1. The new Atlanta Public Schools superintendent comes from what Texas school district?
A. Amarillo
B. Austin
C. Houston
D. Galveston
2. What institution of higher learning in Atlanta has built mini homes in its parking garage?
A. Georgia Tech
B. Georgia State
C. Savannah College of Art and Design
D. The Art Institute of Atlanta
3. Georgia is the third-largest peach grower in the U.S. Who’s fourth?
A. New Jersey
B. North Carolina
C. New York
D. New Mexico
4. The late Captain Herb Emory regularly lent his celebrity to what charity?
A. March of Dimes
B. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
C. Habitat for Humanity
D. Toys for Tots
5. What sports league last week announced it’s bringing a team to Atlanta?
A. Major League Hockey
B. Arena Football League
C. Major League Soccer
D. American Lacrosse League
Answers
1. B. Meria Carstarphen was Austin’s superintendent for five years.The Atlanta Board of Education voted last week to hire her as superintendent, a role whose importance extends beyond the 50,000 students in 100 city schools. She’ll also be responsible for repairing Atlanta’s educational reputation nationally and attacking the roots of poverty that lead to embarrassing academic outcomes.
2. C. Students at Savannah College of Art and Design created a housing community on the fourth floor of SCAD Atlanta’s parking garage. Three micro residences, also known as SCADPads, are 135-square-foot self-sustainable homes with small economic footprints. The SCADPad community is a working prototype of what parking deck housing would look like if unused or underused decks were turned into housing. Each home can fit in a single parking space.
3. A. South Carolina is the nation’s No. 2 peach producer, behind California. Georgia, where license plates show a picture of a peach, is a distant No. 3, followed by New Jersey.
4. D. Emory served on the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Board of Directors and on the Friends of Sweetwater Creek State Park Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Douglas County Animal Control Advisory Board. Condace Pressley, WSB’s assistant program director said that Emory hosted more charity events than any other WSB personality by a long shot. She had asked him recently for his calendar and counted 83 personal appearances in 2013 alone. For years, he held annual Toys for Tots fundraisers.
5. C. With much fanfare, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and team owner Arthur Blank officially welcomed an Atlanta team to the group. It will be the 22nd in MLS. The team has no logo or name, but its colors will be red and black, with a gold accent.
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