Friday Cobb County Courier trivia quiz: Know your landmarks?

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This Friday’s quiz takes us around Cobb County, with five questions about familiar landmarks and the stories behind them. Looking up the answers is encouraged — you might discover something new about a place you pass every day!

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.

Marietta’s Big Chicken is hard to miss. How tall is it?

2.

Which locomotive, made famous by the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, can you see at Kennesaw’s Southern Museum?

3.

Robert Mable, whose family gave Mableton its name, was born in which country?

4.

Before walkers and cyclists traveled the Silver Comet Trail, what used its route?

5.

You’re standing beside the fountain in Glover Park. Which Cobb County downtown are you visiting?


 

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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.”