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Georgia On My Mind Multiple Choice Quiz | 15 Questions

These questions are to be credited to 13WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia. I used their information to write questions. They concern the State of Georgia and fairly useless trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by Catman072. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Catman072

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,470

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1142

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Question 1 of 15

1. In Kennesaw, a town in Cobb County, Georgia, every head of household must own a firearm.

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. In the State of Georgia, you could spend many years in jail and have a large fine if you put a ________ in your bathtub? Hint

donkey

cat

band director

dog

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Question 3 of 15

3. In what Georgia city is it illegal to throw rocks at birds?

Answer: ( One Word ... shares a name with a city in Ireland)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Is it illegal to put an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays in Atlanta?

Yes

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Question 5 of 15

5. In Atlanta, it is illegal to tie a ________ to a telephone pole? Hint

horse

giraffe

cow

donkey

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Question 6 of 15

6. Joanna Troutman of Crawford County, Georgia designed the first Texas flag.

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 1995, the Georgia Assembly designated Georgia as the _________ Capital of the World?

Answer: ( One Word think birds)

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Question 8 of 15

8. In what central Georgia town was Coca-Cola inventor John Pemberton born? Hint

Roberta

Knoxville

Crawfordville

Macon

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many cities have served as capitals of Georgia? Hint

four

five

eight

two

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Question 10 of 15

10. There are more than 50 streets in Atlanta that have the word "Peachtree" in their names.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the original name for Atlanta? Hint

Pou'ouga'ouga

Atlanta

Terminus

Indianville

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Question 12 of 15

12. What town in Georgia, first called Wellston, became the eighth largest city in Georgia in only 42 years?

Answer: ( Two Words .. think military towns)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What Athens, GA oak tree is a legal landowner? Hint

The Self-Owning Tree

The Wacked Tree

The Tree Willed Land By Its Previous Owner

The Tree That Owns Itself

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the largest single employer in the state of Georgia?
Hint

Robins Air Force Base

Delta Airlines

Moody Air Force Base

Northrop Grumman

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Question 15 of 15

15. From what town did Charles Lindbergh take his first solo flight?

Answer: (One Word(Mess with the word "America"))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Kennesaw, a town in Cobb County, Georgia, every head of household must own a firearm.

Answer: True

In Cobb County, they believe in quite a bit of protection.

2. In the State of Georgia, you could spend many years in jail and have a large fine if you put a ________ in your bathtub?

Answer: donkey

3. In what Georgia city is it illegal to throw rocks at birds?

Answer: Dublin

Dublin is a bird sanctuary. It has been as such for many years.

4. Is it illegal to put an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays in Atlanta?

Answer: Yes

Rumor has it, it is because if a horse follows you home you can claim it as the owner. The ice cream was supposed to entice the horse to follow.

5. In Atlanta, it is illegal to tie a ________ to a telephone pole?

Answer: giraffe

There sure are some crazy laws on the books out there! Why would they forbid something like that? Send me a message if you know.

6. Joanna Troutman of Crawford County, Georgia designed the first Texas flag.

Answer: True

Joanna Troutman, born in 1818, actually made the flag from her own white silk dress! It bore a blue, five-pointed star

7. In 1995, the Georgia Assembly designated Georgia as the _________ Capital of the World?

Answer: Poultry

Georgia produces over 40% of all chickens in the United States. In fact, if Georgia were a country, it would rank fifth in the world in chicken production.

8. In what central Georgia town was Coca-Cola inventor John Pemberton born?

Answer: Knoxville

Knoxville is the county seat of Crawford County, west of Macon, GA.

9. How many cities have served as capitals of Georgia?

Answer: five

They are the following cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Savannah. Macon, Ga, did have governmental meetings during the Civil War but was never an official capital.

10. There are more than 50 streets in Atlanta that have the word "Peachtree" in their names.

Answer: True

There are about 71 of them! For example: Peachtree St., W. Peachtree St., Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Terrace, Peachtree Place, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard...) The list goes on and on...

11. What was the original name for Atlanta?

Answer: Terminus

Because Atlanta was originally located at the end of a railroad.

12. What town in Georgia, first called Wellston, became the eighth largest city in Georgia in only 42 years?

Answer: Warner Robins

Warner Robins is the eighth largest because of Robins Air Force Base

13. What Athens, GA oak tree is a legal landowner?

Answer: The Tree That Owns Itself

A landowner loved this tree so much for some reason he willed the land out to eight feet in every direction to the tree.

14. What is the largest single employer in the state of Georgia?

Answer: Robins Air Force Base

15. From what town did Charles Lindbergh take his first solo flight?

Answer: Americus

The flight was made in May 1923, right after he bought his first plane.

Source: Author Catman072

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