History
This Maryland city served as Capitol of the United States when Congress met there in 1783 and 1784
Annapolis
What is the biggest (population wise) city in Maryland?
Baltimore
Maryland Day shares the date of the first Catholic Mass. Where was this Mass held?
Saint Clements Island
Maryland State Governor
Wes Moore
Bordering Calvert County to the east, this Maryland treasure is the largest bay in the world!
The Chesapeake Bay
Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem during the British bombardment of what and where?
Fort McHenry. Baltimore, MD
What is one of the nicknames that MD has?
'The Old Line State', and 'The Free State'
This English priest celebrated the first Catholic Mass in Maryland? This was also the very first Mass in the 13 original colonies.
Father Andrew White
What is the Maryland state flower?
Black-Eyed Susan
This city was Maryland's first Capitol until 1695 when Annapolis became Maryland's Capitol
St. Mary's City
What year was the colony Maryland established during?
1634 (March)
The charter was granted in 1632.
This Baltimore-born swimmer, won a total of 28 Olympic medals, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time.
Michael Phelps
This Catholic feast day was celebrated when the first Catholic Mass in the original 13 colonies took place. Hint: the date was March 25, 1634.
The Feast of the Annunciation
Maryland State bird
Oriole
This Maryland city is known as the sailing capital of the world.
Annapolis, Maryland
This man founded the colony Maryland.
George Calvert, "1st Baron Baltimore"
Calvert County is bordered to the east by the Chesapeake Bay and to the west by this body of water.
The Patuxent River
This American saint who lived much of her life in Maryland is known for starting the first Catholic schools in the United States.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Maryland State sport
Jousting
What Hall of Fame MLB pitcher was born in Baltimore, and was/ is a baseball legend
Hint: There is a candy bar that shares a name with this player.
Babe Ruth!
Who was Maryland named after?
Queen Henrietta Maria (Mary), the wife of King Charles I, the king of Great Britain and Ireland who signed the 1632 charter establishing the Maryland colony.
This former Maryland Governor visited Cardinal Hickey Academy in 2016
Gov. Larry Hogan
Daily Double
If you payed attention to morning announcements in Febuary, you will know this: In the early 1800s, this Catholic nun thought it was wrong that black children in Baltimore were not allowed to attend Catholic schools, so she taught black children how to read and write in her own home.
Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange
Maryland's official state crustacean as designated in 1989.
The Maryland blue crab
Both this man and woman escaped the eastern shore of Maryland where they were slaves to become important figures in the fight to end slavery and lead enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas