How Closely Did You Follow Cobb County News This Week?

Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending August 14

A lot of things happen during any week in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in the state of Georgia.

These questions are taken from news stories in the week between August 16 and August 22.

This weekly quiz is designed to be both fun and educational, helping readers stay informed about Cobb County news, government, schools, and community events. While the weekly quiz tests your knowledge of the headlines from the past week, we run daily quizzes on specific topics in the county, from cafes and restaurants, to how the court system works.

Looking up answers is encouraged. The goal is to help readers learn more about Cobb County and how the community works. If you already know the answers, great—if not, you’ll learn something new. You can find the answers by visiting the links listed below the quiz.

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Have fun testing your knowledge of Cobb County news!

1.

A city in Cobb County opened its first off-leash dog park.  What was that city?

Mableton

Smyrna

Powder Springs

Acworth

2.

A SWAT team in Cobb County was involved in a stand-off that resulted in an arrest.  Where did the stand-off take place?

Mableton

Marietta

Smyrna

West Cobb

3.

The insurance provider Curative expanded its network to include a regional hospital system.  What was that system?

Northside

Emory

Piedmont

Wellstar

4.

Landmark, the company developing the off-campus housing project named The Summit, contributed $10,000 to a local nonprofit.  What was that nonprofit?

Cobb Community Foundation

Cobb Collaborative

Sweetwater Mission

MUST Ministries

5.

This week Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced it was expanding access to a certain health service by working with local organizations to increase access to the service throughout the community via outreach and newly installed equipment.  What is that health service?

Blood pressure monitoring

Blood sugar monitoring

HIV testing

Vision screening

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