Local Knowledge: Put on your thinking caps

Greetings, class. Pop test today.

It’s time to sharpen your pencils and put on your thinking caps. You will not need your calculators.

1. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Huff-Daland Dusters in Macon, the world’s first crop-dusting company and foundation for a company that would later become what airlines?

(A) Piedmont

(B) TWA

(C) Delta

(D) American

2. Macon-born actress Cassie Yates played the role of Sarah Curtis in what ABC-TV prime-time soap opera that aired from 1981-89?

(A) “The Love Boat”

(B) “Dynasty”

(C) “Mork & Mindy”

(D) “Moonlighting”

3. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, who managed the Class A Macon Braves in 1992, ‘97 and ‘98, is a native of Macon, Illinois. What former Atlanta manager was born in Macon (Georgia) and managed the 1962 Macon Peaches team that featured Pete Rose?

(A) Luman Harris

(B) Bobby Cox

(C) Joe Torre

(D) Dave Bristol

4. Actor Fred Crane, who died in August 2008, was the owner of a bed and breakfast in Barnesville named Tarleton Oaks. It got its name because Crane played one of the red-headed Tarleton twins who flirted with Scarlett O’Hara in the opening scene of “Gone With the Wind.’’ George Reeves played the other twin.  What was his claim to fame on TV?

 (A) He was the original Superman in the 1950s TV series.

 (B) He played Mr. Haney on  “Green Acres.”

 (C) He inspired the character of Thurston Howell III on “Gilligan’s Island.’’

 (D) He was Ben Cartwright’s long-lost cousin in “Bonanza.’’

5. The late U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson of Milledgeville served in the U.S. Congress for 25 consecutive terms, longer than anyone in history. His nickname was “Admiral,” and he was considered the “father of the two-ocean Navy.’’ His nephew became a U.S. senator from Georgia and also was known as a champion of a strong, national defense. What is his name?

(A) Johnny Isakson

(B) David Perdue 

(C) Saxby Chambliss

(D) Sam Nunn

6. This community has the longest one-word name (14 letters) of any municipality in Georgia. It is located 6 miles east of the geographic center of the state,  and it is where Ches McCartney, the famous “Goat Man,’’ is buried. What is the name of it?

(A) Jeffersonville

(B) Hawkinsville

(C) Marshallville

(D) Milledgeville

7. Macon’s Little Richard recorded his first hit record, “Tutti Frutti,” 69 years ago this month (Sept. 14, 1955). Which of the following is NOT true about the song?

(A) Rolling Stone magazine once called “awop-bop-aloo-mop-alop-bam-boom” the “most inspired rock lyric ever recorded.”

(B) It was performed by everyone from Elvis Presley to Elton John, The Beatles, Queen, Sting, Pat Boone and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

(C)  Mojo magazine called it the “sound of the birth of rock and roll” and voted it No. 1 on the list of “Top 100 Records That Changed the World.” 

(D) It was re-released as “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” on the soundtrack to “Mary Poppins.’’

8. The city limits sign in the southeast Georgia community of Bartow reads: “Welcome to Bartow. Boyhood Home and Resting Place of Roy Evans, Pioneer & Builder of the First ….” (Hint: General George Marshall called it “America’s greatest contribution to modern warfare.’’)

(A) Hand grenade

(B) Jeep

(C) Atomic bomb

(D) Combat boots 

9.   Which of the following entertainers never performed on the large stage at the Macon’s Grand Opera House?

(A) Taylor Swift

(B) Charlie Chaplain

(C) Will Rogers

(D) Harry Houdini

10. The south Georgia community of Hahira is known as the “Honeybee Capital of the World.’’ It also was made semi-famous by a hit single Ray Stevens recorded in 1980 that featured characters named Coy and Bubba. What was the name of the song?

 (A) “The Streak”

(B) “Guitarzan”

 (C) “Shriner’s Convention”

 (D) “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival”

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(1)  C

(2)  B

(3) D

(4)  A

(5)  D

(6)  A

(7)  D 

(8)  B

(9) A

(10)  C

REPORT CARD:

(9-10) Take no prisoners

(7-8) Damn the torpedoes

(5-6) At ease

(3-4) Objects in the rear-view mirror are closer than they appear

(0-2) Apply tourniquet