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