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Born and raised in Harford County, and nicknamed the “Iron Man,” this baseball player spent 21 years playing for the Orioles.
Who is Cal Ripken?
After 30 years, this iconic event in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood and characterized by beehive hairdos and cat-eye glasses was retired in 2024.
What is HONfest?
Established in 1917, this US Army facility is the nation’s oldest proving ground still in use.
What is Aberdeen Proving Ground?
Before becoming a worldrenowned abolitionist and orator, this man was enslaved in Baltimore, where he learned to read — an act that helped ignite his lifelong fight against slavery
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Before becoming a worldrenowned abolitionist and orator, this man was enslaved in Baltimore, where he learned to read — an act that helped ignite his lifelong fight against slavery. A
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This “talking board,” now a Halloween staple, was first patented in 1891 in Baltimore City
What is the Ouija board?
This minor league baseball team based in Harford County is an affiliate of the Orioles and won the division title in 2022.
Who are the Aberdeen Iron Birds?
This Baltimoreborn, pencilmustached filmmaker, author, and king of camp put Baltimore on the cinematic map with films like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray.
Who is John Waters?
Established in 1890, Maryland’s largest HBCU boasts notable alumni such as actress Mo’Nique and current US Congressman Kweisi Mfume.
What is Morgan State University?
This city's Monument was completed decades before the one in D.C.
What is Baltimore City's Washington Monument?
This Baltimore County town is known as “Music City, Maryland.”
Fact or Fiction: Despite partnerships at the state, local, and federal level and initiatives like the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, Baltimore city’s crime rate, particularly its violent crime rate, has risen in recent years.
What is Fiction. Baltimore has seen a steady reduction in violent crime, including a 34% decrease in non-fatal shootings and a 23% reduction in homicides between 2023 and 2024.
Drafted in 2024, this WNBA star hails from Baltimore County
Who is Angel Reese?
This soulful singer, born in Baltimore and known for her powerhouse voice and Grammy wins, gave us hits like “Sweet Thing” and “Not Gon’ Cry.”
Born in Baltimore in 1908, this civil rights attorney argued Brown v. Board of Education and became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The founder of this nationally recognized Baltimore Museum believed that we should “look to people’s strengths, not their illnesses.”
What is the American Visionary Art Museum?
This Baltimore based company is a global leader that believes in a deep love for sport and a commitment to helping athletes achieve their goals.
What is Under Armour?
In the 1960s, this one-eyed mascot's beer became the only one sold at Memorial Stadium, thanks to its brewery president also owning the Orioles.
What is National Bohemian (Natty Boh)?
In this year, the renovated Pimlico Race Course expected to be ready to host the Preakness States again.
What is 2027?
Built in 1914 to be a vaudeville house, this 2300 seat theater was once the largest movie theater in the US south of Philadelphia and is a thriving part of the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District.
What is the Hippodrome Theatre?
On January 21, 1882, this Baltimore Business man offered a gift of approximately $1,00,000 to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to establish a library that “shall be for all, rich and poor without distinction of race or color.” The library system is now named for him.
Who is Enoch Pratt?
During the War of 1812, American Lieutenant Joh n O'Neill singlehandedly manned a cannon to help defend the town of Havre de Grace. In gratitude, Havre de Grace made O'Neill and his descendants the hereditary keepers of this lighthouse, which marks the mouth of the Susquehanna River.
What is the Concord Point Lighthouse?
This historic "streetcar suburb" west of Baltimore City is known for its Victorian architecture and strong community feel.
What is Towson?
This iconic spice blend was created in Baltimore in 1939 by a GermanJewish refugee — and was originally marketed to compete with crabs, not compliment them.
What is Old Bay Seasoning?
Baltimore isn’t just for the birds. There are this many professional sports teams based in the Baltimore region
What is 5?
Baltimore Ravens, the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Blast (arena soccer), the Baltimore Nighthawks (Women’s Independent League Football) and the Baltimore Dockers (US Australian Football Team)
This rock guitarist, known for playing with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, hails from Aberdeen — proving Harford County can churn out more than just carved decoys.
Who is Ricky Byrd?
The students in this school system showed the second-largest growth in reading nationally among large school districts since 2022 and are among the nation's leaders in math recovery.
What is the Baltimore City Public School system?
Tudor Hall, an historic home in the town of Bel Air in Harford County, was once the childhood summer retreat of this notorious presidential assassin.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Born in Baltimore in 1962, this astronaut holds the NASA record for most spacewalks during a single mission — proving Charm City can launch stars literally into orbit
Who is Robert Curbeam?
Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia, this iconic jazz singer was raised in Baltimore and later immortalized the pain of racism with her haunting ballad “Strange Fruit.”
Who is Billie Holiday?