So, you think you know your U.S. state capitals? Take this test to find out for sure. Naming 31 of the 38 capitals called for (not all of which are different) qualifies you as an expert capitalogist.
Can you name
1.
five state capitals that begin with the letter A?
Albany, NY; Annapolis, MD; Atlanta, GA; Augusta, ME; Austin, TX
2.
six capitals that begin with the letter C?
Carson City, NV; Charleston, WV; Cheyenne, WY; Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH; Concord, NH
3.
four capitals named for U.S. Presidents?
Jackson, MS; Jefferson City, MO; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI
4.
the capital with the longest name?
Jefferson City, MO
5.
three capitals that are tied for having the shortest name?
Boise, ID; Dover, DE; Salem, OR
6.
two capitals that end in G?
Harrisburg, PA; Lansing, MI
7.
two capitals that end in K?
Bismarck, ND; Little Rock, AR
8.
two capitals that begin with the same six letters?
Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH
9.
two capitals that end in the same seven letters?
Annapolis, MD; Indianapolis, IN
10.
six two-word capitals that are found in contiguous states?
Baton Rouge, LA; Little Rock, AR; Oklahoma City, OK; Jefferson City, MO; Des Moines, IA; St. Paul, MN
11.
three capitals that contain, as consecutive letters, their states postal
abbreviations?
Albany, NY; Indianapolis, IN; Oklahoma City, OK
12.
two capitals that often rhyme when spoken by people outside their states,
but not so often when spoken by people
from their states?
Austin, TX; Boston, MA
Many thanks to Elizabeth Pleacher for making the correction to question #10 (there are six and not five contiguous states that have two word names for capitals --
Oklahoma City was left off in the original puzzle).