08/20/24 Grif.Net - State Capital Quiz
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Everyone should know the State Capitals since 5th grade Social Studies class (there were only 48 in my day). But this is more about the STATES and capitals, not just a rote list or matching. Each answer MUST BE the STATE name with clues about their capitals. Cities are never the right answer.
EASY
1. State with the easternmost state capital = ____________
2. Two states have capitals that start with the name of a month = ____________ & ____________
3. State with the lowest elevation state capital = ____________
4. Two states with the closest capital cities = ____________ & ____________
5. Two states have their name in their capital = ____________ & ____________
6. State with the longest continuously serving state capital = ____________
7. Two capital cities that rhyme without even sharing a vowel = ____________ & ____________
MODERATE
8. State with the highest elevation state capital = ____________
9. State with largest capital city in population = ____________
10. State with largest capital city in area = ____________
11. State with the most visited state capital = ____________
12. State with smallest capital city in area = ____________
13. State with smallest capital city in population = ____________
14. We all know OKLAHOMA’s capital has “City” in its name (Oklahoma City). List the other three states with “city” in its capital = ____________, ____________, ____________
DIFFICULT
15. Only one state has no letters in common with its capital city = ____________
16. Four states have capital cities not served by the interstate highway system = ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________
17. The SIX LARGEST US States have a capital city that is NOT that state’s largest city = ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
18. Four sets of states have their capital cities that begin and end with the same letter of the alphabet. = ____________&____________ ____________&____________ ____________&____________ ____________&____________
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