1. Friendship Baptist Church and Mount Vernon Baptist Church have both agreed to sell property to build a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons at what combined price?
A. $19.5 million
B. $34 million
C. $20.375 million
D. $55.5 million
2. A former secretary to what late civil rights icon has recently said she will sell papers he gave her?
A. Hosea Williams
B. Ralph David Abernathy
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. Martin Luther King Sr.
3. Ayvani Hope Perez, the 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her home last week, lived in what county?
A. Clayton
B. Henry
C. Fayette
D. Fulton
4. A new pest in the state called ‘tawny crazy’ is what kind of insect?
A. termite
B. roach
C. mosquito
D. ant
5. The homecoming queen from what area school is also a kicker for the football team?
A. Woodland-Bartow
B. Hiram
C. Villa Rica
D. Douglas County
Answers
1. B. A preferred site for a new Atlanta Falcons football stadium that seemed to be out of contention nearly two months ago now seems inevitable after two churches agreed to sell property for a total of $34 million.
The congregation of Friendship Baptist Church on Sunday overwhelmingly agreed to sell its historic house of worship to the Atlanta Falcons for $19.5 million. The vote followed a similar one three days earlier by the members of nearby Mount Vernon Baptist Church, which will get $14.5 million for its home through a combined deal with the Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
Both churches are on property that city leaders and the GWCCA have agreed is the preferred “south site” for a $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium the Falcons want to open by 2017.
2. C. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s personal secretary is selling a collection of papers from the early civil rights movement, including handwritten notes by King and a page from his "I Have a Dream" speech. The auction house calls the collection an unprecedented historical trove. Maude Ballou worked as King's secretary from 1955 to 1960, when King led the Montgomery Improvement Association and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Ballou, who turned 88 Friday, is selling the items Oct. 17 in New York through Texas-based Heritage Auctions. Ballou and Heritage Auctions say some of the proceeds will be used to establish an education fund at Alabama State University.
3. A. Clayton County teen Ayvani Hope Perez was back with family home Wednesday, 34 hours after she had been abducted by two men who stormed her home and demanded money and jewelry from her mother. Two men are in custody for their involvement, but the two who broke into the house are still on the loose.
4. D. A new ant, "tawny crazy ant," scientific name nylanderia fulva, has marched into the Peach State, and it's a formidable enemy compared to the typical six-legged insect. Scientists say they can overwhelm environments quickly, travel in massive groups and move in a quick, erratic fashion. They can cause major challenges, including ruining electronics, if found close to homes or buildings.
5. C. Taylor Tidaback, 16, was the only queen candidate in a football uniform during the halftime coronation at the school's Sept. 13 homecoming game. She's the kicker for the Villa Rica Wildcats. After she was crowned queen, Tidaback and the Wildcats went on to beat Hiram High School 22-7.
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