Q 01/05

The Ravens' team name was inspired by a poem written by which author?

A) Edgar Allan Poe

B) Walt Whitman

C) H. P. Lovecraft

D) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Answer · why

A) Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe lived in Baltimore and is buried there, which is why a name from his poem The Raven meant something historically to the city.

Q 02/05

The Ravens formed in 1996 when the owner of which NFL team moved his franchise to Baltimore?

A) Houston Oilers

B) Cleveland Browns

C) Los Angeles Rams

D) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Answer · why

B) Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns' name, colors and records stayed in Cleveland under the 1996 settlement, so the NFL officially counts the Ravens as an expansion ...

Q 03/05

Which owner brought the franchise to Baltimore and kept a 1 percent stake after selling control in 2004?

A) Jack Kent Cooke

B) Peter Angelos

C) Art Modell

D) Robert Irsay

Answer · why

C) Art Modell

Art Modell first sold Steve Bisciotti 49 percent with an option on the rest, which Bisciotti exercised to take control in 2004.

Q 04/05

Majority owner Steve Bisciotti made his fortune by founding which staffing company at age 23?

A) Manpower

B) Kelly Services

C) Robert Half

D) Aerotek

Answer · why

D) Aerotek

Aerotek began in a basement office in 1983 and grew into Allegis Group, the parent of staffing brands such as TEKsystems.

Q 05/05

Where did the Ravens play their home games during their first two seasons, 1996 and 1997?

A) Memorial Stadium

B) Byrd Stadium

C) Camden Yards

D) Pimlico Race Course

Answer · why

A) Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium had been the Baltimore Colts' home, so the Ravens' first game there ended the city's 12-season wait for NFL football.