Take the neighborhood quiz

1. Catonsville was originally called ...

• A. Pancake

• B. Cupcake

• C. Johnnycake

• D. Teacake

2. What famous author once called Bolton Hill home?

• A. Ernest Hemingway

• B. F. Scott Fitzgerald

• C. Isaac Asimov

• D. J.D. Salinger

3. In the late 1800s Mount Washington distributed a newspaper known as ...

• A. The Advocate

• B. The Gazette

• C. The Times

• D. The Daily News

4. "Seinfeld" character Elaine Benes is from which neighborhood?

• A. Columbia

• B. Canton

• C. Charles Village

• D. Towson

5. Where is Little Kingston?

• A. Owings Mills

• B. Fells Point

• C. Park Heights

• D. Inner Harbor

6. If you're looking to be spooked, head over to the haunted Crybaby Bridge in ...

• A. Little Italy

• B. Westminster

• C. Ellicott City

• D. Annapolis

7. Roland Park was originally intended to be ...

• A. A spa dedicated to weight loss

• B. A secluded area for railroad company executives

• C. A summer residence for wealthy city dwellers

• D. An airport

8. What was the original name of Bel Air?

• A. Bell Air

• B. Belle Aire

• C. Scott's New Fields

• D. Scott's Old Fields

9. What's the name of the hurricane that flooded Ellicott City in 1972?

• A. Hurricane Earl

• B. Hurricane Stacye

• C. Hurricane Martin

• D. Hurricane Agnes

10. Which two writers once lived in SoWeBo?

• A. Edgar Allan Poe & Anne Tyler

• B. Edgar Allan Poe & F. Scott Fitzgerald

• C. H. L. Mencken & F. Scott Fitzgerald

• D. H. L. Mencken & Edgar Allan Poe

11. Which English explorer mapped 3,000 miles of the Chesapeake Bay area, including Federal Hill?

• A. Joseph Smith

• B. John Smith

• C. Mister Smith

• D. John Doe

12. Which two neighborhoods first grew as mill towns?

• A. Canton and Mount Vernon

• B. Canton and Hampden

• C. Hampden and Ellicott City

• D. Federal Hill and Ellicott City

13. Which Hollywood celebrity is the grandson of James Rouse, the founder of Columbia?

• A. Brad Pitt

• B. Ed Norton

• C. Matthew Perry

• D. Edward Furlong

14. What was the original name of Glen Burnie?

• A. Glennsburne

• B. Glennsbourne Farm

• C. Glenburnie

• D. Harlem Park

15. Which two schools are located in Annapolis?

• A. St. John's College and West Point

• B. St. John's College and U.S. Naval Academy

• C. Loyola College and U.S. Naval Academy

• D. Loyola College and College of Notre Dame

16. When was Charles Village annexed into Baltimore City?

• A. 1900

• B. The last quarter of the 19th century

• C. Never

• D. 1852

17. Where did Francis Scott Key die?

• A. In a house that stood where Mount Vernon Place Methodist now stands

• B. In a two-story Canton home near the water

• C. Fort McHenry

• D. Roland Park

18. Finish the sentence: Fort McHenry was the center of . . .

• A. A wild party after a Ravens win

• B. The Battle of 1814

• C. A church service

• D. The Civil War battle which ended in the Union occupation of Baltimore

19. How did Fells Point get its name?

• A. A European immigrant too new to English to know grammatical rules

• B. 18th-century settlers William Fell and his son

• C. 17th-century settlers Martin Fell and his nephew

• D. Someone named it while drunk and his slur made "Fools" sound like "Fells"

20. What was the original name of Owings Mills New Town?

• A. Johnnycake

• B. New Towne

• C. Lakeside

• D. Pondside

21. Where was the most prosperous chromium mine of the 19th century?

• A. Patapsco State Park

• B. Soldier's Delight

• C. Ellicott City

• D. Robert E. Lee Park

22. Which neighborhood became a 19th-century industrial hub with easy access to railroads and sea?

• A. Fells Point

• B. Federal Hill

• C. Canton

• D. Roland Park

23. Where is Maryland Public Television?

• A. TV Hill

• B. Towson

• C. Owings Mills

• D. Hunt Valley

24. Which Catholic church serves as a Little Italy landmark?

• A. Church of St. Leo the Great

• B. Church of St. Vacarro

• C. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption

• D. St. Marguerita's

25. Which Broadway hit takes place in Baltimore?

• A. "Chicago"

• B. "Hairspray"

• C. "Movin' Out"

• D. "Take Me Out"

26. What area military base is home to the National Security Agency?

• A. Aberdeen Proving Grounds

• B. Fort Dietrich

• C. Fort McHenry

• D. Fort Meade

27. Which of the following is not located at the Inner Harbor?

• A. The National Aquarium

• B. The Cheesecake Factory

• C. The Washington Monument

• D. U.S.S. Constellation

28. Which of the following is not a beer available at DuClaw Brewing Company?

• A. Bad Moon Porter

• B. Blonde Ambition

• C. Misfit Red

• D. Ravenwood

29. Where does John Waters' movie "A Dirty Shame" take place?

• A. Baltimore Street

• B. Harford Road

• C. Eastern Avenue

• D. Paca Street

30. In which neighborhood did author Michael Chabon grow up?

• A. Columbia

• B. Lutherville

• C. Towson

• D. White Marsh