Cobb County current events quiz: Try five questions

How closely have you followed Cobb County news? Try these five questions about local health services, elections, planning and history. Looking up the answers is encouraged.

The Cobb County Courier Quiz is a regular feature designed to help readers learn more about Cobb County — its history, local government, businesses, and the issues shaping daily life here.

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This quiz is meant to be fun and educational. Looking up answers online or in other sources is encouraged, not discouraged. If you already know the answers, great. If you don’t, that’s the point — the quiz is designed to spark curiosity and help readers better understand the county where they live. Links to source material and background information are provided below each quiz so readers can learn more.

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Have fun!

1.

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health plans to move its Cobb Outpatient Clinic Nov. 2. Where is the new location?

South Cobb Drive in Smyrna

County Services Parkway in Marietta

Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

Dallas Highway in Powder Springs

2.

When does early in-person voting end in Cobb County for the Nov. 3 election?

Oct. 29

Oct. 31

Nov. 2

Nov. 2

3.

Mableton’s recently approved comprehensive plan proposes a new city center near which three roads?

Veterans Memorial Highway, Floyd Road and Mableton Parkway

South Cobb Drive, Concord Road and Atlanta Road

Dallas Highway, Barrett Parkway and Burnt Hickory Road

Austell Road, East-West Connector and Powder Springs Road

4.

If voters approve Cobb’s proposed 2028 SPLOST renewal, how long would the program run?

Two years

Four years

Six years

Eight years

5.

What is the focus of the Marietta History Center’s symposium scheduled for Nov. 13–15?

Georgia’s railroad history

Indigenous cultural history in Georgia

The development of military aviation in Cobb County

Georgia’s role in the film industry

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Editor’s note: AI was used in the production of this article. To read about when and why we made use of AI, read our article “How, When and Why the Cobb County Courier uses AI.”