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The Maryland state sport.  

What is jousting?  

100

The person who sewed the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the "Star Spangled Banner."

Who is Mary Pickersgill?

100

The capital of Maryland.  

What is Annapolis?

100

Fort Meade in Maryland was named for Union General George Meade, who was commander of the Army of the Potomac during which American war?    

What is the Civil War?

100

The current governor of Maryland.  

Who is Wes Moore?

200

The Maryland state flower.    

What is the black eyed Susan?

200

The doctor who first successfully separated Siamese twins.  

Who is Dr. Ben Carson?

200

The body of water that was formed from a flooded river.  It provides food such as oysters, clams, crabs, and rockfish.  

What it the Chesapeake Bay?

200

In which year was Maryland admitted to the Union?

What is 1788?

200

The fort where Mary Pickersgill's flag flew.  

What is Fort McHenry?  

300

The Maryland state insect.   

What is the checkerspot butterfly?  

300

The baseball player who set a record for the most consecutive baseball games played in a row.  

Who is Cal Ripken, Jr?  

300

The range of mountains in western Maryland where Camp David, the presidential retreat, is found.  

What are the Appalachian mountains?  

300

The first town to be established in Maryland.    

What is St. Mary's City?    

300

The largest city in Maryland, nicknamed Charm City.  

What is Baltimore? 

400

The Maryland state fish.  

What is the rockfish?

400

The person who is famous for producing chickens on the Eastern Shore. In commercials, he tells people, "It takes a tough man to raise a tender chicken."  

Who is Frank Perdue?  

400

A river that flows through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York.    

What is the Susquehanna River?

400

Which American president was the first to ride a train, traveling on the Iron Horse through Maryland from Ellicotts Mills to Baltimore?

Andrew Jackson

400

The Maryland Terrapin Mascots given name

What is Testudo

500

The Maryland state dog.

What is the Chesapeake Bay retriever?

500

The first appointed governor of Maryland.  He led the Ark and the Dove to Maryland in 1633.  

Who is Leonard Calvert?  

500

A bridge near Annapolis that connects the eastern shore of Maryland to the western shore of Maryland.  It is named after a body of water in Maryland.  

What is the Chesapeake Bay bridge?  

500

The war that was going on when Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner."

What is the War of 1812?  

500

The date that the Maryland colony was founded. 

What is March 25, 1634?