Sports
What piece of literature inspired the name of the Baltimore football team?
The Raven, by Edgar Allen Poe
This Pennsylvania native, who has headed Baltimore's aquarium longer than any other executive director since it opened in 1981.
David Pittenger
Maryland and what other state gave up land that was to become Washington, DC?
Virginia
When German immigrant Gustav Brunn Back when Brunn invented this mix, crabs were so numerous and easy to catch in the Chesapeake Bay that bars would serve them for free, drenched in the iconic spice blend, just so the patrons would buy more beer to quench their thirst after their salty shellfish snack
Old Bay
The longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere is located in Wheaton, Maryland, in where?
The DC Metro Stop
Although known for his record-breaking 2131 consecutive games, this player stayed active through 2632 games over 20 seasons of baseball.
Cal Ripken Jr.
He wrote 'The Hunt for Red October' while working for an insurance company in Owings Mills.
Tom Clancy
The American flag has flown continuously over the monument of this persons birthplace in Keymar, Maryland since May 30, 1849.
Francis Scott Key
No longer made in Maryland, 90% of it's sales are still Maryland based.
Natty Boh
What is next largest state to border Maryland and is almost twice its size?
West Virginia
His wingspan is longer than he is tall. When his arms are extended they reach 80 inches (that's 6 feet, 8 inches) tip to tip.
Michael Phelps
This famous Wild West performer and (their partner) retired to Cambridge in 1912. The house has a unique roof, designed so they could step out and shoot game off the Choptank river.
Annie Oakley
How many counties border water in Maryland?
16 out of 24
Knowing that four would be too few and eight would be too much, this brewing company was the first to issue six-packs in the 1940s.
Natty Boh
On the morning of August 10, 1813 residents of this now retirement-haven town were warned of a British attack and hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of the trees. The height of the light caused the British to overshoot the town—and this was the first known blackout.
St. Michaels, MD
The first professional sports organization in the United States was formed in Baltimore in 1743, in order to help regulate horse racing.
The Maryland Jockey Club
He was the first African-American to own a billion-dollar company and was born in Baltimore
Reginald F. Lewis
What family's English heraldry coat of arms is depicted on the Maryland State flag?
Lord Calvert
The iconic Maryland blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) was named the official state crustacean in 1989. Only two other states have state crustaceans (and they're in the lower 48)- which states are they?
Louisiana (crawfish) and Oregon (Dungeness crab).
The city of Crisfield, Maryland is built on a foundation of what type of shells?
Oyster shells
Baltimore has had three minor league hockey teams. Name one.
Clippers
Skipjacks
Bandits
Who was the first native born American to be canonized a saint, is the founder of the first Catholic schools in the United States and is the patron saint of Catholic schools, widows, and seafarers ?
Elizabeth Seton
In 2019, the Port of Baltimore ranked first in the nation in handling automobiles, light trucks, farm and construction machinery, as well as imported sugar and gypsum. The Port ranked second in the country for exporting what?
Coal
From a company started in 1895, these sweet treats are one of the original candies manufactured in the U.S.
Goetze's Caramel Creams
Besides 'The Old Line State' and 'The Free State,' what other nickname, bestowed by National Geographic in 1970, does Maryland have?
America in Miniature- nearly every type of terrain, except desert, can be found in Maryland.