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