Do You Know Your County?

Between the Fayette County towns of Brooks, Tyrone, Peachtree City and Fayetteville, there's really a lot to keep up with. So, test your CQ (city quotient) with the following quiz.

1. SPLOST is:
A. Special purpose local options sales tax
B. German for "Lost while driving a golf cart"
C. Stupid people lobbying over school tariffs

2. Brooks and Mayberry, NC have this in common:
A. Only 2 law enforcement officers
B. Only one hardware store
C. Barber is also the head of City Council

3. Peachtree City and Mayberry, NC have this in common:
A. Jail with one cell
B. Mechanic named Goober
C. Both cities are really only imagined.

4. Tyrone City Officials have been squabbling over:
A. Whether to allow fast food chains into the city
B. Whether to allow package stores into the area
C. Whether to allow civility into the government

5. Fayetteville, the county seat is famous for
A. Melear's Barbecue
B. Beautiful Town Hall
C. Repeated sightings of child star "Webster" or "Arnold," no one knows for sure, which.

6. All the towns of Fayette County proudly form to make:
A. The largest teen smoking population since the invention of "Lucky Stripes"
B. The highest incidence of parent-to-school complaints since the invention of cafeteria food.
C. A map that is curiously shaped like a great, big wedgie.

7. Fayette County can be proudest of:
A. Superior quality of life
B. Outstanding spirit of community
C. Incredible sense of humor in regards to laughing it itself

Billy Murphy -- 5/8/98