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U.S. States and Capitals

15 questions Geography Grades 5-6

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  1. What is the capital city of the state of Texas?

    • San Antonio
    • Austin
    • Dallas
    • Houston
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    Answer: Austin

  2. Sacramento is the capital of which western U.S. state?

    • Oregon
    • California
    • Arizona
    • Nevada
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    Answer: California

  3. Which city serves as the capital of the state of New York?

    • Buffalo
    • New York City
    • Rochester
    • Albany
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    Answer: Albany

  4. What is the capital of Florida, located in the state's panhandle region?

    • Jacksonville
    • Orlando
    • Miami
    • Tallahassee
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    Answer: Tallahassee

  5. Springfield is the capital of which Midwestern state?

    • Missouri
    • Ohio
    • Indiana
    • Illinois
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    Answer: Illinois

  6. Which state's capital is the city of Denver, known as the Mile High City?

    • Utah
    • Wyoming
    • Colorado
    • Montana
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    Answer: Colorado

  7. What is the capital city of the state of Washington?

    • Spokane
    • Seattle
    • Tacoma
    • Olympia
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    Answer: Olympia

  8. Boston is the capital of which New England state?

    • Massachusetts
    • Vermont
    • Maine
    • Connecticut
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    Answer: Massachusetts

  9. Which state has Honolulu as its capital city?

    • California
    • Alaska
    • Florida
    • Hawaii
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    Answer: Hawaii

  10. What is the capital of Georgia, a major city in the southeastern U.S.?

    • Savannah
    • Augusta
    • Atlanta
    • Columbus
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    Answer: Atlanta

  11. What is the capital of Alaska, reachable only by boat or plane?

    • Juneau
    • Nome
    • Anchorage
    • Fairbanks
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    Answer: Juneau

  12. Nebraska's capital, ____, was named after President Abraham Lincoln.

    • Denver
    • Lincoln
    • Topeka
    • Omaha
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    Answer: Lincoln

  13. Pennsylvania's capital is Philadelphia.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: False

  14. What does D.C. stand for in Washington, D.C.?

    • District of Congress
    • District of Columbia
    • Downtown Center
    • Democratic Capital
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    Answer: District of Columbia

  15. Missouri's capital, ____, was named after President Thomas Jefferson.

    • St. Louis
    • Jefferson City
    • Des Moines
    • Kansas City
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    Answer: Jefferson City

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