50 Baltimore Trivia Questions and Answers

1What is Baltimore's nickname?
2In what year was Baltimore founded?
3What body of water is Baltimore located on?
4Which U.S. state is Baltimore in?
5What Major League Baseball team calls Baltimore home?
6Which NFL team is based in Baltimore?
7What is the name of Baltimore's main public university?
8Which famous writer is buried in Baltimore?
9What iconic American song was written in Baltimore?
10Which famous African American singer was born in Baltimore?
11What is the name of Baltimore's historic seaport?
12Which historic ship is docked at the Inner Harbor?
13What is the most populous neighborhood in Baltimore?
14What is the name of Baltimore's famous crab dish?
15Which famous abolitionist lived in Baltimore as a slave?
16Which notable aquarium is located in Baltimore?
17What is the primary airport serving Baltimore?
18Which historic battle took place near Baltimore?
19Who was the Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007?
20Which museum is home to the Cone Collection of modern art?
21Which annual race takes place in Baltimore?
22What is the name of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's main venue?
23What style of architecture is Baltimore's Basilica built in?
24Which famous TV show was set in Baltimore?
25What is the name of Baltimore's public transit system?
26Which hospital is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University?
27Which famous filmmaker hails from Baltimore?
28What is the name of the festival that celebrates Baltimore's historic neighborhoods?
29Who is the 'Mother of Methodism' in Baltimore?
30Which island near Baltimore was a quarantine station?
31What is the name of Baltimore's professional soccer team?
32In what district is Baltimore's Little Italy located?
33Which novel by Anne Tyler is set in Baltimore?
34Which U.S. President dubbed Baltimore 'The Monumental City'?
35What is the tallest building in Baltimore?
36Which Baltimore street is known for its Christmas lights?
37What's the name of the Baltimore zoo?
38Which Civil Rights leader was born in Baltimore?
39Which famous pediatric neurosurgeon worked at Johns Hopkins?
40What animal is represented in Baltimore's city seal?
41What is the oldest cathedral in the United States, located in Baltimore?
42What popular board game was invented in Baltimore?
43What is the name of Baltimore's underground rapid transit line?
44Which jazz musician known as the 'King of Swing' was born in Baltimore?
45What Baltimore food market has been operating since 1782?
46What is the former name of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport?
47Which famous Baltimore newspaper was founded in 1837?
48Which Baltimore park is the oldest landscaped public park in the U.S.?
49Which artist painted a series of murals in Baltimore?
50What is the name of the annual Baltimore film festival?
Answer Key
- 1. Charm City
- 2. 1729
- 3. Patapsco River
- 4. Maryland
- 5. Baltimore Orioles
- 6. Baltimore Ravens
- 7. University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- 8. Edgar Allan Poe
- 9. The Star-Spangled Banner
- 10. Billie Holiday
- 11. Inner Harbor
- 12. USS Constellation
- 13. Canton
- 14. Crab cake
- 15. Frederick Douglass
- 16. National Aquarium
- 17. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- 18. Battle of Baltimore
- 19. Martin O'Malley
- 20. Baltimore Museum of Art
- 21. Baltimore Marathon
- 22. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
- 23. Neoclassical
- 24. The Wire
- 25. Maryland Transit Administration
- 26. Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 27. John Waters
- 28. Artscape
- 29. Barbara Heck
- 30. Lazaretto Point
- 31. Baltimore Blast
- 32. Inner Harbor East
- 33. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
- 34. John Quincy Adams
- 35. Transamerica Tower
- 36. 34th Street
- 37. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
- 38. Thurgood Marshall
- 39. Ben Carson
- 40. Raven
- 41. Baltimore Basilica
- 42. Monopoly
- 43. Baltimore Metro SubwayLink
- 44. Eubie Blake
- 45. Lexington Market
- 46. Friendship International Airport
- 47. The Baltimore Sun
- 48. Druid Hill Park
- 49. Gaia
- 50. Maryland Film Festival


