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WorksheetsWhat Do You Know About Atlanta?
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Before it was a officially named Atlanta, the railroad settlement was simply called __________________.
Marthasville
Terminus
Shelbyville
Peachtree Station
What year did Atlanta host the Olympic Games?
1996
2000
1984
1992
Which Union Civil War General is known for quite literally setting the town on fire?
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
What famous beverage was invented by an Atlanta druggist in 1892 and is now one of Atlanta's largest employers?
Coca Cola
Pepsi
Gatorade
RC Cola
Who is the current mayor of Atlanta?
Shirley Franklin
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Kasim Reed
Brian Kemp
What river provides 70 percent of metro Atlanta's drinking water?
Catoosa
Flint
Chattahoochee
Mississippi
1877, Atlanta became the state capital, taking the title from what Georgia town?
Milledgeville
Macon
Augusta
Columbus
The __________ is the official symbol of Atlanta and is part of the city seal.
Falcon
Eagle
Phoenix
Hawk
What was the name of the railroad authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1837 that literally put Atlanta on the map?
Western Pacific
Western & Atlantic
Atlantic Central
Atlanta & Westpoint
The Native Americans living in the area that is now metro Atlanta belonged to what two groups?
Creek and Seminole
Cherokee and Seminole
Cherokee and Sioux
Creek and Cherokee
Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
Maynard Jackson
William Hartsfield
Andrew Young
John Wesley Dobbs
What is the name the civil rights organization that Martin Luther King, Jr. founded that is still headquartered in Atlanta?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
National Association of Colored People (NAACP)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Civil Rights Advancement Committee (CRAC)
What national interstate highways cut through the heart of downtown Atlanta and divide the metro area into quarters?
I-75, I-95 and I-20
I-75, I-85 and I-285
I-75, I-85 and I-20
I-85, I-20 and I-285
He is the longest-serving mayor in Atlanta history, serving from 1937-1941, and again from 1942-1962, and is credited with developing Atlanta's airport.
William B. Hartsfield
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
