Fictional Characters from Maryland Quiz

Answer: Senator

Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, began her career as a Congresswoman from Maryland and went on to become senator from that state. She ran for president but lost in the primary but was selected for the vice presidential slot on the ticket and won.

She has a strained relationship with the president she serves under (Stuart Hughes who is never seen on screen) and eventually ascends to the presidency when he resigns the office.

Answer: Splinter Cell

Sam Fisher is special black ops counterterrorist who works for the NSA and reports directly to the President of the United States. He has traveled the world across his many games to fight terrorists.

He was born to wealthy family in Baltimore but was sent away to a boarding school when his parents died. As an adult, he joined the Navy Seals and worked his way up into the CIA and various government intelligence organizations.

Answer: Psychiatrist

Hannibal Lecter is the infamous cannibal created by Thomas Harris who first appeared in the novel "Red Dragon". He was a psychiatrist by trade and was a well known patron of the arts and theater. In film, he was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and by Mads Mikkleson on the TV series "Hannibal".

After his capture, Lecter aids the FBI in the capture of other serial killers and criminals. FBI profilers notoriously do not know how to classify Hannibal as he does not fit into any previously established psychological profile.

Answer: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" is the first book in a series by Anna Brashares. It follows the lives of the teenage girls Lena, Tibby, Carmen and Bee. The girls are very close friends but will be apart for the upcoming summer as each is spending her summer in a different part of the world.

The girls discover a pair of jeans that miraculously fits each of them even though they are all different sizes. They decide to share the pair of pants over the course of the summer. The books was made into a film in 2005.

Answer: Hairspray

"Hairspray" is a musical that revolves around Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with a big hairdo. Tracy wants to audition for a dancer role on "The Corny Collins Show" but she is banned by the overly strict and racist producer Velma Von Tussle.

However, Tracy is given a spot on the show because of her excellent dance skills, much to the dismay of some her fellow school colleagues and the other dancers on the show.

Answer: The Boondocks

Huey Freeman is a 10 year old boy originally from Chicago but relocates with his brother to Woodcrest, Maryland where his grandfather lives. Huey is African-American and hold both traditional and extremist left-wing political views. Woodcrest is a predominantly wealthy and white town which clashes with Huey's view of the world.

"The Boondocks" was created by Aaron McGruder and was created to portray a worldview from the eyes of a young African-American boy who feels let down by the system and the world at large.

Answer: Nick Stokes from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

Although he works in the Las Vegas crime lab, Nick Stokes is actually originally from Texas, as is mentioned many times on "CSI". He is played by George Eads.

Tim McGee, Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) all work in Washington D.C. on their respective series. However all three characters are from Maryland originally. McGee is from Bethesda and Bones is from Burtonsville. Both cities are suburbs of D.C. Scully is from Annapolis originally.

Answer: Homicide: Life on the Streets

Much of Munch's backstory is told in "Homicide: Life on the Streets". He grew up and attended school in Maryland and eventually became a Baltimore homicide detective. When the show canceled, Munch retired from the police department and took a job in the sex crimes unit in New York City.

Over the years, Munch has appeared in a few different television shows connecting them all to the same universe. These shows include "Law & Order", "The Wire" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt".

Answer: Country Singer

"Chesapeake Shores" stars Jesse Metcalfe as Trace Riley, a country singer. When the series begins, Trace returns to his Maryland hometown (Chesapeake Shores) after becoming a famous country singer. While there, he reconnects with people from his past including Abby O'Brien (Meghan Ory), Trace's high school sweetheart who dumped him suddenly and unexpectedly years prior.

Answer: Tarzan

Jane Porter is the daughter of Professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She is a stereotypical wealthy damsel in distress and has to be saved by Tarzan in the jungles of Africa. Of the course of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan" series, Jane gradually adapts to life in the jungle. She eventually marries Tarzan and they have a son named Korak.