Only 5% Of Americans Can Tell Which Of These Cities Is NOT A State Capital! Can You?

By: Abi Luftig
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Only 5% Of Americans Can Tell Which Of These Cities Is NOT A State Capital! Can You?
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We all learned the state capitals in elementary school, but very few of us still remember them. Instead, we tend to remember the major cities, which are not always the capital. If given four major cities, can you pick which one is not a state capital?
Which Midwest city is not a capital?
Indianapolis
Madison
Chicago
Chicago is not the capital of Illinois, Springfield is. However, Chicago is the largest city in the state, while the capital is only 6th largest.
Lansing

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Which Pacific region city is not a capital?
Juneau
Anchorage
Anchorage has the highest population of any city in Alaska, despite not being the capital. Its population is nearly 10 times higher than the capital city's, Juneau.
Olympia
Salem

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Which city in New England is not a capital?
Hartford
Boston
Providence
Bangor
Bangor is not the capital city of Maine. The capital of Maine is Augusta.

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Which Southeastern city is not a capital?
Montgomery
Nashville
Frankfort
Memphis
Memphis is the most populated city in Tennessee and all of the East South Central region, but it is not a capital city. The capital of Tennessee is Nashville.

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Which Mountain region city is not a capital?
Phoenix
Denver
Las Vegas
Las Vegas might be the most popular city in Nevada, but it is not the capital. That honor belongs to Carson City.
Santa Fe

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Which South Atlantic city is not a capital?
Annapolis
Jacksonville
Despite having the largest population in the state, Jacksonville is not the capital of Florida, Tallahassee is. And yes, Jacksonville has a higher population than Miami.
Columbia
Richmond

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Which Mountain region city is not a capital?
Boise
Jasper
Jasper is the second-largest city in Wyoming, but it is not the capital. The capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne, which is also the largest city.
Helena
Salt Lake City

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Which Southwest city is not a capital?
Little Rock
Baton Rouge
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Despite its popularity, Dallas is not a capital. The capital of Texas is Austin.

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Which Mountain region city is not a capital?
Santa Fe
Denver
Carson City
Billings
Billings is the largest city in Montana, but it is not the capital; the capital of Montana is Helena.

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Which Pacific city is not a capital?
Portland
Portland is the largest city in Oregon. While it may be the hipster capital of the country, it is not the capital city of the state; Salem is.
Salem
Olympia
Sacramento

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Which central Southwest city is not a capital?
Austin
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
The Big Easy is the largest city in Louisiana and is home to the state Supreme Court. However, Baton Rouge is the capital, not New Orleans.

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Which Pacific city is not a capital?
Honolulu
Sacramento
Olympia
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the largest and most populated city in California. However, Sacramento is the capital.

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Which New England city is not a capital?
Augusta
Boston
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut, but it is not the capital. New Haven is the capital city, with approximately 25,000 fewer residents than Bridgeport.
New Haven

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Dayton
Dayton is the 6th largest city in Ohio; Columbus, the capital city, is the largest.
Columbus
Lansing
Madison

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Wichita
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas; the capital city of Topeka is 5th largest.
Lincoln
Des Moines
Topeka

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Which New England city is not a capital?
New Haven
Manchester
The capital of New Hampshire is Concord. It is the third largest city in the state, Manchester and Nashua being larger.
Boston
Concord

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa; the capital, Des Moines, is the largest.
Lincoln
Saint Paul

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Austin
Baton Rouge
Fort Smith
Little Rock is both the capital city of and the largest city in Arkansas. Fort Smith is the second biggest city and has almost half the population size.
Little Rock

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Which New England city is not a capital?
Providence
Augusta
Montpelier
Burlington
Burlington is the largest city in Vermont; it has nearly six times the population of Montpelier, the capital.

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Which Atlantic city is not a capital?
Wilmington
Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware; the capital city of Dover has a population half the size.
Dover
Annapolis
Richmond

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Which East South Central city is not a capital?
Montgomery
Nashville
Birmingham
Birmingham just barely wins for the largest city in Alabama. It has roughly 15,000 more residents than the capital and 2nd largest city, Montgomery.
Frankfort

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Which Pacific city is not a capital?
Salem
Juneau
Seattle
Seattle is the biggest city in Washington. The capital city of Olympia comes in at a surprising 24th place.
Olympia

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Which Atlanic city is not a capital?
Baltimore
Baltimore is by far the largest city in Maryland, with a population of over 600,000. The capital of Annapolis comes in 7th with less than 40,000.
Annapolis
Harrisburg
Raleigh

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Which East South Central region city is not a capital?
Jackson
Nashville
Frankfort
Louisville
Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky. The capital city of Frankfort comes in surprisingly in 14th place.

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Which East South Central region city is not a capital?
Frankfort
Jackson
Gulfport
Jackson is both the capital and the largest city in Mississippi. The second largest city is Gulfport.
Nashville

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Which West South Central region city is not a capital?
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma. Its namesake, Oklahoma City, is both the largest and the capital.
Austin

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Which Mid-Atlantic city is not a capital?
Trenton
Harrisburg
Albany
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. The capital of Harrisburg is the 15th largest.

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Which Mid-Atlantic city is not a capital?
Albany
New York City
The Big Apple is by far the biggest city in New York with a population of over 8 million. The capital city of Albany has less than 100,000.
Trenton
Harrisburg

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Which Mid-Atlantic city is not a capital?
Newark
Newark is the largest city in New Jersey; it has nearly 3 times as many residents as the capital of Trenton.
Trenton
Albany
Harrisburg

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Which Midwest city is not a capital?
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri; the capital city of Jefferson City is the 15th largest.
Columbus
Lincoln

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Des Moines
Bismarck
Fargo
Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota. It has approximately 50,000 more residents than the capital city of Bismarck.
Topeka

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Which Mountain region city is not a capital?
Provo
Provo is the third largest city in Utah. Salt Lake City is both the largest city and the capital.
Carson City
Salt Lake City
Helena

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Which Southeast city is not a capital?
Atlanta
Savannah
Despite its prevalence and pull as a tourist attraction, Savannah is only the 5th largest city in Georgia. Atlanta is both the largest city and the capital.
Tallahassee
Raleigh

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Which Midwestern city is not a capital?
Lansing
Detroit
Detroit is the largest city in Michigan. It has over 600,000 more residents than the capital city of Lansing.
Indianapolis
Columbus

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Which Midwest city is not a capital?
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, and has almost 400,000 more residents than Madison. However, Madison has bragging rights as capital.
Madison
Lansing
Des Moines

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