from Senator Chris Van Hollen: Happy Maryland Day
In honor of this day that marks the founding of our state in 388 years ago we have a test for you.
How many of these Maryland questions can you answer correctly?
1. What Maryland City was once commonly referred to as the "Athens of America"? 2. Who referred to Maryland's soldiers as “old soldiers of the Maryland line”, which inspired the nickname "Old Line State"? 3. What was the name of the original people the Ark and Dove encountered when it arrived on the Chesapeake Bay's shores in 1634? 4. What medieval activity did Maryland adopt as its official sport in 1962? 5. Maryland's famous Blue Crabs get their name because of the striking color of which part of their body?
Answers (In order): 1. Annapolis, 2. George Washington, 3. the Piscataway (which means 'people where the rivers blend' , 4. Jousting, 5. Claw