Georgia Counties Quiz

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Question:

Georgia has more counties than all other states except Texas, which has 254 counties. How many counties does Georgia have?

Response:

154

96

108

159

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Question:

At one time, Georgia had 161 counties. Which Counties merged to create 159?

Response:

Fulton, Milton, and Campbell

Oconee, Clark, and Hall

Peach, Macon, Bratton

Ware, Bostic, Plains

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Question:

After Georgia became a royal colony, the Church of England was declared Georgia's State Church. Georgia was then divided into 8 parishes.

Response:

True

False

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Question:

Which county is the largest county in the largest state east of the Mississippi river (by land mass)?

Response:

Charlton

Fulton

Floyd

Ware

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Question:

The roles of county governments include

Response:

administering elections

granting marriage licenses

vehicle registration

all of the above

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Question:

When Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733, without instruction for governing it, he divided the state into which two counties?

Response:

George and Savannah

James and George

Savannah and Frederica

Oglethorpe and Savannah

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Question:

Georgia's newest county was formed in 1924 from portions of Houston and Macon counties. What is Georgia's newest county?

Response:

Peach

Dooly

Crawford

Taylor

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Question:

According to the current State Constitution, the number of counties possible in Georgia is capped at 159.

Response:

True

False

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Question:

Each county has elected government officials, or "constitutional officers." Those constitutional officers do NOT include

Response:

clerk of the superior court

board of education

judge of probate court

tax commissioner

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Question:

Not every state is divided into counties. Which of these is NOT a division of states in America?

Response:

counties

shires

parishes

buroughs