Bridges Lore
College & Career Quiz
US Geography
Famous Musicians
Sports
100

Bridges Baltimore began as the Coldstream Project and formally made the name switch because of the founding of Bridges at St. Pauls in this year. 

1993

100

This *bright* industry is eagerly seeking new hires, as only 2 people are joining the workforce for every 5 people retiring.

Electrical

100

This oceanside city is not only the home of the United States Naval Academy, as it is also Maryland's state capital. 

Annapolis

100

Beyonce's hit single "Crazy in Love" is off of her first studio solo album after a split with this R&B group.

Destiny's Child

100

This Raven's quarterback was named the NFL's MVP in 2019 and 2023.

Lamar Jackson

200

This musical man and longtime educator is the current Site Director of Bridges at St. Paul's.

Mr. Brown!

200

As a result of new resources like Canva and AI-generated imaging, this career field is seeing major hiring slumps in 2025. 

Graphic Design

200

This state that borders Maryland is one of four commonwealths in the United States.

Virginia

200

As the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2019, this musician directed a documentary about the experience, called "Homecoming"

Beyonce

200

This icon revolutionized women's tennis with her powerful style of play, 23 Grand Slam titles and 4 Olympic gold medals!

Serena Williams

300

With two new sites added to the roster over the last 5 years, this is the official number of Bridges sites, as of Spring 2025.

4 (SPS, GIL, BMS, McD)

300

This career path, which is not for those afraid of heights, is the fastest growing trade in the United States, as of Spring 2025.

Wind turbine maintenance; techs make approx. $61k/year

300

The heads of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are carved in a mountainside in this South Dakota monument.

Mount Rushmore

300

This distress signal at means "Save Our Ship" is also the name of SZA's second studio album.

SOS

300

This point guard and Davidson alumnus is the only player on the US men's basketball team who competed at the NCAA level for 3+ years.

Steph Curry

400

List the 3 goals of the Bridges High School Program.

1. Maintain a 3.0+ GPA

2. Engage in a substantive extracurricular

3. Develop a strong relationship with a teacher at school and your Bridges Advisor.

400

This elite HBCU receives thousands of applicants each year from hopeful high school seniors. On average, it costs 60k per year to attend.

Howard University

400

This homeland of raggaeton's Bad Bunny is a territory of the United States, which means that it is not part of the 50 states and has limited Congressional power. 

Puerto Rico

400

This musical artist has won 35 GRAMMYs, surpassing George Solti's record as the most decorated GRAMMY Award winner in the academy's history. 

Beyonce!

400

This track athlete with an iconic nickname is the fastest woman ever recorded in the 100-meter sprint, a record she made in 1988.

Florence Joyner (aka FloJo)

500

Each semester, you will earn this amount of stipend money if you meet monthly with your Bridges College & Career advisor.

$500!!

500

According to the NCAA website, 1.9% of high school varsity athletes get recruited to play this sport Division I.

track & field

500

Alongside California and North Carolina, this midwestern state has written a state bill to provide cash payment slavery reparations to Black citizens.

Illinois

500

Rapper Drake shares the record for the most "#1 Hot 100 hits by a Male Artist" with his pop superstar.

Michael Jackson

500

This baseball star and Baltimore legend, whose statue is on view at Camden Yards, was born in Pigtown.

Babe Ruth

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