Poisonous Plants
Pastries
Medicine
Video Games
Maryland Pride
100
Also known as aconite or monkshood, this flowering plant is often used in popular culture to protect against supernatural creatures.
What is wolfsbane?
100
This crescent-shaped pastry, a staple of French breakfasts, actually originated in Austria.
What is a croissant?
100
Varicella is a common childhood viral infection that is famous for its itchy red spots and is much better known by this poultry-inspired name.
What is chicken pox?
100
This Italian plumber first appeared in the 1981 game Donkey Kong, though he was called "Jumpman" at the time.
Who is Mario?
100
This iconic yellow-canned seasoning was invented in Baltimore and is famous for its use on seafood.
What is Old Bay?
200
Also known as belladonna, this deadly plant has been used in warfare, medicine, and cosmetics. It's especially known for causing dilation of the pupils no matter the time of day.
What is nightshade?
200
Often filled with cream or custard and topped with chocolate icing, this long, oblong pastry’s name is French for "lightning."
What is an éclair?
200
This organ in the human body is the only one capable of regenerating itself
What is the liver?
200
In The Legend of Zelda, the name of the protagonist you actually play as is this four-letter synonym for connection.
Who is Link?
200
While lacrosse is the official team sport, this medieval activity involving horses and lances has been the official individual state sport since 1962.
What is jousting?
300
The original source of the heart medication digoxin, this purple plant sounds more like mittens for vixens.
What is foxglove?
300
In 2013, NYC chef Dominique Ansel sparked a viral craze by trademarking this hybrid pastry made of croissant dough fried like a doughnut.
What is a cronut?
300
Alexander Fleming famously discovered this common antibiotic after leaving a petri dish of mold out over the weekend.
What is penicillin?
300
This 2011 "sandbox" game allows players to build 3D worlds out of textured cubes.
What is Minecraft?
300
Named after an island in the Chesapeake, this official state dessert traditionally consists of 8 to 10 very thin layers of yellow cake and chocolate fudge frosting.
What is Smith Island cake?
400
This ornamental plant has flowers that can be white, pink, or red, though the white variant was made popular through a 2002 film starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
What is oleander?
400
This "thousand-layer" classic consists of three layers of puff pastry alternating with two layers of pastry cream.
What is a mille-feuille or a Napolean?
400
Cerumen is the medical term for this substance found in the human head.
What is earwax?
400
This two-dimensional sports game that simulates table tennis was the first commercially successful video game.
What is Pong?
400
This Baltimore Orioles legend, known as "The Iron Man," holds the record for the most consecutive games played in MLB history.
Who is Cal Ripken Jr.?
500
This herbaceous plant is best known for killing the philosopher Socrates. (Hint: synonym for edge + antonym of key).
What is hemlock?
500
This small, cylinder-shaped French pastry is flavored with rum and vanilla, featuring a soft custard center and a thick, dark, caramelized crust.
What is a canelé?
500
This older name for tuberculosis referred to the disease's wasting away of the body.
What is consumption?
500
In the Pokémon series, this creature is #001 in the Pokédex.
What is Bulbasaur?
500
During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching the bombardment of this Baltimore fort.
What is Fort McHenry?