WABE News Quiz, October 14, 2023

Results

#1. Georgia high school graduation rates are at an all-time high with _____% of all Georgia seniors graduating on time.

It’s 84.4%.

Georgia’s rising public high school graduation rate hit a record in 2023, with the state Department of Education saying Tuesday that 84.4% of seniors graduated on time in the spring.

#2. What type of space phenomenon will be visible to Georgians on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023?

It’s a solar eclipse.

From 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the peak viewing around 1:15 p.m., the state will see the moon pass in front of the sun.

 

#3. Which Atlanta-based corporations are sponsoring the Atlanta Pride Festival this year?

It’s all of the above.

The 2023 Atlanta Pride Festival will feature more than 80 sponsors and businesses from all across the metro area. As threats against the LGBTQ community and its supporters persist, some Georgia-based companies are continuing to support the celebration.

#4. Despite a record-breaking season, the Atlanta Braves were eliminated from the National League Division Series Thursday night by which team?

It’s the Philadelphia Phillies.

A year after the 101-win Braves were eliminated in Game 4 in Philly, this season’s 104-win edition suffered the same cruel fate. They scored a total of eight runs in the series.

#5. Suniva said Wednesday that it plans to hire 240 people and will resume making ______ at its factory in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross.

It’s solar cells.

The U.S. solar manufacturer went bankrupt in 2017 but said it will restart its Georgia factory thanks to new federal incentives.

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