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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
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