Good morning, class. I know it’s Monday, and you probably haven’t cracked a book all weekend. But you should know by now I would never allow you to go more than three weeks without a pop test.
So get out those pencils (and erasers) and raise those coffee cups in a toast to Monday morning.
Don’t make me grade on a curve again. May the best buffs win.
1. How much does the famous “cannonball” weigh that sits at the base of the stairwell at the Cannonball House in Macon?
A. 250 pounds.
B. 17 pounds, 6 ounces.
C. 12 pounds.
D. Two tons.
2. Riverside Drive in Macon once went by what name?
A. Wharf Street.
B. Barge Boulevard.
C. Cotton Candy Avenue.
D. Peyton Place.
3. Which Middle Georgia community is named for a French word meaning “good air.”
A. Smarr.
B. Ashburn.
C. Flovilla.
D. Bonaire.
4. What do former Gov. George Busbee, Olympic gold medal hurdler Roger Kingdom, former Readers Digest senior editor Gene Methvin and former White House press secretary Jody Powell all have in common?
A. They grew up in Vienna and Dooly County.
B. They are of the Mormon faith.
C. They once stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
D. They lettered in football at Mercer.
5. What happened in Macon on Feb. 14, 1974, that became known locally as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?
A. The temperature was so hot all the chocolate candy melted and roses wilted.
B. The school superintendent presented a controversial proposal to close schools and eliminate teaching positions.
C. The IRS seized the assets of the Macon Whoopees hockey team, and the team folded nine days before the end of the season, ending the city’s four-month romance with the sport.
D. The car hops ran out of milk shakes at the Pig n’ Whistle.
6. Thomaston is the birthplace of which two musicians?
A. Madonna and Liberace.
B. Soul singer Wayne Cochran and Coy Bowles, of the Zac Brown Band.
C. Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton.
D. James Taylor and Taylor Swift.
7. Actor Brad Dourif played the main character of Hazel Motes in the movie adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s “Wise Blood,” which was filmed in Macon in 1979. Which of the following is NOT true about Dourif?
A. He was nominated for an Oscar for “best supporting actor” in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’’
B. He shaved his distinctive eyebrows for his roles in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
C. He was the voice behind the evil doll “Chucky” in the horror movie “Child’s Play.”
D. He beat out Jim Carrey for the role of the Riddler in “Batman Forever.”
8. In honor of Presidents Day next week, which of the following men did NOT visit Macon while they were president? (Trick question. Careful with the wording.)
A. Ronald Reagan.
B. William Howard Taft.
C. George W. Bush.
D. Barack Obama.
9. Which of the following is NOT true about Mary Therese Tebbe, who announced last week she is leaving her post as executive director of the 21st Century Partnership to become director of public affairs for the Georgia National Guard in Atlanta?
A. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington.
B. She is the only person to hold all four titles of Miss Macon, Miss Cherry Blossom Festival, Miss Warner Robins and Miss Houston County.
C. She is a distant cousin of Jim Grabowski, a running back for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers in the late 1960s and early ’70s.
D. She is a huge Barry Manilow fan.
10. A 21-mile stretch of Interstate 75 runs through Macon, making it part of a 1,786-mile interstate. This north-south highway runs through eight states from where to where?
A. Ohio to Tennessee.
B. Michigan to Florida.
C. Maine to Alabama.
D. North Dakota to South Carolina.
ANSWERS: 1. C. 2. A. 3. D. 4. A. 5. C. 6. B. 7. D. 8. D. 9. A. 10. B.
GRADING SCALE: (8-10) Valedictorian. (5-7) Salutatorian. (3-4) Needatutorian. (0-2) Detentionatorian.
Reach Gris at 744-4275 or gris@macon.com.
