Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in History: Settling Maryland

1. The first colonists arrived in Maryland on March 25, 1634. Who is the state named after?

The Queen Consort, Henrietta Maria

Mary, Queen of Scots

Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa

Queen Mary II of England

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

2. A charter was granted by King Charles to the Lord who shares the same name as this Maryland city. Which city is it?

Annapolis

Sandwich

Baltimore

Olney

Chevy Chase

3. Lord Baltimore wanted to establish Maryland as a haven for what group?

Puritans

Catholics

Pilgrims

Cadets

Native Americans

4. Annapolis has the oldest what, still in use, in the United States?

Public park

Library

Shipping container

State House

Port

5. The bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner." What was Key's vocation?

General

Lawyer

Merchant

Tailor

Barkeep

6. Maryland ceded territory to establish what?

US Naval Academy

Port of Baltimore

District of Columbia

The first railroad

A national park

7. The Mason-Dixon Line marks the legal boundary between Maryland and which state?

Delaware

Virginia

Arkansas

West Virginia

Pennsylvania

8. The Continental Congress convened in Annapolis to ratify what in 1783?

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Stamp Act

Treaty of Paris

Writ of habeas corpus

9. What is the state bird of Maryland?

Baltimore oriole

Baltimore raven

Baltimore robin

Baltimore dove

Annapolis blue jay

10. How did Maryland earn the nickname "Old Line State"?

The Mason-Dixon Line

Oldest road system in the US

First telegraph line

Its topographical features give it a wrinkled look

Bravery during the Revolutionary War