08/22/24 Grif.Net - Burial (+ANSWERS to State Capital Quiz)
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An elderly woman decided to prepare her will and told her lawyer she had two final requests.
First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart.
‘Wal-Mart?’ the lawyer exclaimed. ‘Why Wal-Mart?’
‘Well, then I’ll be sure my grandkids will visit me twice a week’.
~~ANSWERS TO STATE CAPITALS QUIZ~~
1. State with the easternmost state capital = MAINE (Augusta)
2. Two states have capitals that start with the name of a month = MAINE & ALASKA (Augusta & Juneau)
3. State with the lowest elevation state capital = HAWAII (Honolulu)
4. Two states with the closest capital cities = MASSACHUSETTS & RHODE ISLAND (Boston & Providence, 45 miles apart)
5. Two states have their name in their capital = OKLAHOMA & INDIANA (Oklahoma City & Indianapolis)
6. State with the longest continuously serving state capital = MASSACHUSETTS (Boston)
7. States’ capital cities that rhyme without even sharing a vowel = TEXAS & MASSACHUSETTS (Austin & Boston)
8. State with the highest elevation state capital = NEW MEXICO (Santa Fe; WYOMING is #2 & COLORADO #3)
9. State with largest capital city in population = ARIZONA (Phoenix 1.66 million)
10. State with largest capital city in area = ALASKA (Juneau, 3,255 square miles)
11. State with the most visited state capital = GEORGIA (Atlanta)
12. State with smallest capital city in area = MARYLAND (Annapolis 6.7 square miles)
13. State with smallest capital city in population = VERMONT (Montpelier 7,900)
14. We all know OKLAHOMA’s capital has “City” in its name (Oklahoma City). List the other three states with “city” in its capital = NEVADA, MISSOURI, UTAH (Carson City, Jefferson City, Salt Lake City)
15. Only one state has no letters in common with its capital city = SOUTH DAKOTA (Pierre)
16. Four states have capital cities not served by the interstate highway system = ALASKA, DELAWARE, MISSOURI, & SOUTH DAKOTA. (Juneau, Dover, Jefferson City, Pierre)
17. The six largest US States have a capital city that is NOT the state’s largest city = CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS (Sacramento, Austin, Tallahassee, Albany, Harrisburg, Springfield)
18. Four sets of states have their capital cities that begin and end with the same letter of the alphabet. = COLORADO & DELAWARE, GEORGIA & MAINE; LOUISIANA & IDAHO; SOUTH DAKOTA & RHODE ISLAND (Denver & Dover; Atlanta & Augusta; Baton Rouge & Boise; Pierre & Providence)
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Dr Bob Griffin
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