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

The name won a fan contest that drew 33,288 voters, beating options like Marauders, Americans and Bombers.

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 settlement forced the team's name, colors and records to stay behind, so the NFL treats the Ravens as an expansion team.

Q 03/05

Which owner brought the franchise to Baltimore and kept a 1 percent stake in it until his death in 2012?

A) Jack Kent Cooke

B) Peter Angelos

C) Art Modell

D) Robert Irsay

Answer · why

C) Art Modell

He sold 49 percent to Steve Bisciotti in 2000 for $275 million, and Bisciotti became majority owner 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

He and his cousin started it in a basement office in 1983 and did $1.5 million in sales the first year.

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

The Ravens played the final professional sporting event there on December 14, 1997, beating the Tennessee Oilers 21-19.