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How much do you know about U.S. state capitals?

1. What is the capital of the only state which borders only one other state? a) Portland b) Concord c) Augusta

2. What is the capital of the second-smallest state? a) Dover b) Providence c) Hartford

3. What is the capital of the southernmost state? a) Tallahassee b) Honolulu c) Phoenix

4. What capital is also home to one the nation’s major military academies? a) Boston b) Albany c) Annapolis

5. What capital is closest to the Mississippi River? a) Baton Rouge b) St. Louis c) Nashville

6. What capital is home to the busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic? a) Chicago b) New York City c) Atlanta

7. What capital is located between the state’s two largest cities, both starting with the letter “P?” a) Oregon b) Pennsylvania c) Florida

8. What state’s capital was named for a famous explorer? a) South Carolina b) Ohio c) Idaho

9. What capital houses the Country Music Hall of Fame? a) Little Rock b) Memphis c) Nashville

10. What capital city is due east of Lake Tahoe? a) Carson City b) Sacramento c) Reno

Answers

1. Augusta; 2. Dover; 3. Honolulu; 4. Annapolis; 5. Baton Rouge; 6. Atlanta; 7. Pennsylvania; 8. Ohio; 9. Nashville; 10. Carson City

Ken Gooden of Denver works in commercial real estate and is a travel and geography addict.