- 1. What type of climate does Athens, Georgia have?
A) Arid desert
B) Tropical savanna
C) Humid subtropical
D) Mediterranean
- 2. What is the average annual precipitation in Athens?
A) 55.8 inches
B) 46.3 inches
C) 40.1 inches
D) 32.5 inches
- 3. What was the official record high temperature in Athens?
A) 105 °F
B) 112 °F
C) 101 °F
D) 109 °F
- 4. What was the population of Athens according to the 2020 census?
A) 132,500
B) 127,315
C) 115,400
D) 100,266
- 5. What is the average length of the growing season in Athens?
A) 225 days
B) 250 days
C) 180 days
D) 300 days
- 6. What percentage of the population was White in the 2010 census data provided?
A) 70.15%
B) 55.20%
C) 60.05%
D) 64.71%
- 7. What is the median age of the population in Athens?
A) 30 years
B) 25 years
C) 21 years
D) 35 years
- 8. How much does the population of Athens increase on average every ten years?
A) 20.2%
B) 8.9%
C) 5.5%
D) 12.7%
- 9. What is the average snowfall in Athens per winter?
A) 5.5 inches
B) 8.2 inches
C) 2.9 inches
D) 0.5 inches
- 10. What percentage of households in Athens had children under 18?
A) 40.1%
B) 15.5%
C) 22.3%
D) 32.3%
- 11. Which month historically has the lowest normal monthly temperature in Athens?
A) March
B) January
C) December
D) February
- 12. What was the record high amount of snowfall in a single winter recorded in the text?
A) 10.2 inches
B) 7.9 inches
C) 13.6 inches
D) 15.4 inches
- 13. What percentage of the population lives below the poverty line?
A) 20.4%
B) 15.0%
C) 28.6%
D) 35.2%
- 14. What is the average household size in Athens?
A) 3.10
B) 2.95
C) 2.35
D) 2.05
- 15. How many males were there for every 100 females in Athens?
A) 92.1
B) 100.5
C) 88.2
D) 95.4
- 16. How much of Athens' total area is composed of water?
A) 0.8 square miles
B) 0.5 square miles
C) 0.2 square miles
D) 1.0 square miles
- 17. What percentage of Athens' total area is water?
A) 0.50%
B) 0.41%
C) 0.10%
D) 1.41%
- 18. Which of the following describes the winters in Athens?
A) Dry and freezing
B) Bitterly cold
C) Mild to moderately cold
D) Consistently snowy
- 19. What type of weather pattern is mentioned for the spring in Athens?
A) Heavy snowstorms
B) Sporadic thunderstorms
C) Persistent hurricanes
D) Constant droughts
- 20. What geographic feature is the city of Athens built on?
A) High plateaus
B) A series of hills
C) Flat river plains
D) Coastal lowlands
- 21. In which region are the hills of Athens uniquely situated?
A) Blue Ridge
B) Piedmont
C) Appalachian
D) Coastal Plain
- 22. How much land area does Athens cover?
A) 119.5 square miles
B) 117.8 square miles
C) 118.2 square miles
D) 115.4 square miles
- 23. In what year did the original City of Athens abandon its charter to form a unified government?
A) 1980
B) 1991
C) 1995
D) 2001
- 24. What is the population of the consolidated city-county as of 2021?
A) 115,400
B) 128,711
C) 98,000
D) 215,415
- 25. Which band is not listed as a major music act associated with Athens?
A) Indigo Girls
B) R.E.M.
C) Widespread Panic
D) The B-52's
- 26. What was the name of the trading settlement on the Oconee River in the late 18th century?
A) Cedar Shoals
B) Athens Landing
C) Franklin Settlement
D) Oconee Village
- 27. Who donated 633 acres of land to the University of Georgia in 1801?
A) John Milledge
B) James Camak
C) Daniel Easley
D) Abraham Baldwin
- 28. What was the first permanent structure of the University of Georgia?
A) Milledge Hall
B) The Arch
C) Old North Hall
D) Franklin College
- 29. Who was elected as the first mayor of Athens in 1872?
A) James Camak
B) John Milledge
C) Ben T. Epps
D) Henry Beusse
- 30. What was the name of the area that became the center of the African-American middle class in 1910?
A) Morton Square
B) Black Wall Street
C) The District
D) Hot Corner
- 31. Who was Georgia's first pilot, who flew on a hill outside Athens?
A) Henry Beusse
B) James Camak
C) Ben T. Epps
D) John Milledge
- 32. What happened to the Confederate memorial on Broad Street in 2020?
A) It was relocated to the library
B) It was expanded
C) It was removed
D) It was restored
- 33. When did the Athens-Clarke County school district desegregate?
A) 1961
B) 1970
C) 1954
D) 1964
- 34. What was the name of the medical partnership site that replaced the Navy Supply Corps school?
A) Athens Research Center
B) Normaltown Hospital
C) Oconee Medical Center
D) Health Sciences Campus
- 35. In what year was the Athens Police Department founded?
A) 1806
B) 1881
C) 1901
D) 1872
- 36. In what year did Athens and Clarke County voters vote to unify their governments?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1980
- 37. Athens-Clarke County was the second unified government in which state?
A) Florida
B) Alabama
C) Georgia
D) South Carolina
- 38. How many commissioners serve in the Athens-Clarke County government?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 5
- 39. Who oversees the day-to-day operations of the Athens-Clarke County government?
A) The Sheriff
B) A manager
C) The Governor
D) A city council president
- 40. How is the manager of Athens-Clarke County chosen?
A) Appointed by the Mayor and Commission
B) Appointed by the Governor
C) Elected by popular vote
D) Inherited position
- 41. How many main departments, divisions, and offices are under the managerial group?
A) 24
B) 10
C) 8
D) 30
- 42. Which judicial circuit does the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court cover?
A) Northern Judicial Circuit
B) Athens Judicial Circuit
C) Western Judicial Circuit
D) Eastern Judicial Circuit
- 43. Besides Athens-Clarke County, which other county is included in the Western Judicial Circuit?
A) Jackson County
B) Gwinnett County
C) Madison County
D) Oconee County
- 44. Which of the following is a type of court housed in Athens-Clarke County?
A) Magistrate Court
B) Federal District Court
C) Supreme Court
D) Tax Court
- 45. Who was sworn in as the new Chief of Police in October 2022?
A) John Smith
B) Edward Larson
C) Coleman Barks
D) Jerry Saulters
- 46. In what year was the ACCPD named a Gold Standard Agency?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2020
D) 2011
- 47. Which company develops alternatives to single-use plastics in Athens?
A) RWDC Industries
B) Roundsphere
C) Cogent Education
D) Docebo
- 48. How much did RWDC Industries plan to invest in Athens in May 2020?
A) $400 million
B) $26 million
C) $260 million
D) $100 million
- 49. Which publisher is headquartered in Athens?
A) HarperCollins
B) Random House
C) Hill Street Press
D) Penguin Books
- 50. What was the average household rent in Athens in 2010?
A) $850
B) $1,087
C) $962
D) $1,200
- 51. Since what year has the Georgia Museum of Art been the official state art museum?
A) 1955
B) 2000
C) 1975
D) 1982
- 52. Where is the double-barreled cannon produced during the Civil War located?
A) Savannah
B) Augusta
C) Athens
D) Atlanta
- 53. Which magazine ranked The Globe bar as the third highest in America in 2007?
A) Time
B) Esquire
C) Forbes
D) Rolling Stone
- 54. What is the size of Sandy Creek Park?
A) 1,000 acres
B) 260 acres
C) 782 acres
D) 400 acres
- 55. What lake is surrounded by Sandy Creek Park?
A) Lake Lanier
B) Lake Oconee
C) Lake Hartwell
D) Lake Chapman
- 56. Which company is a biotechnology company found in Athens?
A) Boehringer-Ingelheim
B) Google
C) Apple
D) Microsoft
- 57. When did Allen's, a historic bar and grill, permanently close?
A) 2004
B) 2007
C) 1955
D) November 2011
- 58. Which organization accredits the ACCPD?
A) Federal Bureau of Investigation
B) National Police Association
C) CALEA
D) State of Georgia Police Board
- 59. Which author has lived in Athens?
A) Mark Twain
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Stephen King
D) Deborah Blum
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