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Sunday Quiz: North Atlanta’s Names, Rivers and Firsts

Ten questions about local rivers, a pioneering mayor, hometown industries and familiar places. Choose your answers, then check your score.

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An early Apple computer with a rainbow logo sits on display in a museum case.
An early Apple computer on display in a museum case.

A river, a university, a leather factory and an early Apple computer: this week’s ten questions travel through North Atlanta’s history and everyday landmarks.

November 1, 2026 · NAS Weekend Desk

Choose one answer for every question, then check your score. You’ll see a short explanation for each answer and can try again. Your results are not stored.

Featured photograph: An early Apple computer at the Mimms Museum in Roswell. Photo: Revital Hasenfratz/North Atlanta Star.

North Atlanta Sunday Quiz: Names, rivers and firsts

  1. Which river runs through Canton?



  2. Buford earned the nickname “Leather City” through an industry best known for making what?



  3. Alice Harrell Strickland, Georgia’s first woman mayor, served which city?



  4. Who founded Norcross in 1870?



  5. What natural feature gave Sandy Springs its name?



  6. Which university has its campus in Brookhaven?



  7. Paul Duke’s Technology Park Atlanta, a foundation of today’s Peachtree Corners, was planned as what?



  8. Which airport is in Chamblee?



  9. The Mimms Museum in Roswell has an exhibition called “iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation” devoted to which company?



  10. Lawrenceville is the county seat of which county?



Sources

1. USGS: Etowah River at Canton; 2. City of Buford: historical information; 3. Georgia Historical Society: Alice Harrell Strickland; 4. City of Norcross: city history; 5. Visit Sandy Springs: history; 6. City of Brookhaven: education; 7. City of Peachtree Corners: history; 8. Georgia DOT: DeKalb-Peachtree Airport; 9. Mimms Museum: exhibitions; 10. City of Lawrenceville: history.

Also this Sunday: Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings” and Barrington Hall in 1939. Explore The Sunday Page archive.

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