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