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Founded in 1928, this is the world's largest drive in fast food restaraunt- famous for its chili dogs

The Varsity

100

This famous civil rights activist was born and buried in Atlanta.

 Martin Luther King JR

100
The headquarters of this major wireless phone network is in Atlanta.
What is AT and T.
100

This city has the highest percentage of tree canopy of any city in the country,,, True or False

True

100

Today more motion pictures are filmed in Metro Atlanta than Hollywood...True or False

true

200

Our city is home to this 24 hour news channel

CNN

200

The decade Atlanta was founded.

1800

200

These two brothers top the list of Ga Billionaires worth about 9.7 billion dollars each

Who are the Cathys- founders of Chick-fil-A

200

Today we have four area codes for phone numbers in atlanta...What was the first and original area code?

404

200

What music style make Atlanta known for this genre of music?

Hip Hop

Atlanta is known as the "Hip Hop Capital"

300

The foothills of this mountain range border areas of Atlanta

The Appalachian Mountains?

300

What drink was created in 1886 by a pharmacist and is still very popular today?

Coca-Cola

300

The headquarters of this major airline is located in Atlanta.

What is Delta airlines?

300

What top Atlanta based retailer now has over 2000 stores worldwide?

Home Depot

300

Although Atlanta is a foodie city, visitors often oder its most iconic food....

Fried Chicken

400

What tourist attraction in downtown Atlanta is actually the largest of its kind?

The Atlanta Aquarium

400

First a book, this famous movie that takes place in Georgia made its world premiere in 1939

Gone with the Wind

400

This is the largest industry in Atlanta

The Aviation Industry

400

Truist Park is home to what Major League Baseball Team?

Atlanta Braves

400

Name 2 of the 5 Universities located in Atlanta

Ga Tech., Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University, Oglethorpe University and Emory University


500
Our city hosts a yearly event in which visitors show up in sci-fi, video game and comic book characters called

Dragon Com

500

Over 71 streets in Atlanta are started with the word...

Peachtree

500
This government public health agency was established in Atlanta.
What is the CDC?
500

Atlanta is home to the largest and well know Historically Black University named

Morehouse College

500
The climate of Atlanta is classified as...
What is Humid Subtropical?
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