History
This historical event took place in Baltimore and required more than 1200 fire fighters to try to stop.
The Great Baltimore fire of 1904
What is the largest crop grown in Maryland?
A. Watermelon
B. Soybeans
C. Corn
D. Sunflowers
C. Corn
The Maryland Gazette was first founded in 1727 and is still the oldest continuously published _ in the United States.
Newspaper
This person founded the Maryland School for the deaf in Fredrick. He also created a library system in Baltimore.
Enoch Pratt
This orange and black bird serves as Maryland's state bird. Hopefully you can watch it hit a homerun too.
Baltimore Oriole / Oriole
For a short period of time Annapolis served as this important location in The United States.
The Nations Capital
This animal is the largest agricultural industry that Maryland. Hopefully you don't lay an egg on this one.
Chickens/Poultry
Maryland is home to which of the following:
A. The oldest airport in the country
B. The oldest boat in the world
C. The oldest plane in the world
D. The oldest baseball stadium in the country
A. The oldest airport in the country
This poet created some serious scary poems including the tell tale heart and the raven.
Edgar Allen Poe
Maryland's official state sport is:
A. Dancing
B. Equestrian
C. Mountain Biking
D. Jousting
D. Jousting
This line serves as the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland and also served as the border between the north and the south during the civil war.
Mason Dixon Line
Maryland's largest export is:
A. Boats
B. Transportation Equipment
C. Medicine
D. Crabs
Maryland was home to the first test of this long distance communication tool first developed by Samuel Morse.
Telegraph
She was the most famous person on the underground railroad helping hundreds of slaves flee the south.
Harriet Tubman
The Wheaton Metro station is home to the largest _ in the western hemisphere.
The longest escalator in the western hemisphere
Maryland's state motto "Fatti maschii, parole femine" was originally the Calvert families motto from 1622 and is the only state motto in the US in this language.
Italian
Maryland's largest fishing industry is to harvest these disctinctly colored crustaceans.
Maryland Blue Crabs
This common carrier train line was first opened in 1828 to transport both passengers and cargo. There is a museum named after it in Baltimore.
B & O Railroad
This famous songwriter created the Star Spangled Banner after being captured in the war of 1812. He is also the namesake of a bridge in Baltimore.
Francis Scott Key
This famous song is not actually about where it says its from and instead is about the singers experiences in Maryland.
A. Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
B. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
C. This is America by Childish Gambino
D. Born in the USA by Billy Joel
B. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
The Maryland flag is one of the only ones that comes directly from english family coat of arms. Name 1 of the two families that it represents.
The Calverts or the Crosslands
This spice company was originally created in Baltimore and is considered the largest spice company in the world.
McCormick
This school was the first public school ever opened in The United States and later became St. John's College in Annapolis.
King William's School
This famous baseball player was originally born in Baltimore but became more famous for playing for the New York Yankees in the 1930. His nickname was "The Great Bambino"
Babe Ruth
Which of these does Maryland have none of:
A. Natural Lakes
B. Round a bouts
C. Mountains
D. Covered Bridges
A. Natural Lakes