WABE News Quiz May 24, 2024

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#1. What Atlanta hip-hop legend is headlining the Atlanta Jazz Festival this weekend?

It’s André 3000.

The Atlanta native and icon stepped back from the hip-hop duo OutKast nearly two decades ago. Since then, he’s created a new path for himself playing wind instruments.

#2. Which of these incumbents won their election races on Tuesday?

It’s all of the above.

Incumbents mostly dominated Georgia’s May primary elections, but there were several races where no candidate topped 50% of the vote that will head to primary runoffs on June 18. Read all about it in our election recap.

#3. Which Atlanta MARTA station reopened this week after being closed for a $55 million renovation?

It’s Airport station.

The MARTA station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reopened its turnstiles to passengers on Monday after a six-week hiatus — just in time for the Memorial Day travel rush.

#4. True or false: Young Thug's historic Atlanta trial is the longest criminal trial in Georgia history.

It’s true.

Families are complaining that justice is being delayed in separate cases due to the massive RICO trial in Fulton County Superior Court that will hit the six-month mark on May 27.

#5. According to a new study, daily marijuana use outpaced _______ in the U.S.,

It’s drinking.

For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.

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