Mahatma Gandhi and nonviolence.

0:03 Kalaroga Shark Media. Five daily trivia questions powered by AI. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. Today's theme is Mahatma Gandhi and nonviolence, civil rights leaders, peaceful protest movements, and influential advocates for change. Question one. In 1930, Gandhi led a 240-mile trek from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi to defy a British monopoly by making it from seawater. What everyday commodity was at the heart of this act of civil disobedience?

0:43 Question 2. Gandhi credited a 19th century American writer's essay with sharpening his ideas about principled resistance to unjust laws. Name the author and the essay that later inspired civil rights leaders worldwide. Question 3. Seeking to study Gandhian methods firsthand, which country did Martin Luther King Jr. tour in 1959? Meeting Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and deepening his commitment to nonviolent protest. Question 4. Before the 1960 Nashville sit-ins made headlines, which activist minister ran disciplined workshops in Gandhian nonviolence that trained future leaders like Diane Nash and John Lewis? Question 5.

1:39 In the early 2000s, which Liberian organizer led the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, uniting Christian and Muslim women in nonviolent protests that helped end the Second Liberian Civil War and later earned her a Nobel Peace Prize? We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question 1. What commodity did Gandhi target in the 1930 salt march? Answer, salt. The British salt tax made it illegal for Indians to collect or sell salt, a necessity of life. Gandhi's salt march dramatized the injustice and sparked mass civil disobedience, energizing India's independence movement. Question 2.

2:28 Which author and essay shaped Gandhi's resistance philosophy? Answer, Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience. Thoreau argued that citizens should not support governments that perpetrate injustice, laying a moral case for non-cooperation. Often published as Civil Disobedience, originally Resistance to Civil Government, it influenced Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and many others. Question 3. Which country did MLK visit in 1959 to study Gandhi's methods? Answer, India. King's 1959 visit to India exposed him to veterans of the independence movement and leaders like Nehru. The trip reinforced his resolve to use nonviolent direct action during the U.S. civil rights struggle. Question four.

3:14 Who trained Nashville students in Gandhian nonviolence before the sit-ins? Answer, James Lawson, a Methodist minister who studied Gandhian ideas. Lawson conducted intensive trainings that prepared students for sit-ins and freedom rides. His workshops shaped the tactics of the Nashville movement and influenced SNCC's approach. Question 5. Who led Liberia's nonviolent women's movement that helped end the Civil War? Answer. Leymah Gbowee. Gbowee organized sit-ins, prayers, and public demonstrations that pressured warring factions into peace talks. She shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for mobilizing women to demand an end to the conflict.

3:56 That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow!