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He lit the flame for the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta.

 Who was Muhammad Ali?

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Invented in 1893 for the Chicago World's Fair, the "SkyView" is a popular attraction in downtown Atlanta.

What is the ferris wheel?

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The location of the Super Bowl LIII in 2019, where the Patriots won their 6th Super Bowl victory.

 What is the Mercedes-Benz Stadium?

This was the 1st Super Bowl game played at the stadium and the 3rd in Atlanta.

100

This Atlanta team was inspired by Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech. 

What is The Atlanta Dream? 

 WNBA team that plays in the league's Eastern Conference.

100

This business was started by a businesswoman from Atlanta who made her fortune off of women's undergarments. 

What is Spanx?

200

This civil rights icon was born on Atlanta's Auburn Avenue in 1929. 

Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This County is home to the largest Hindu Mandir Temple in the Southeast

What is Gwinnett County?

200

This unincorporated community is the location for Truist Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves.

What is Cumberland, GA in Cobb County.  ?

200

This college located in Decatur, GA is frequently recognized as one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges

 What is Agnes Scott College?


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This company was started in 1886 in the backyard of a pharmacist in Atlanta.

What is The Coca-Cola Co.?

300

This private liberal arts college chartered in 1835 has an unusual mascot "Stormy Petrel" as its Mascot? 

What is Oglethorpe University?

300

The most popular attraction inside the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.

What is The replica of the Oval Office?

300

The company was founded by S. Truett Cathy, who started with a small diner called The Dwarf Grill

What is Chic-fil-a?

300

a financial services company headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $61 billion in assets. It operates through 244 branches and 335 ATMs, primarily in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

 What is Synovus Bank?

300

once homeless, worked various jobs before finding success, and named his famous character after his mother and aunts. He also produces films and television shows at an incredibly fast pace.

Who is Tyler Perry?

400

The 1962 Crash of a Charter Flight at Paris; Orly Airport led to the founding of what?

What is the Woodruff Arts Center?

400

This Atlanta Museum honors an American businesswoman and philanthropist who became one of the first African-American female millionaires in the country.

What is The Madam C.J. Walker Museum?

400

How many miles is the popular Peachtree Street in Atlanta?

What is 6.2 miles ?

400

This Georgia politician was a Freedom Rider, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a keynote speaker at the 1963 March on Washington.

Who was John Lewis?

400

This actress, who played a pretty woman and conwoman pretending to be herself in Oceans 12, is an Atlanta native.

Who is Julia Roberts? She was born in Smyrna.

500

In Which year did the International Olympic Committee select Atlanta as the site for the Centennial Olympic Games?

What is 1990?

500

Was once a run-down, multi-block eyesore is now the crown jewel of Atlanta’s downtown entertainment and hospitality district

What is The Centennial Olympic Park?

500

What was Atlanta formerly known as?

 What is Terminus?

 A reference to the southern terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. The city’s first official name was Marthasville, for Martha Lumpkin, daughter of Georgia Gov. Wilson Lumpkin. The city became known as Atlanta in 1845. Inspiration for the word “Atlanta” came from the Western & “Atlantic” Railroad. 

500

This Atlanta restaurant was opened in 1974 was the place MLK and other Civil Rights icons loved coming to. MLK was said to enjoy the Ham Hocks in particular

What is Lucy Jackson's Busy Bee Cafe? Still in it's original location, it serves soul food.

500

The percentage of Fortune 1000 companies that have a presence in Atlanta.

What is75% ?