When it comes to the official sport of Maryland, two probably come top of mind -- football and lacrosse. Those are sports that have bred talent in the state for years.

However, the official state sport is jousting.

Understanding jousting

In this week's Question Everything, WJZ asks why jousting is the official state sport of Maryland.

To answer this question, WJZ took a trip to the Great Frederick State Fair to learn about jousting and its origin in Maryland.

Large crowds and a slew of children watched jousting, a sport that some had never seen. And some weren't quite sure what to make of it.

"I don't know," a visitor said.

"Two people on horses, kind of like fighting," another said.

"It's something most people don't know or understand, even in Frederick County, where we grew up,"

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