The "Bay" question is confusing. The Chesapeake is an inland bay or estuary. An "ocean bay" would be a bay formed between the mainland and a barrier island - such as Assawoman Bay.
If you live in Virginia or Maryland, it is an ocean bay, especially if you have ever driven the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel. It absolutely feels like you're driving over the ocean for 17 miles.
"River on the border with DC" would be okay on a Virginia quiz, but doesn't work here. It does form the Maryland/Virginia border and the D.C./Virginia border but not the Maryland/D.C. border, which is what the clue seems to be implying. The border of Maryland and D.C. is a land border.
Disagree. Most of the European country quizzes for me were oddly specific and usually I either missed the mark for the badge by a few questions or just barely got it. This is also oddly specific to a certain extent, but I'm more familiar with many of these answers, especially as a Pennsylvanian.
I understand it's difficult for Europeans, but this seems like a fair enough difficulty for Americans.
Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics used in the Star Spangled Banner. He didn't write the song -- it was an English drinking song written by John Stafford Smith.
Knew the spice blend started with "Old," but the only thing that came to mind was "Old Spice" . . . which I would NOT recommend using to flavor seafood.
Makes sense. Jousting is the everyman's sport. What Marylander doesn't have easy access to a stable of horses, riding tack, and jousting equipment? If you look up squiring on Glassdoor, there's no dearth of opportunities for young apprentices... just choose your liege lord carefully.
I read "official team sport" as "official sports team" at first and I was shocked that Maryland had a *single* official sports team. A minute later, I realized I had the question all wrong :P
I understand it's difficult for Europeans, but this seems like a fair enough difficulty for Americans.
Also the baseball question accepts Cal Ripken, make it include Jr since his father didn't have the same title.