Are you a RepublicanPassing score: 70%Returning ExamTaker?Log in with your WordPress ExamTaker account, then return to this exam.Username or Email AddressPassword Remember MeLog InForgot or set your password?New ExamTaker RegistrationCreate an ExamTaker account the first time you take an exam. Returning users should log in above.First NameLast NameEmail AddressStart ExamAnswer each question, then select Submit Exam. Written response word limits are shown with each question.1. What is the capital of Maryland? Baltimore Annapolis Frederick Rockville2. Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in what year? 1776 1781 1788 17913. What is Maryland's official nickname? The Chesapeake State The Free State The Old Line State The Crab State4. Who founded the Maryland colony? William Penn George Calvert, Lord Baltimore John Smith James Oglethorpe5. Which Maryland city was the birthplace of Babe Ruth? Frederick Cumberland Baltimore Hagerstown6. Maryland's state flag incorporates the heraldic banners of which two families? Calvert and Crossland Carroll and Calvert Howard and Crossland Baltimore and Carroll7. Which body of water divides much of Maryland's Eastern Shore from the rest of the state? Potomac River Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay Patuxent River8. What is Maryland's highest natural point? Sugarloaf Mountain Backbone Mountain South Mountain Catoctin Mountain9. Who wrote the words that became "The Star-Spangled Banner"? Edgar Allan Poe Francis Scott Key James Madison John Philip Sousa10. Francis Scott Key was inspired to write those words after witnessing the bombardment of what Maryland fort? Fort Frederick Fort Washington Fort McHenry Fort Meade11. What is Maryland's state bird? Cardinal Baltimore Oriole Blue Jay American Goldfinch12. Which Marylander became the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Frederick Douglass Benjamin Banneker Thurgood Marshall Kweisi Mfume13. Which famous abolitionist was born enslaved on Maryland's Eastern Shore and later escaped to freedom? Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois George Washington Carver14. What is Maryland's largest city by population? Annapolis Frederick Baltimore Rockville15. Which Maryland county is home to Ocean City? Wicomico County Worcester County Somerset County Dorchester County16. The Battle of Antietam took place near which Maryland town? Sharpsburg Hagerstown Boonsboro Frederick17. What unusual distinction does Maryland have regarding its counties and Baltimore? Baltimore belongs to two counties Baltimore is an independent city Baltimore is Maryland's smallest county Baltimore is the state capital18. Which Maryland city is home to the United States Naval Academy? Baltimore Bethesda Annapolis Aberdeen19. What crustacean is especially associated with Maryland cuisine? Maine lobster Blue crab King crab Crawfish20. Maryland shares a border with all of the following EXCEPT: Pennsylvania Virginia Delaware New Jersey Good luck! Submit Exam
