WABE News Quiz, January 20, 2023

Results

#1. After months of speculation, it was officially announced this week that Atlanta United star _________ was released and signed with Inter Miami.

It’s Josef Martinez

Martinez, the 2018 MVP and centerpiece of Atlanta United’s rise to prominence in Major League Soccer, was released by the team on Wednesday and quickly signed a deal with Inter Miami.

#2. President Joe Biden approved disaster relief funds for seven Georgia counties after last week’s ________?

It’s tornados.

Biden made the funds available to Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Spalding and Troup counties after they were struck by a tornado outbreak across the South on Jan. 12.

#3. Award-winning Decatur restaurant Kimball House is housed within a 136-year old former ________?

It’s a train depot.

Built in 1891, the building was previously a train station and a famous bluegrass bar called The Freight Room before co-owners Kizzy Patel and Jesse Smith turned it into the swanky craft cocktail and raw oyster destination Kimball House.

#4. This Atlanta HBCU received a $2.9 million federal grant for academic programs and building restoration.

It’s Morris Brown College.

Morris Brown College in Atlanta will receive the largest grant the historically Black college has received in 20 years.

#5. Protests are expected this weekend after a year-long standoff between activists and police ended in the death of a 26-year-old Wednesday. The protesters are against a proposed ________.

Select all that apply:

It’s “Cop City,” destruction of greenspace and the DeKalb/Blackhall land swap.

Seven people have been charged with domestic terrorism after Wednesday’s events that left one protester dead and a state trooper injured. Activists are pushing back against the police’s claim that the protester shot the officer before the state patrol returned fire.

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