WABE News Quiz, October 27, 2023

Results

#1. On Tuesday night, this company, known primarily for manufacturing, released its first restaurant guide for Atlanta’s culinary scene.

It’s Michelin.

A total of 45 local restaurants received a designation, including Atlas and Busy Bee. According to the Michelin’s website, five restaurants received one Michelin star, ten restaurants received Bib Gourmands, and two restaurants received Green Stars.

#2. At a press conference Wednesday, Lieutenant Gov. Burt Jones announced that he wants to create plans that will allow these Georgia government to carry guns at their place of work, with a potential $10K yearly bonus for doing so.

It’s Teachers.

Jones’ plan also calls for stricter standards for already-required school safety plans and boosting the amount of money the state gives schools to hire school resource officers with police certification.

#3. After a ruling from the _____________ on Tuesday, Georgia’s law banning abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy remains in place after a ruling from Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday.

It’s the Georgia Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a lower court ruling that found parts of Georgia’s abortion ban were void from inception, allowing the law to stay in place and sending it back to a Fulton County court to consider other claims not addressed in this challenge.

#4. On Thursday, this four-time Academy Award-nominated actor stopped by “City Lights” to discuss their upcoming directorial project with the independent film “Wildcat.”

It’s Ethan Hawke.

The new film, which stars Hawke’s daughter Maya, is about the author Flannery O’ Connor.

The elder Hawke explores O’Connor’s imagination and the role of faith in her life in the movie he co-wrote with Shelby Gaines.

#5. Overtime Elite is a professional ____________ league based in Midtown, where teenage athletes worldwide are offered a contract to play their collective sport, as well as to attend 3.5 to 4 hours a day of academic instruction consisting of NCAA-approved courses.

It’s Basketball.

The league offers high school athletes a minimum contract of $100,000 to play basketball in its private-school-meets-media-factory of a league.

The players have the option not to get paid upfront so they can play in college, with the contract then turning into scholarships for college.

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