  • A. Jimmy Carter
  • B. Ronald Reagan
  • C. George H.W. Bush

Which University of Nebraska campus is part of the Campus Compact organization which coordinates service events like an MLK Day of Service event?

  • A. UNMC
  • B. UNK
  • C. UNL
  • D. UNO
  • E. All of the above