| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Most populous city | Baltimore | 94%
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| State capital | Annapolis | 89%
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| Swimmer who has won 23 Olympic gold medals | Michael Phelps | 89%
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| State crustacean | Blue Crab | 87%
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| Surveyor's line on Maryland's northern and eastern borders | Mason-{Dixon} | 85%
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| Large ocean bay | Chesapeake | 82%
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| D.C. suburb or "National Lampoon" actor | Chevy {Chase} | 82%
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| Author of "The Raven" | Edgar Allan Poe | 82%
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| Top-ranked medical school | Johns Hopkins | 74%
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| Official team sport of Maryland (hint: has sticks) | Lacrosse | 74%
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| River on the Virginia border | Potomac | 74%
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| Song written by Francis Scott Key | The Star-Spangled Banner | 72%
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| Communications device first tested between the above city and D.C. in 1844 | Telegraph | 67%
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| What is a terrapin? | a Turtle | 66%
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| Brand of spice blend used to flavor seafood | Old Bay | 58%
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| The B&O, opened in 1830, is the oldest _____ in the U.S. | Railroad | 56%
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| State bird | Baltimore Oriole | 50%
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| Deadliest one-day battle of the Civil War | Antietam | 46%
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| John Waters musical about the pleasantly plump Tracy Turnblad | Hairspray | 46%
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| Baseball's "Iron Man" | Cal Ripken, Jr. | 43%
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