Super Quiz - October 14, 2011

Subject: MARYLAND

(e.g., What is the capital city of Maryland? Answer: Annapolis.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is Maryland's largest city?
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2. What is the ZIP code abbreviation for Maryland?
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3. What bay nearly bisects the state?
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What is the official state bird?
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5. Provide one of the state's popular nicknames.
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6. Which former governor later resigned as vice president of the U.S.?
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. This famous private research university is located in Baltimore.
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8. Translate the motto "Fatti maschii, parole femine."
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9. Maryland is the first state with an official state exercise. What is it?
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ANSWERS:

1. Baltimore.
2. MD.
3. Chesapeake Bay.
4. Baltimore oriole.
5. "Old Line State," "Free State," "Little America," "America in Miniature," "Terrapin State" (other answers possible).
6. Spiro Agnew.
7. Johns Hopkins University.
8. Manly deeds, womanly words.
9. Walking.