February is the perfect time to honor the incredible contributions of Black Marylanders throughout history. Test your knowledge with our Black History Month quiz! See how much you know—and maybe learn something new about the people, places, and legacies that have shaped our state.

Black History Quiz: How Well Do You Know Maryland?

1. This congressional district has consistently been represented by a Black member of Congress since the late 1980s.
   
   
2. A statue of this famous Marylander can be seen on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis.
   
   
3. The city of Cambridge on the Eastern Shore houses a museum and mural about this legendary Underground Railroad leader.
   
   
4. Of Maryland’s four HBCUs, this is the oldest.
   
   
5. This iconic blues/jazz singer spent her childhood in Baltimore and gave us the song Strange Fruit, still one of the most powerful civil rights songs.
   

Answers:

Want to check how you did? Here are the correct answers!

1. Maryland’s 7th Congressional District – represented by Kweisi Mfume, Elijah Cummings, and others over the decades.
   
   
2. Thurgood Marshall – the first Black Supreme Court Justice and a Maryland native.
   
   
3. Harriet Tubman – legendary Underground Railroad leader; don’t miss the museum and mural when you visit Cambridge and the Underground Railroad Trail!
   
   
4. Bowie State University – Maryland’s oldest HBCU, older than Morgan State, Coppin State, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
   
   
5. Billie Holiday (Lady Day) – Baltimore-born jazz and blues singer whose song Strange Fruit remains a powerful civil rights anthem.