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What Do You Know About Atlanta?

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before it was a officially named Atlanta, the railroad settlement was simply called __________________.

a)

Marthasville

b)

Terminus

c)

Shelbyville

d)

Peachtree Station

2.

What year did Atlanta host the Olympic Games?

a)

1996

b)

2000

c)

1984

d)

1992

3.

Which Union Civil War General is known for quite literally setting the town on fire?

a)

George McClellan

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Robert E. Lee

4.

What famous beverage was invented by an Atlanta druggist in 1892 and is now one of Atlanta's largest employers?

a)

Coca Cola

b)

Pepsi

c)

Gatorade

d)

RC Cola

5.

Who is the current mayor of Atlanta?

a)

Shirley Franklin

b)

Keisha Lance Bottoms

c)

Kasim Reed

d)

Brian Kemp

6.

What river provides 70 percent of metro Atlanta's drinking water?

a)

Catoosa

b)

Flint

c)

Chattahoochee

d)

Mississippi

7.

1877, Atlanta became the state capital, taking the title from what Georgia town?

a)

Milledgeville

b)

Macon

c)

Augusta

d)

Columbus

8.

The __________ is the official symbol of Atlanta and is part of the city seal.

a)

Falcon

b)

Eagle

c)

Phoenix

d)

Hawk

9.

What was the name of the railroad authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1837 that literally put Atlanta on the map?

a)

Western Pacific

b)

Western & Atlantic

c)

Atlantic Central

d)

Atlanta & Westpoint

10.

The Native Americans living in the area that is now metro Atlanta belonged to what two groups?

a)

Creek and Seminole

b)

Cherokee and Seminole

c)

Cherokee and Sioux

d)

Creek and Cherokee

11.

Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

William Hartsfield

c)

Andrew Young

d)

John Wesley Dobbs

12.

What is the name the civil rights organization that Martin Luther King, Jr. founded that is still headquartered in Atlanta?

a)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

b)

National Association of Colored People (NAACP)

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

d)

Civil Rights Advancement Committee (CRAC)

13.

What national interstate highways cut through the heart of downtown Atlanta and divide the metro area into quarters?

a)

I-75, I-95 and I-20

b)

I-75, I-85 and I-285

c)

I-75, I-85 and I-20

d)

I-85, I-20 and I-285

14.

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.

a)

William B. Hartsfield

b)

Ivan Allen, Jr.

c)

Maynard Jackson

d)

Andrew Young