Who Control the Traffic?
If You Know,
You Know
Veritas
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This airport consistently “controls the traffic” by being the busiest airport in the world.

What is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport?

100

This is what your momma says when you walk into a store

Don’t look at nothing, don’t touch nothing, and don’t say nothing.

100

When was veritas founded

2018

100

Baby it’s you, you’re the one I love, you’re the one I need,

you’re the only one I see, come on baby it’s you

100

Born in Atlanta in 1868, this educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute was a leading voice for vocational education for Black Americans.

Who is Booker T. Washington?

200

Name the four major colleges/universities in the AUC

What is: Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College and Morris Brown College 

200

What amendment "ended" slavery

13th Amendment

200

How many international trips has veritas been on?

Four (poland, dubai, italy, south africa)

200

I've been movin' calm, don't start no trouble with me

Tryna keep it peaceful is a struggle for me

200

At just 15 years old, this brave teenager refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, and later became one of the plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the case that ended bus segregation.

Who is Claudette Colvin?

300

This iconic Atlanta fast-food restaurant, famous for chili dogs and Frosted Orange drinks, has been serving locals since this year and has hosted visits from presidents including Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

The Varsity

300

This Harlem Renaissance author wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God, a novel about love, independence, and self-discovery in the early 20th century.

Who is Zora Neale Hurston?

300

What was the ORIGINAL FULL Name of Veritas

Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project

300

I fly with the stars in the skies

I believe that life is the prize. But to live doesnt mean your alive

300

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, this jazz musician became a global icon, popularized the trumpet, and influenced generations of musicians with his improvisation and charisma.


Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

Which downtown Atlanta park was built for a major international event, and in what year did it open?

What is Centennial Olympic Park, 1996?

400

his jazz musician, born in New Orleans in 1901, is credited with popularizing the trumpet in jazz and influencing generations of musicians worldwide.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

How many location changes has veritas had?

5
400

Now you're gone, what am I gonna do?

So empty
My heart, my soul, can't go on
Go on, baby, without you

400

Known as the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, she served Georgia’s 5th district starting in 1993.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

500

What street did MLK grow up on?

Auburn Avenue (sweet auburn)

500

This Atlanta-based soul food restaurant hosted legendary figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, and Bill Clinton, and is famous for fried chicken and peach cobbler.

What is Paschal’s?

500

Where did Ms. Thomas get her Masters degree from?

University of West Georgia

500

Five hunnid racks in my safe

Five hunnid racks to the plug
What you know 'bout showin' love?

500

Born in 1892 in Alabama, this poet, playwright, and scholar was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, a co-founder of the NAACP’s magazine The Crisis, and wrote the influential essay The New Negro.

Who is Alain Locke?