Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the state of Georgia, and a major center of the American South. It is known for its rich history, diverse culture and its rapidly growing economy. The city played a significant role in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement. It was also the birthplace of the Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the location of many key events of the movement.
Atlanta is known for its dynamic downtown, with a mix of skyscrapers and historic buildings, such as the Georgia State Capitol and the Atlanta City Hall. The city is also home to many parks and green spaces, including Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, which offer a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. The city also has a thriving arts scene, with many museums and theaters showcasing local and national artists.
Atlanta is known for its diverse neighborhoods, each with its own unique character and charm. The city is home to Little Five Points, known for its bohemian vibe and independent shops and restaurants, and Buckhead, a upscale neighborhood with luxury shopping and dining options. The city also has a large and vibrant African American community, and is known for its contributions to African American culture and history, through its music, arts and food. From its rich history to its diverse neighborhoods and cultural attractions, Atlanta is a city that offers something for everyone.
49 Atlanta Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)
- The plan for what Atlantan object was developed in 1999 as a master's thesis by Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel? This thing links city parks and neighborhoods and received a federal grant of $18 million to develop its southwest corridor.
Answer: BeltLine
- Pro-war politicos, swooping Eli Moscowitz on "Cobra Kai," and Atlanta's NBA team share the distinction of being referred to by what four-letter bird of prey?
Answer: Hawk
- What famous man was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on May 3, 1936?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr
- Outside what sports venue would you find “Rise Up,” the world’s largest freestanding sculpture of a bird?
Answer: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons
- The "M" in "MARTA" stands for "Metropolitan," but the "A" stands for what city, for which MARTA provides rapid transit and bus service?
Answer: Atlanta
- Debuting in spring 2022, "Kandi & the Gang" is a spinoff reality series starring Kandi Burruss, one of the Real Housewives of what state capital city?
Answer: Atlanta
- He attended the University of Georgia and owned several agribusinesses before entering politics. He has served as the Secretary of State in his home state while in the midst of an extremely close governorship election. He received national attention when his state was one of the first to start the "re-opening" process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Who is this man?
Answer: Brian Kemp
- After losing the presidency in 1980, Jimmy Carter started the Carter Center, an organization aiming to end human suffering, in connection with what “E” private research University in Atlanta, Georgia?
Answer: Emory University
- Including both his childhood home and the church where he and his father both served as pastors, what national historic park was first established in Atlanta in 1980?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
- Based in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the third-largest cable television provider in the U.S. also has millions of internet subscribers. What is the name of this communications giant that shares its name with an actress from the TV show "Friends"?
Answer: Cox Communications
- Today, there are four different area codes that can identify a phone number from Atlanta or its surrounding suburbs. However, only one of these codes was created in 1947 as one the original numbering plan areas in North America, and it originally covered the entire state of Georgia. What is this area code?
Answer: 404
- The fictional Atlanta interior decoration firm of Sugarbaker and Associates was the center of the action of what sitcom of the 1980s and 1990s?
Answer: Designing Women
- In 2019, the police seized over $24mm in fake tickets and merchandise related to what sporting event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia?
Answer: The Super Bowl
- What supply chain management company began life as the American Messenger Company in 1907, providing telegraphs? The Atlanta company is now one of the country’s largest shipping couriers with a new three letter acronym.
Answer: UPS
- What Black-owned Atlanta tech company, whose signature product helps people schedule meetings by selecting the times that best work for them, closed a $350-million investment in 2022 at a valuation of $3 billion?
Answer: Calendly
- Which president has their presidential library located in Atlanta, Georgia in a facility that features a replica of the Oval Office?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
- Cobb County's Truist Park is the home stadium for what Major League Baseball team that anagrams to NAVAL BASE TART?
Answer: Atlanta Braves
- If you had tickets to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on April 6, 2020, you saw the national championship in what sport?
Answer: Men's basketball
- Created by Atlanta resident in 1992, what television network premiered with programming that consisted exclusively of reruns of Warner Bros. cartoons?
Answer: Cartoon Network
- Dr. King graduated in 1948 from what historically Black Atlanta college whose other famous alums include director Spike Lee and sprinter Edwin Moses?
Answer: Morehouse
- In 2015, what Atlanta-based retailer was No. 4 on the National Retail Federation's list of largest retail chains by revenue?
Answer: The Home Depot
- Which company, based in Atlanta, Georgia was ranked by Forbes magazine as the world’s largest warehouse automation provider in 2021?
Answer: Dematic
- Played by Brian Tyree Henry, Paper Boi is a rapper who also sells cannabis on the side on what FX series named after a state capital?
Answer: Atlanta
- Inspired by the actual HBCU North Carolina A&T, the fictitious institution Atlanta A&T University was the central setting for what 2002 film starring Nick Cannon portraying an aspiring college marching band percussionist?
Answer: Drumline
- "The Celebration of the Century" was the official motto for what 20th century event held in Atlanta, Georgia?
Answer: 1996 Olympics
- Arthur Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons, owns one other sports franchise. The franchise was founded in 2014 and competes in what sport?
Answer: Soccer
- Toronto Blue Jays were the first (and to date only) non-US team to win the World Series, but which baseball team from the Deep South did they courageously defeat in October 1992 to claim their first title?
Answer: The Atlanta Braves
- Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is named after two former mayors of the city. With one guess, name either of their first names.
Answer: William Hartsfield or Maynard Jackson
- In the 2019 Minor League Baseball season, the Gwinnett Stripers and the Florida Fire Frogs were both affiliates of what Major League team? The former was a Triple-A team and the latter a Class A team.
Answer: Atlanta Braves
- T.I. recently gave Insta a sneak peek at an affordable housing development he's building in what peachy city whose music scene also gave us Outkast, Ludakris, and TLC?
Answer: Atlanta
- Among the airlines that quickly dropped mask mandates following a federal judge's COVID-19 era ruling in April 2022 was what Atlanta-based carrier whose name is a Greek letter?
Answer: Delta
- What is the name of the fictional New Jersey town where Wanda and Vision live in the Disney+ series WandaVision? The series was shot in LA and Atlanta, however.
Answer: Westview
- A center in Atlanta, Georgia has a "Democracy Program," which among other things monitors elections around the world. What former president and his wife founded the center in 1982?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
- What Major League Baseball team won the 1914 World Series while in Boston, before moving to Milwaukee in 1953, and then further south in 1966, where they play today?
Answer: Braves
- Created by the Root Glass Company in Terra Haute, Indiana, the “perfect liquid wrapper” is how industrial designer Raymond Loewy described the iconic bottle shape of what branded soda that was invented in 1886 by a pharmacist in Atlanta?
Answer: Coca-Cola
- What American soul duo originated in Atlanta in 2003 and soon reached international fame as CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse's breakout hit "Crazy" topped the charts in multiple countries?
Answer: Gnarls Barkley
- What major American city was the site of most of the principal photography for Black Panther and is also the planned film location for the sequel (due to be released in 2022)?
Answer: Atlanta
- Kelly Loeffler lost her run-off election and her U.S. Senate seat in Georgia after a vote in 2021. Emblematic of her momentum, members of what Atlanta WNBA franchise, which she co-owned at the time, spoke out against her campaign? The moment felt very unreal.
Answer: Atlanta Dream
- The Discovery Channel reality series "Auction Kings" centered on Gallery 63, an auction house in Sandy Springs, a suburb of what state capital city?
Answer: Atlanta
- Sweet Auburn, a Black neighborhood that was a centerpiece for the Civil Rights movement and where Martin Luther King was born, is located in what Southern city? Part of Sweet Auburn was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1976.
Answer: Atlanta
- The first two Home Depot stores were built in 1979 in Atlanta in real estate leased from what major department store chain?
Answer: J.C. Penny
- What is the name of the private, all-male HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) located in Atlanta, Georgia which is the largest men's liberal arts college in the U.S. and is the alma matter of Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee and Edwin Moses?
Answer: Morehouse College
- Native Georgian Jimmy Carter served as President for one term. Who was his Vice President during this term?
Answer: Walter Mondale
- African American track star Ralph Metcalfe was born in Atlanta in 1910. After holding the world records for the 100m and 200m races and racking up Olympic medals, he became a politician. In Congress he helped create what three-lettered group that aims to "achieve greater equity for persons of African descent?"
Answer: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
- According to a 2015 analysis, Peachtree is not in fact the most common street name in Georgia despite its frequent usage throughout the Atlanta area. Instead, a different tree claims the top spot. What 7-letter, compound word is the most common street name in Georgia?
Answer: Dogwood
- The Big Three was a group of three starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2002. Greg Maddux and John Smoltz were two of the pitchers. Who was the third? This third pitcher was the MVP of the 1995 World Series.
Answer: Tom Glavine
- The official state bird of Georgia was the mascot for what Atlanta NHL hockey team that played from 1999 until 2011?
Answer: Thrashers
- Trader's Alley and Boundless Budgies are both exhibits that have been found at what Georgian cultural institution in the past decade?
Answer: Zoo Atlanta
- What five-letter woman's name is also the abbreviation used for the Atlanta area's mass transit system?
Answer: MARTA
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