1. UGA football player Todd Gurley suffered what kind of injury Saturday?
A. Damaged MCL
B. Torn ACL
C. Torn meniscus
D. Torn hamstring
2. Demetrius Kendrick, a former police officer for what county was acquitted recently on charges he planted drugs on a suspect?
A. Douglas
B. Fulton
C. DeKalb
D. Coweta
3. Jared Wheat, a man who gained his freedom after more than two months in federal prison for failing to comply with a court-ordered product recall, is CEO of a dietary supplement based in what Gwinnett County city?
A. Lilburn
B. Snellville
C. Duluth
D. Norcross
4. Zoo Atlanta recently received a large monetary gift of how much to help with planned redesign?
A. $20 million
B. $23 million
C. $30 million
D. $38 million
5. After a two-month lockout, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra began their 70th season with what number?
A. Ode to Joy
B. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Sea Symphony”
C. Star-Spangled Banner
D. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5
Answers
1. B. Todd Gurley, the star Georgia tailback, suffered a torn ACL in his left knee late in the Bulldogs' 34-7 victory over Auburn, the school confirmed Sunday after receiving results of an MRI exam. The injury occurred in Gurley's first game back from a controversial four-game suspension for selling his autograph to memorabilia dealers in violation of NCAA rules.
2. C. Demetrius Kendrick, a former DeKalb County police officer, regained some peace of mind last week after he was acquitted on charges he planted drugs on a suspect. He faced the possibility of five years in prison if convicted. Ironically, Kendrick's acquittal was assured by convenience store security footage, a version of which had led prosecutors to pursue criminal charges.
3. D. U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. ordered Wheat's release from the federal facility in Lovejoy Monday, the same day the Federal Trade Commission reported that the supplement maker's firm, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals of Norcross, had finally recalled four products that falsely advertised their weight-loss potential. The order called for company vice president Stephen Smith to be released as well.
4. A. Zoo Atlanta is closer to realizing a planned transformation with the announcement Friday of a $20 million matching gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation. The money would go toward what the zoo calls a "grand new view," turning the 1921 Cyclorama building into a new special events center, reshaping the entrance plaza and redesigning the African savanna exhibit.
5. C. There was a joyful reunion of audience and performers last week as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra played its long-delayed first concert of the 70th anniversary season to an ecstatic, soldout crowd. Seventeen-hundred fans of the ASO stood and cheered as the orchestra made what they call a "European entrance, " with all the musicians taking the stage at the same time and launching immediately into a robust version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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