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What is the capital of Maine?
Hint: Not Portland, the largest city
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Hint: Shares its name with a famous Revolutionary War battle site in Massachusetts
What is the capital of Vermont?
Hint: The least populous state capital in the US — a very small city
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Hint: Site of the Boston Tea Party — and also the largest city in New England
What is the capital of Rhode Island?
Hint: Founded by Roger Williams in 1636, who sought religious freedom from Puritan Massachusetts
What is the capital of Connecticut?
Hint: Known as the 'Insurance Capital of the World' due to the concentration of insurance companies
What is the capital of New York?
Hint: Not New York City — Albany is on the Hudson River in the center of the state
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Hint: Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 to attack this city
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Hint: Not Philadelphia or Pittsburgh — Harrisburg is a smaller city on the Susquehanna River
What is the capital of Delaware?
Hint: Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 — hence its nickname 'The First State'
What is the capital of Maryland?
Hint: Home of the US Naval Academy on the Chesapeake Bay
What is the capital of Virginia?
Hint: Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War
What is the capital of West Virginia?
Hint: Shares its name with a city in South Carolina — don't confuse the two
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Hint: Part of the Research Triangle with Durham and Chapel Hill — a tech and university hub
What is the capital of South Carolina?
Hint: Named after Christopher Columbus — located in the center of the state, not on the coast
What is the capital of Georgia?
Hint: Hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics — and is both the capital and the largest city
What is the capital of Florida?
Hint: Not Miami or Orlando — Tallahassee is in the northern Florida Panhandle region
What is the capital of Alabama?
Hint: Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat here in 1955, sparking the Civil Rights Movement
What is the capital of Mississippi?
Hint: Named after President Andrew Jackson — the largest city and capital
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Hint: Known as 'Music City' — the home of country music and the Grand Ole Opry
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Hint: Not Louisville (home of the Kentucky Derby) or Lexington — Frankfort is a smaller city on the Kentucky River
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Hint: 'Baton Rouge' means 'Red Stick' in French — named for a red cypress pole that marked tribal territory
What is the capital of Arkansas?
Hint: Named for a small rocky outcropping (la petite roche) on the Arkansas River, noted by French explorers
What is the capital of Ohio?
Hint: Named after Christopher Columbus — and also the largest city in Ohio
What is the capital of Michigan?
Hint: Not Detroit (the largest city and automotive capital) — Lansing is in the center of the Lower Peninsula
What is the capital of Indiana?
Hint: Home of the Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500) auto race at the famous oval track
What is the capital of Illinois?
Hint: Not Chicago — Springfield is Abraham Lincoln's hometown and home to his presidential library
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Hint: Named after President James Madison — located on an isthmus between two lakes
What is the capital of Minnesota?
Hint: Saint Paul and Minneapolis are called the 'Twin Cities' — but Saint Paul is the capital
What is the capital of Iowa?
Hint: The French name 'Des Moines' likely means 'of the monks' or comes from a Native American name
What is the capital of Missouri?
Hint: Named after President Thomas Jefferson — not St. Louis or Kansas City, both much larger cities
What is the capital of North Dakota?
Hint: Named after German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck to attract German investment in the railroad
What is the capital of South Dakota?
Hint: Located on the Missouri River — Sioux Falls is the largest city, but Pierre (pronounced 'Peer') is the capital
What is the capital of Nebraska?
Hint: Named after President Abraham Lincoln — Omaha is larger but Lincoln is the capital
What is the capital of Kansas?
Hint: Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz was from Kansas — Topeka is the capital, on the Kansas River
What is the capital of Oklahoma?
Hint: Oklahoma City shares its name with the state — it is also the largest city
What is the capital of Texas?
Hint: Known as 'Keep Austin Weird' and 'Live Music Capital of the World' — not Houston or Dallas
What is the capital of Montana?
Hint: Named after Helena, Minnesota by a homesick gold miner during the Last Chance Gulch gold rush
What is the capital of Wyoming?
Hint: Named after the Cheyenne Native American people — located in the southeastern corner of the state
What is the capital of Colorado?
Hint: Known as the 'Mile High City' because it sits exactly one mile above sea level
What is the capital of New Mexico?
Hint: The oldest state capital in the US — founded by the Spanish in 1610, over 160 years before independence
What is the capital of Arizona?
Hint: One of the hottest and fastest-growing cities in the US — and the capital and largest city
What is the capital of Utah?
Hint: Named after the nearby Great Salt Lake — also the capital and largest city
What is the capital of Nevada?
Hint: Not Las Vegas! Carson City is a small city near the California border and Lake Tahoe
What is the capital of Idaho?
Hint: 'Boise' comes from the French 'les bois' meaning 'the woods' — named by French-Canadian trappers
What is the capital of Washington?
Hint: Not Seattle (the largest city) — Olympia is at the southern end of Puget Sound
What is the capital of Oregon?
Hint: Not Portland (the largest and most famous city) — Salem is in the Willamette Valley south of Portland
What is the capital of California?
Hint: Not LA or San Francisco — Sacramento is in the Central Valley north of San Francisco
What is the capital of Alaska?
Hint: Accessible only by air or sea — no roads lead to Juneau, making it unique among state capitals
What is the capital of Hawaii?
Hint: Located on the island of Oahu, about 2,400 miles west of California in the Pacific Ocean
Which state has Augusta as its capital?
Hint: Augusta is not Portland; it is the capital of the northeasternmost US state
Which state has Montpelier as its capital?
Hint: It is the least populous US state capital
Which state has Albany as its capital?
Hint: Not New York City
Which state has Annapolis as its capital?
Hint: The US Naval Academy is there
Which state has Richmond as its capital?
Hint: It was the Confederate capital during the Civil War
Which state has Raleigh as its capital?
Hint: Charlotte is larger, but Raleigh is the capital
Which state has Tallahassee as its capital?
Hint: Not Miami or Orlando
Which state has Nashville as its capital?
Hint: Music City
Which state has Lansing as its capital?
Hint: Detroit is larger, but Lansing is the capital
Which state has Des Moines as its capital?
Hint: It hosts the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses
Which state has Topeka as its capital?
Hint: Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz was from this state
Which state has Denver as its capital?
Hint: The Mile High City
Which state has Sacramento as its capital?
Hint: Not Los Angeles or San Francisco
What is the capital of the United States?
Hint: Named after President George Washington — it is a federal district, not a state
Traveling from Texas to Maine generally moves in which direction?
Hint: Maine is both north and east of Texas
A state capital lies in the Rocky Mountain region and is named Denver. Which state is it?
Hint: Denver is Colorado's capital