How much do you know about the monuments of Baltimore? Courtesy of Mr. Christopher T. George and The Urbanite magazine, the first person to answer all of the questions correctly in this Monumental Trivia Quiz will win an autographed copy of Mr. George's book, Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay (White Mane Publishing Co.), named by the Baltimore Sun as the best book on the topic of the war in this region.
Contest may also be decided by who gets the most questions right. In case of a tie, the person with the most correct answers whose entry was received earliest wins. Good luck!
Which political leader named Baltimore "The Monumental City"?
- Andrew Jackson
- James Monroe
- John Quincy Adams
- Martin Tyler
The Edgar Allan Poe Statue now located on the campus of University of Baltimore was previously located where?
- Federal Hill
- Wyman Park Drive
- Cylburn Park
- Leakin Park
Who is the person to whom three monuments have been dedicated in the city of Baltimore?
- Abraham Lincoln
- Thurgood Marshall
- George Washington
- Christopher Columbus
This man whose statue is on Federal Hill was commander of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Who was he?
- Col. George Armistead
- Gen. Samuel Smith
- Gen. John Stricker
- Gen. William H. Winder
This President dedicated the statue of Orpheus at Fort McHenry
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Warren G. Harding
- William Howard Taft
- Theodore Roosevelt
Fort McHenry was designated a National Monument and Historic Shrine in
- 1933
- 1950
- 1939
- 1955
Name the two Confederate generals featured in the double equestrian statue in Wyman Park.
- Lee and Longstreet
- Lee and Jackson
- Jackson and Longstreet
- Johnston and Jackson
Frederick Douglass worked as a slave in Fells Point before fleeing north on a train from President Street Station. Where is his statue located?
- Morgan State University
- Coppin State College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola College
Name the poet and musician who is honored in a statue on the Johns Hopkins University campus.
- H. L. Mencken
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Sidney Lanier
- Lizette Woodworth Reese
Name the architect of Baltimore's Washington Monument.
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe
- Robert Mills
- Maximilian Godefroy
- William Thornton
Send entries to: Christopher T. George, Monumental Contest, 3800 Canterbury Road, Apt 3E, Baltimore, MD 21218. Deadline is June 15, 2001. Staff and family of The Urbanite are ineligible to participate.
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Christopher T. George is a local free-lance writer and poet and the author of "Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay", on sale at local bookstores.