Maryland
  • 1. Which is the capital city of Maryland?
A) Baltimore
B) Frederick
C) Annapolis
D) Bethesda
  • 2. What is the official state nickname of Maryland?
A) The Monumental State
B) The Terrapin State
C) Old Line State
D) The Free State
  • 3. Maryland is known for its blue crabs. Which body of water is famous for its harvest of blue crabs?
A) Potomac River
B) Chesapeake Bay
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Patuxent River
  • 4. Maryland was founded as a haven for which religious group in the 17th century?
A) Jews
B) Quakers
C) Protestants
D) Catholics
  • 5. What is the state bird of Maryland?
A) Baltimore Oriole
B) Eastern Bluebird
C) American Goldfinch
D) Eastern Meadowlark
  • 6. Which historical figure from Maryland was known as the 'Star-Spangled Banner' composer?
A) Harriet Tubman
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Francis Scott Key
D) Thurgood Marshall
  • 7. What is the highest point in Maryland?
A) Hoye-Crest
B) Sugarloaf Mountain
C) Eagle Rock
D) Backbone Mountain
  • 8. What is Maryland's state sport?
A) Jousting
B) Sailing
C) Crab Racing
D) Lacrosse
  • 9. Who was Maryland's first governor?
A) William Stone
B) Charles Calvert
C) Samuel Ogle
D) Thomas Johnson
  • 10. What is the state flower of Maryland?
A) Black-eyed Susan
B) Mountain Laurel
C) Rhododendron
D) Camellia
  • 11. Maryland is home to which military academy?
A) United States Air Force Academy
B) United States Military Academy
C) United States Coast Guard Academy
D) United States Naval Academy
  • 12. Maryland is named after which historical figure?
A) Maryland Jenkins
B) Queen Henrietta Maria
C) Queen Mary I of England
D) Colonel George Calvert
  • 13. Which famous novelist was born in Baltimore, Maryland?
A) H.P. Lovecraft
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Harper Lee
  • 14. In which year was Maryland admitted to the Union as the 7th state?
A) 1812
B) 1800
C) 1788
D) 1776
  • 15. What is the largest city in Maryland by population?
A) Baltimore
B) Frederick
C) Rockville
D) Annapolis
  • 16. Which university in Maryland is well known for its turtle mascot named Testudo?
A) University of Maryland, Baltimore County
B) University of Maryland, College Park
C) Towson University
D) Johns Hopkins University
  • 17. Which popular TV drama series that aired from 2002 to 2008 was based in Baltimore, Maryland?
A) The Wire
B) Game of Thrones
C) Stranger Things
D) Breaking Bad
  • 18. What is the official state dessert of Maryland?
A) Smith Island Cake
B) Apple Pie
C) Key Lime Pie
D) Pumpkin Pie
  • 19. Which river forms part of the border between Maryland and Virginia?
A) Patuxent River
B) Potomac River
C) Susquehanna River
D) Chesapeake Bay
  • 20. What is the state drink of Maryland?
A) Lemonade
B) Milk
C) Soda
D) Iced Tea
  • 21. Maryland shares a border with which of the following states?
A) California
B) Virginia
C) Florida
D) Texas
  • 22. What is the state reptile of Maryland?
A) Five-lined skink
B) Diamondback terrapin
C) Green Anole
D) Eastern box turtle
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