Q 01/05

Maryland was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, the wife of which English king?

A) Henry VIII

B) James I

C) Charles I

D) Charles II

Answer · why

C) Charles I

Lord Baltimore had proposed 'Crescentia'; the king suggested Terra Mariae instead.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Maryland?

A) Baltimore

B) Frederick

C) Annapolis

D) Rockville

Answer · why

C) Annapolis

Baltimore is the largest city, but the capital moved to Annapolis from St. Mary's City in 1695.

Q 03/05

Maryland was which number state to ratify the US Constitution and join the Union?

A) First

B) Fourth

C) Seventh

D) Twelfth

Answer · why

C) Seventh

It ratified in April 1788, after Massachusetts and before South Carolina.

Q 04/05

The Province of Maryland was chartered in 1632 primarily as a haven for which persecuted group?

A) Quakers

B) Puritans

C) Huguenots

D) Catholics

Answer · why

D) Catholics

The Calverts, Barons Baltimore, were Catholic converts, though Catholics were always a minority in the colony.

Q 05/05

Maryland's varied landscapes, from Appalachian mountains to Atlantic beaches, earned it what nickname?

A) Little America

B) The Everything State

C) America in Miniature

D) The Sampler State

Answer · why

C) America in Miniature

It is the ninth-smallest state by area but has mountains, piedmont, coastal plain and the Chesapeake Bay.