From the ballot box to the Big Blue Bus, a Cobb news quiz

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Who won a Cobb school board race, and where is Emory’s Big Blue Bus headed? Test your knowledge of five stories from this week’s Courier. 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.

Readers who subscribe to the Courier’s email newsletter receive a link to the daily quiz, delivered straight to their inbox along with the day’s top local headlines. 

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.

Who defeated longtime Cobb County school board member David Chastain in Tuesday’s election?

2.

Which two interstates are part of the $1.2 billion West Interchange project affecting drivers near Mableton, Smyrna and Vinings?

3.

How many consecutive times has Kennesaw State University President Kathy S. Schwaig appeared in Georgia Trend’s Georgia 500?

4.

Where in Mableton is Emory’s mobile prostate cancer screening unit scheduled to stop on Nov. 19?

5.

Which movie is Switzer Library scheduled to show at its Nov. 9 sensory-friendly screening?


 

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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.”