Memory Challenge: U.S. State Capitals
You get ten U.S. states drawn at random. Type the capital of each one. Many capitals are not the biggest city in their state, which is what makes this one tricky.
Level 6 路 Intermediate
U.S. State Capitals
You get 10 at random. Type each capital, then press Enter.
- 10 states a round
- About 2 minutes
- Pass at 8 of 10
No signup needed to play.
How to Remember the U.S. State Capitals
Link each state and its capital with one silly picture that holds both names. For New York and Albany, picture an albino bunny on top of the Statue of Liberty. For Florida and Tallahassee, picture a tall lassie standing in an orange grove.
Spend most of your effort on the capitals that are not the state's best-known city, like Albany, Sacramento, Springfield, Harrisburg and Tallahassee. Those are the ones people get wrong.
Practise this list with US States and Capitals matching game .
The Challenges
The easiest is first. Each one is harder than the last.
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The Answers
Show the answers
| State | Capital |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Montgomery |
| Alaska | Juneau |
| Arizona | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | Little Rock |
| California | Sacramento |
| Colorado | Denver |
| Connecticut | Hartford |
| Delaware | Dover |
| Florida | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | Honolulu |
| Idaho | Boise |
| Illinois | Springfield |
| Indiana | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | Des Moines |
| Kansas | Topeka |
| Kentucky | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | Augusta |
| Maryland | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | Boston |
| Michigan | Lansing |
| Minnesota | Saint Paul |
| Mississippi | Jackson |
| Missouri | Jefferson City |
| Montana | Helena |
| Nebraska | Lincoln |
| Nevada | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | Concord |
| New Jersey | Trenton |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe |
| New York | Albany |
| North Carolina | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | Bismarck |
| Ohio | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | Providence |
| South Carolina | Columbia |
| South Dakota | Pierre |
| Tennessee | Nashville |
| Texas | Austin |
| Utah | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | Montpelier |
| Virginia | Richmond |
| Washington | Olympia |
| West Virginia | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | Madison |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne |
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