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This Baltimore Ravens quiz has 80 free questions with answers and runs from the franchise's 1996 arrival to the present day. It covers the move from Cleveland and the fan vote that produced the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired name, the record-setting 2000 defense that won Super Bowl XXXV, the Blackout Bowl win over the 49ers, and the Lamar Jackson era with its MVPs and rushing records. You will also find questions on Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Jonathan Ogden, on Justin Tucker's kicking records, on coaches from Ted Marchibroda to Jesse Minter, and on M&T Bank Stadium, the mascots, the marching band, the Ring of Honor, the Steelers rivalry and draft history. Difficulty ranges from questions any Sunday viewer can answer to details only a lifelong fan would remember. Every answer was checked against primary sources such as Wikipedia and official team pages, so you can argue the results with confidence.
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Q 01The Ravens' team name was inspired by a poem written by which author?
Edgar Allan Poe
The name won a fan contest that drew 33,288 voters, beating options like Marauders, Americans and Bombers.
Q 02The Ravens formed in 1996 when the owner of which NFL team moved his franchise to Baltimore?
Cleveland Browns
The settlement forced the team's name, colors and records to stay behind, so the NFL treats the Ravens as an expansion team.
Q 03Which owner brought the franchise to Baltimore and kept a 1 percent stake in it until his death in 2012?
Art Modell
He sold 49 percent to Steve Bisciotti in 2000 for $275 million, and Bisciotti became majority owner in 2004.
Q 04Majority owner Steve Bisciotti made his fortune by founding which staffing company at age 23?
Aerotek
He and his cousin started it in a basement office in 1983 and did $1.5 million in sales the first year.
Q 05Where did the Ravens play their home games during their first two seasons, 1996 and 1997?
Memorial Stadium
The Ravens played the final professional sporting event there on December 14, 1997, beating the Tennessee Oilers 21-19.
Q 06Which internet company bought the original naming rights to the Ravens' stadium in 1999?
PSINet
The company went bankrupt in 2002 and the name reverted to Ravens Stadium before M&T Bank stepped in a year later.
Q 07What is the listed seating capacity of M&T Bank Stadium?
70,745
The record crowd of 71,547 came for the January 2012 divisional playoff win over Houston.
Q 08The stadium sits on the former site of a factory that made which product?
Pianos
A sidewalk keyboard mosaic on the southwest corner honors the Wm. Knabe & Co. piano works that closed during the Great Depression.
Q 09Who was the very first draft pick in Ravens history, taken 4th overall in 1996?
Jonathan Ogden
Ozzie Newsome wanted the UCLA tackle while owner Art Modell preferred running back Lawrence Phillips.
Q 10The Ravens' Hall of Fame left tackle won a 1996 NCAA indoor title in which track and field event?
Shot put
He chose UCLA over Florida because the Bruins would let him compete in track as well as football.
Q 11The Ravens' second-ever pick, a Miami linebacker wearing No. 52, went at which overall slot in 1996?
26th
He chose No. 52 after a deck of 52 playing cards he used to set his push-up regimen as a boy.
Q 12Which team did the Ravens beat 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV?
New York Giants
The Ravens allowed just 152 yards of offense, recorded four sacks and forced five turnovers.
Q 13Who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXV?
Ray Lewis
He was the second linebacker to win the award and the first to do it on the winning team.
Super Bowl XXXV was played in which city?
Q 21Who was named MVP of Super Bowl XLVII?
Joe Flacco
He threw 11 touchdowns without an interception that postseason, tying Joe Montana's record.
Q 22The Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback transferred from Pittsburgh to which school?
Delaware
He had to pay his own way at first because Pitt would not release him from his scholarship, and he became the highest-drafted player in the school's history.
Q 23The kickoff return touchdown that opened the second half of Super Bowl XLVII set a record at how many yards?
108
The 28-6 lead it produced was followed almost immediately by the stadium blackout.
Tampa
It was the first Super Bowl held at Raymond James Stadium, and the city moved its Gasparilla Pirate Festival to the day before the game.
Q 15The 2000 Ravens defense set a 16-game NFL record by allowing how many total points?
165
That beat the 1985 Chicago Bears' mark of 187, and the record still stands.
Q 16Which quarterback replaced Tony Banks midway through the 2000 season and started Super Bowl XXXV?
Trent Dilfer
He won his last seven regular-season starts despite throwing 12 touchdowns against 11 interceptions on the year.
Q 17Which Raven answered the Giants' 97-yard kickoff return in Super Bowl XXXV with an 84-yard return TD?
Jermaine Lewis
He had ranked second in the NFL that season with 578 punt return yards.
Q 18Who did the Ravens defeat 16-3 in the AFC Championship Game on the way to Super Bowl XXXV?
Oakland Raiders
Shannon Sharpe's 96-yard touchdown catch and an injury to Rich Gannon decided a game that was rarely in doubt.
Q 19Which team did the Ravens beat 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII?
San Francisco 49ers
It handed the 49ers the first Super Bowl loss in their history after five wins.
Q 20A partial power outage at the Superdome suspended Super Bowl XLVII for about how many minutes?
34
The stoppage earned the game the nickname the Blackout Bowl, and San Francisco scored 17 straight points once play resumed.
Q 24Which Ravens receiver caught the 70-yard 'Mile High Miracle' touchdown in the 2012 playoffs?
Jacoby Jones
The catch came with under 45 seconds left and no timeouts, and the Ravens won 38-35 in double overtime.
Q 25Who headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show?
Beyoncé
The set featured a Destiny's Child reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
Q 26Which team was John Harbaugh coaching special teams for before the Ravens hired him in 2008?
Philadelphia Eagles
He spent nine years running special teams there and switched to defensive backs coach in 2007 to improve his head-coaching prospects.
Q 27Who replaced Brian Billick as Ravens head coach in 2008?
John Harbaugh
His 18-season run ended in January 2026, and two weeks later he was hired by the New York Giants.
Q 28Before the Ravens job in 1999, Brian Billick ran the offense of which record-setting team?
Minnesota Vikings
His 1998 offense broke the NFL scoring record the season before he arrived in Baltimore.
Q 29Who was the Ravens' first head coach, hired for the inaugural 1996 season?
Ted Marchibroda
He had coached the Baltimore Colts in the 1970s, making him the only man to be head coach of both of Baltimore's NFL teams.
Q 30Who was hired in January 2026 as the fourth head coach in Ravens history?
Jesse Minter
He came from the Chargers' defensive coordinator job but had been a Ravens defensive assistant from 2017 to 2020.