| This southern capital is known as "The Big Peach" |
Atlanta |
200 |
January 27, 2021 |
| It's home to the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild |
Des Moines |
400 |
January 27, 2021 |
| This capital's St. John's Church was the site of Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" oration |
Richmond |
600 |
January 27, 2021 |
| The capitol building in this North Dakota capital is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame |
Bismarck |
800 |
January 27, 2021 |
| Founded around 1610, it once served as the seat of power for the Spanish empire north of the Rio Grande |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
1000 |
January 27, 2021 |
| This capital's Big Dam Bridge, almost a mile long, spans a dam on the Arkansas River |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
200 |
July 4, 2016 |
| Although designated Delaware's state capital in 1777, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1929 |
Dover |
400 |
July 4, 2016 |
| This capital's name is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "peace" |
Salem (Oregon) |
600 |
July 4, 2016 |
| While traveling Route 66 through this capital, you'll pass by the Will Rogers Theatre & its striking Art Deco sign |
Oklahoma City |
800 |
July 4, 2016 |
| The state museum here is often called the William Penn Memorial Museum due to the statue of Penn in the central hall |
Harrisburg |
1000 |
July 4, 2016 |
| In 1683 William Penn ordered that this Delaware capital be built as a site for a courthouse & jail |
Dover |
200 |
January 4, 2016 |
| This city southwest of Tacoma was named for some nearby mountains |
Olympia |
400 |
January 4, 2016 |
| Each September this Buckeye capital holds an Oktoberfest in its restored 19th century German village |
Columbus |
600 |
January 4, 2016 |
| Attractions in this capital include the Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum & the First White House of the Confederacy |
Montgomery |
800 |
January 4, 2016 |
| It was selected as a compromise between North Platters & South Platters, who each favored different locale |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
January 4, 2016 |
| Juneau had its beginning in 1880 when Richard Harris & Joe Juneau arrived in the area seeking this... what else? |
gold |
200 |
July 24, 2015 |
| In 1743 the site of this S.D. capital was claimed for France by the burial of a lead plate; the plate was found in 1913 |
Pierre |
400 |
July 24, 2015 |
| The only house Abraham Lincoln ever owned is located at Jackson & 8th Streets in this capital |
Springfield |
600 |
July 24, 2015 |
| Atlanta's seal features this mythic bird, which symbolizes its rebuilding that began in 1865 |
the phoenix |
800 |
July 24, 2015 |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Parthenon in Nashville, TN.) The Parthenon in Nashville boasts one of the world's largest sets of doors made from this metal--24' high & 7' wide |
bronze |
1000 |
July 24, 2015 |
| This Mississippi capital was named for a general who later became president |
Jackson (Mississippi) |
200 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Its National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific contains the graves of WWII, Korean War & Vietnam War dead |
Honolulu |
400 |
November 11, 2013 |
| This New England state capital lies on the main pass through the Green Mountains |
Montpelier |
600 |
November 11, 2013 |
| Huey Long's grave has an honored place on the grounds of this city's capital building |
Baton Rouge |
800 |
November 11, 2013 |
| French-Canadian trappers named it for the tree-lined river that provided relief for those crossing the Snake River Plain |
Boise |
|
November 11, 2013 |
| The state capital out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean |
Honolulu |
200 |
July 7, 2011 |
| This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president |
Jefferson City |
400 |
July 7, 2011 |
| One of the 2 that end in "polis" |
Annapolis (or Indianapolis) |
600 |
July 7, 2011 |
| It's the northernmost state capital; it can get real cold there too |
Juneau |
800 |
July 7, 2011 |
| As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his office in this state capital |
Sacramento |
1000 |
July 7, 2011 |
| The key on this capital's corporate seal represents it beit the key to the Rocky Mountain region |
Denver |
200 |
December 28, 2010 |
| The official website of this capital city can be found at talgov.com |
Tallahassee |
400 |
December 28, 2010 |
| A sign in this Oregon capital marks the 45th parallel "half way between the equator and the North Pole" |
Salem |
600 |
December 28, 2010 |
| It began as a trading post called La Petite Roche to distinguish it from a high bluff farther upstream |
Little Rock |
800 |
December 28, 2010 |
| In 1873 the town of Edwinton was renamed this by the Northern Pacific Railroad to honor the German Chancellor |
Bismarck |
|
December 28, 2010 |
| This site was uninhabited woods when James Doty persuaded the Wisconsin legislature to put the capital there |
Madison |
200 |
February 24, 2010 |
| It's home to Grand Canyon university |
Phoenix |
400 |
February 24, 2010 |
| Troy & Schenectady are part of this state capital's metropolitan area |
Albany |
600 |
February 24, 2010 |
| This capital was created when adjoining settlements, East Alabama & Alabama, merged in 1819 |
Montgomery |
1000 |
February 24, 2010 |
| This capital closest to Sutter's Mill served as a supply center for the Forty-Niners |
Sacramento |
|
February 24, 2010 |
| In 1821 Mississippi named its capital for this hero of the War of 1812; he didn't become president until 8 years later |
(Andrew) Jackson |
200 |
July 20, 2007 |
| When Kansas became a state in 1861, this city became capital |
Topeka |
400 |
July 20, 2007 |
| This capital lies in the Eagle Valley about 30 miles south of Reno |
Carson City |
600 |
July 20, 2007 |
| Tempe is a southern suburb of this state capital |
Phoenix |
800 |
July 20, 2007 |
| A statue of Ethan Allen stands within the portico of the state capitol building in this city |
Montpelier |
|
July 20, 2007 |
| Pass the grape jelly & name this state capital of New Hampshire |
Concord |
200 |
May 1, 2007 |
| It's the capital of the Evergreen State |
Olympia |
400 |
May 1, 2007 |
| Much of the trendy Back Bay area of this state capital is built on a landfill |
Boston |
600 |
May 1, 2007 |
| It's where you'll find the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse |
Charleston |
1000 |
May 1, 2007 |
| Because he believed God led him there, Roger Williams named a state capital this |
Providence |
|
May 1, 2007 |
| We're not sure whether the Spanish ship on its city flag represents the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria |
Columbus (Ohio) |
200 |
February 8, 2007 |
| This capital was created by the Missouri legislature & laid out by the son of Daniel Boone in the 1820s |
Jefferson City |
400 |
February 8, 2007 |
| One of the major attractions in this state capital is the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Oak Ridge Cemetery |
Springfield |
800 |
February 8, 2007 |
| This capital began as a small Dutch outpost, Fort Nassau, built on Westerlo Island in the Hudson River |
Albany (New York) |
1000 |
February 8, 2007 |
| Mount Rainier is visible to the east from its state capitol building |
Olympia (Washington) |
|
February 8, 2007 |
| One of its nicknames is the "City of Paul Revere" |
Boston |
200 |
January 9, 2006 |
| One of the world's largest pipe organs is found in the tabernacle in this state capital |
Salt Lake City |
400 |
January 9, 2006 |
| In 1860 & 1861 Pony Express riders carried the mail from St. Joseph, Mo. ending in this Western capital |
Sacramento |
600 |
January 9, 2006 |
| Rosa Parks helped make this city "The Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement" |
Montgomery |
800 |
January 9, 2006 |
| 4 cities lie within this state capital's city limits: Beech Grove, Southport, Lawrence & Speedway |
Indianapolis |
1000 |
January 9, 2006 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University is in this state capital |
Lincoln |
200 |
January 5, 2005 |
| (Hi, I'm Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.) Before joining NBC News, I observed politics firsthand as a lawyer working in the N.Y. Governor's office in this state capital |
Albany |
400 |
January 5, 2005 |
| This state capital is home to one of the armed forces academies |
Annapolis |
600 |
January 5, 2005 |
| (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire.) One of my first jobs in journalism was as a staff writer at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in this state capital |
Little Rock |
800 |
January 5, 2005 |
| It's the state capital whose major newspaper is a "Bee" |
Sacramento |
1000 |
January 5, 2005 |
| This Nevada capital was founded by Abraham Curry, who named it for a famous frontier scout |
Carson City |
200 |
October 22, 2004 |
| More than half of all U.S. coins are made at the mint in this "Mile High City" |
Denver |
400 |
October 22, 2004 |
| This state capital was founded by John Sutter, Jr. a year after gold was discovered on his father's sawmill |
Sacramento |
600 |
October 22, 2004 |
| Peter Stuyvesant gave it the name Beverwyck in 1652; 12 years later it was given its present name |
Albany (New York) |
1000 |
October 22, 2004 |
| The 20-foot tall statue that stands in this capital's City Hall Plaza was a gift from the citizens of Genoa, Italy |
Columbus (Ohio) |
|
October 22, 2004 |
| Its 44-story office tower is the tallest structure in New York outside of Manhattan |
Albany |
200 |
May 18, 2004 |
| In 1819 East Alabama & New Philadelphia were consolidated into this |
Montgomery |
400 |
May 18, 2004 |
| It lies about 50 miles south of Portland on the Willamette river |
Salem(, Oregon) |
800 |
May 18, 2004 |
| It lies about 50 miles northeast of Portland on the Kennebec river |
Augusta(, Maine) |
1000 |
May 18, 2004 |
| This capital founded by gold miners has over 100 days a year of below freezing temperatures |
Juneau(, Alaska) |
|
May 18, 2004 |
| A bronze statue known as "The Independent Man" tops the Rhode Island state house in this city |
Providence |
200 |
February 25, 2004 |
| Opened in 1917, the Museum of Fine Arts in this city was built in the Pueblo Revival style |
Santa Fe |
400 |
February 25, 2004 |
| Hollywood Cemetery in this city is the final resting place of James Monroe, John Tyler & Jefferson Davis |
Richmond |
600 |
February 25, 2004 |
| The exterior of the gov.'s mansion in Tallahassee was inspired by the Hermitage in this other state capital |
Nashville |
1000 |
February 25, 2004 |
| This city dropped the word "Great" from its name in 1868, while it was still a territorial capital |
Salt Lake City |
|
February 25, 2004 |
| Before he was president, George W. Bush occupied the governor's mansion in this city |
Austin, Texas |
200 |
January 16, 2004 |
| It's home to the NHL's Avalanche & also to a U.S. Mint |
Denver |
400 |
January 16, 2004 |
| Anthony Trollope called this capital "on the River Kentucky" "As quietly dull a little town as I ever entered" |
Frankfort |
800 |
January 16, 2004 |
| This capital is also the seat of Kennebec County |
Augusta, Maine |
1000 |
January 16, 2004 |
| 2 of the 4 state capitals with the word "City" in their names |
(2 of) Carson City, Jefferson City, Oklahoma City & Salt Lake City |
|
January 16, 2004 |
| It rhymes with noisy |
Boise |
200 |
September 25, 2003 |
| If you go over to Dover, you'll be in the capital of this state |
Delaware |
400 |
September 25, 2003 |
| New York's Erie Canal extends from Buffalo to near this state capital |
Albany |
600 |
September 25, 2003 |
| Washington-on-the Brazos was the capital of Texas for a short time before this city became its permanent capital |
Austin |
800 |
September 25, 2003 |
| Trenton, the capital of this state, was originally known as Trent's Town |
New Jersey |
1000 |
September 25, 2003 |
| If you want to check out the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, go to this state capital |
Austin |
200 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Its name is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge |
400 |
February 24, 2003 |
| With a population of over one million, this Southwestern city is the most populous state capital |
Phoenix |
800 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Its Strom Thurmond Federal Building was completed in 1979 |
Columbia |
1000 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Among its nicknames are "Zion" & "The New Jerusalem" |
Salt Lake City |
|
February 24, 2003 |
| The 2 most populous state capitals are Phoenix & this Hoosier city |
Indianapolis |
200 |
July 18, 2002 |
| In August Illinoisans attend the State Fair in this capital |
Springfield (Illinois) |
400 |
July 18, 2002 |
| You can see & hear one of the world's largest pipe organs at the Mormon Tabernacle in this city |
Salt Lake City |
600 |
July 18, 2002 |
| During the 1920s this city named for a president became the headquarters of the Progressive Party |
Madison (Wisconsin) |
1000 |
July 18, 2002 |
| In 1786 it was chosen to replace Charleston as its state's capital |
Columbia (South Carolina) |
|
July 18, 2002 |
| In the spring and summer, a million bats gather under the Congress Avenue Bridge in this "Lone Star State" capital |
Austin |
200 |
July 1, 2002 |
| This Alabama capital is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin |
Montgomery |
400 |
July 1, 2002 |
| The growth of this capital was stimulated by the discovery of the Comstock Lode |
Carson City (Nevada) |
600 |
July 1, 2002 |
| It's the only "burg" that's a state capital |
Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) |
1000 |
July 1, 2002 |
| Appropriately, this capital built a full-scale replica of the Santa Maria in 1991 |
Columbus (Ohio) |
|
July 1, 2002 |
| With 100 inches of snowfall each winter this Alaskan capital is a really cool place to visit |
Juneau |
200 |
January 24, 2002 |
| Everything's coming up roses at the famous Reinisch Rose Garden in this Kansas capital |
Topeka |
400 |
January 24, 2002 |
| St. John's Church in this capital city is where Patrick Henry gave his famous "Liberty or Death" speech |
Richmond |
600 |
January 24, 2002 |
| It's home to Red Earth Inc. & the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |
Oklahoma City |
800 |
January 24, 2002 |
| It lies at the confluence of the Mississippi & Minnesota rivers |
St. Paul |
1000 |
January 24, 2002 |
| The governor's mansion housing George Pataki is in this city |
Albany |
100 |
November 5, 2001 |
| In 1861 Abe Lincoln moved from this Illinois city and headed for D.C. |
Springfield |
200 |
November 5, 2001 |
| Think about it... this city was first settled by John Harris around 1718 |
Harrisburg |
300 |
November 5, 2001 |
| It's known as "The Crossroads of the Pacific" |
Honolulu |
500 |
November 5, 2001 |
| Huey Long was shot at the state capitol in this city in 1935 |
Baton Rouge |
|
November 5, 2001 |
| A statue of King Kamehameha I stands guard outside the judiciary building in this capital city |
Honolulu |
100 |
May 11, 2001 |
| From 1701 to 1875 New Haven & this city were twin capitals of Connecticut; today it's the only one |
Hartford |
200 |
May 11, 2001 |
| The capitol building in this city was designed by Thomas Jefferson |
Richmond |
300 |
May 11, 2001 |
| This state capital is in the Green Mountains along the Winooski River |
Montpelier |
500 |
May 11, 2001 |
| The French called a land formation La Petite Roche, thus giving this capital its name |
Little Rock |
|
May 11, 2001 |
| This Colorado capital was the first city to use the Community Chest to finance its charitable agencies |
Denver |
100 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This state capital is located about 2,500 miles west of Los Angeles |
Honolulu |
200 |
February 8, 2001 |
| You'll find the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in this state capital |
Boston |
300 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This capital is the headquarters for UPS, the Turner Broadcasting System & Delta Air Lines |
Atlanta |
500 |
February 8, 2001 |
| This state capital's metropolitan area includes the cities of Glendale, Scottsdale & Sun City |
Phoenix |
|
February 8, 2001 |
| In 1977 this Florida city replaced its old capitol building with a new high-rise capitol |
Tallahassee |
100 |
November 9, 2000 |
| The name of this Southwestern capital is Spanish for "holy faith" |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
200 |
November 9, 2000 |
| Abraham Lincoln moved to this capital city in 1837 |
Springfield, Illinois |
300 |
November 9, 2000 |
| America's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, is in this city whose name contains the word "art" |
Hartford |
400 |
November 9, 2000 |
| In 1957 this city's Central High was at the center of a desegregation battle |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
500 |
November 9, 2000 |
| In the old railway line it fell between Atchison & Santa Fe |
Topeka, Kansas |
100 |
October 23, 2000 |
| Capitals named for women include the capital of Maryland & this Maine capital |
Augusta |
200 |
October 23, 2000 |
| It's the capital of the state nicknamed "Heart of Dixie" |
Montgomery, Alabama |
300 |
October 23, 2000 |
| A synonym for this New England state capital could be what's symbolized by the sign here[Deer Crossing] |
Hartford, Connecticut |
500 |
October 23, 2000 |
| In 1999 the team once known as the Houston Oilers made a slick move to this capital |
Nashville (Tennessee Titans) |
|
October 23, 2000 |
| Put on your sunscreen & head to Waikiki Beach, a popular tourist spot in this capital city |
Honolulu |
100 |
October 4, 2000 |
| It was the site of a famous "Tea Party", December 16, 1773 |
Boston |
200 |
October 4, 2000 |
| During the Civil War, Union troops led by Sherman captured & burned much of this Georgia capital |
Atlanta |
300 |
October 4, 2000 |
| It's the capital of the most populous U.S. state |
Sacramento (California) |
500 |
October 4, 2000 |
| The capital of Mississippi was named for this man, even before he became president |
Andrew Jackson |
|
October 4, 2000 |
| This Utah capital lies about 15 miles from the body of water for which it was named |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
November 4, 1999 |
| Iolani Palace in this capital city was once home to monarchs |
Honolulu |
200 |
November 4, 1999 |
| This city was laid out in the late 1840s on property once owned by John Sutter |
Sacramento |
300 |
November 4, 1999 |
| You'll find this state capital near the eastern end of the Erie Canal |
Albany |
500 |
November 4, 1999 |
| What a discovery! Genoa, Italy is an appropriate sister city of this state capital |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
November 4, 1999 |
| Massachusetts |
Boston |
100 |
September 10, 1999 |
| Nevada |
Carson City |
200 |
September 10, 1999 |
| North Dakota |
Bismarck |
300 |
September 10, 1999 |
| Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
400 |
September 10, 1999 |
| West Virginia |
Charleston |
500 |
September 10, 1999 |
| In 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott of this Alabama capital's segregated bus system |
Montgomery |
100 |
May 3, 1999 |
| One of the 2 state capitals whose names include that of the state |
Indianapolis or Oklahoma City |
200 |
May 3, 1999 |
| (Hi, I'm Kristi Yamaguchi) In 2002 the Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in this state capital |
Salt Lake City |
300 |
May 3, 1999 |
| The name of this capital is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge |
400 |
May 3, 1999 |
| Dating from 1764, this city's "Courant" is one of our nation's oldest newspapers |
Hartford |
500 |
May 3, 1999 |
| Musically, this capital is known for its "Pops" concerts & summer concerts on the Charles River Esplanade |
Boston |
100 |
April 19, 1999 |
| This small capital lies at the western edge of its state's Bluegrass region |
Frankfort, Kentucky |
200 |
April 19, 1999 |
| A statue of Ethan Allen graces the Capitol Building portico in this city |
Montpelier, Vermont |
400 |
April 19, 1999 |
| This capital's executive mansion was once the home of James G. Blaine |
Augusta, Maine |
500 |
April 19, 1999 |
| It was the original western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad |
Sacramento |
|
April 19, 1999 |
| Over 10 interstate & U.S. highways funnel into this Indiana capital; thus its nickname, the "Crossroads of America" |
Indianapolis |
100 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Although Delaware's capital since 1777, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1929 |
Dover |
200 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Now a museum, the old Governor's Mansion in this capital was constructed by Huey P. Long in 1930 |
Baton Rouge |
300 |
March 2, 1999 |
| Its newspapers include the Globe, the Herald & the Christian Science Monitor |
Boston |
500 |
March 2, 1999 |
| In the 1860s, it became the last of 4 capitals to be named for a U.S. president |
Lincoln |
|
March 2, 1999 |
| MacArthur Park in this Arkansas capital honors General Douglas MacArthur, not Richard Harris |
Little Rock |
100 |
September 16, 1998 |
| This capital has been home to the NBA's Kings since 1985 |
Sacramento |
200 |
September 16, 1998 |
| Its one daily newspaper is the Idaho Statesman |
Boise |
300 |
September 16, 1998 |
| The Peachtree Road Race is a 6-mile run held every July 4 in this capital |
Atlanta |
500 |
September 16, 1998 |
| The old governor's mansion in this capital was built by Huey Long in 1930 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
|
September 16, 1998 |
| This New York capital was once known as Beverwyck |
Albany |
100 |
June 1, 1998 |
| In 1982 Alaskans rejected a proposal that would have made Willow the capital instead of this city |
Juneau |
200 |
June 1, 1998 |
| In hopes that Germany would help finance its railroad, North Dakota named its capital this |
Bismarck |
300 |
June 1, 1998 |
| Built in 1610, the Spanish Palace of Governors in this Southwest capital is now a museum |
Santa Fe |
400 |
June 1, 1998 |
| It's "The Birthplace of Dixie" |
Montgomery, Alabama |
500 |
June 1, 1998 |
| Natives of this city think it's O.K. to call it OKC |
Oklahoma City |
100 |
April 2, 1998 |
| Dole Cannery Square is one of this city's premier shopping destinations |
Honolulu |
200 |
April 2, 1998 |
| This city boasts museums devoted to toys, beverage containers & Hank Williams Jr. |
Nashville |
300 |
April 2, 1998 |
| One of America's oldest churches, the Mission of San Miguel in this city, was erected around 1610 |
Santa Fe |
400 |
April 2, 1998 |
| The Prudential Center Skywalk provides spectacular views of this New England capital |
Boston |
500 |
April 2, 1998 |
| It's Louisiana's second largest city & its capital |
Baton Rouge |
100 |
December 25, 1997 |
| South Dakota's Cultural Heritage Center in this city displays a lead plate left by French explorers in 1743 |
Pierre |
200 |
December 25, 1997 |
| In 1840 Jason Lee established a mission on the site of this future Oregon capital |
Salem |
300 |
December 25, 1997 |
| At almost 7,000 feet above sea level in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it's the highest U.S. capital |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
500 |
December 25, 1997 |
| Washington Crossing State Park lies northwest of this capital on the Delaware River |
Trenton, New Jersey |
|
December 25, 1997 |
| The Kodak Hula Show in this city is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 1997 |
Honolulu |
100 |
October 9, 1997 |
| This seat of Kent County, Delaware is named for a city in England's county of Kent |
Dover |
200 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Magnolia Mound Plantation, an old Creole home, is a tourist attraction in this city |
Baton Rouge |
300 |
October 9, 1997 |
| The Pueblo Revolt drove the Spanish out of this city in 1680, but they returned in 1692 |
Santa Fe |
400 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Appropriately, the capitol building in this capital of the "Silver State" has a silver dome |
Carson City |
500 |
October 9, 1997 |
| Every spring the Alaska Folk Festival attracts lots of folks to this state capital |
Juneau |
100 |
May 16, 1997 |
| The origins of this Idaho city date back to a fort built in 1863 to protect gold miners |
Boise |
200 |
May 16, 1997 |
| You'll find this capital of Montana in Prickly Pear Valley |
Helena |
300 |
May 16, 1997 |
| In Sept. & Oct. you may watch salmon swim up the fish ladders in this Washington city's Capitol Lake |
Olympia |
400 |
May 16, 1997 |
| This city's zoo is only 2 blocks away from a museum devoted to Father Damien |
Honolulu |
500 |
May 16, 1997 |
| The metropolitan area of this Michigan capital occupies parts of 3 counties |
Lansing |
100 |
April 24, 1997 |
| The area of this Wyoming capital was first occupied by the Native American tribe for which it's named |
Cheyenne |
200 |
April 24, 1997 |
| This city is the center of Alabama's fertile "Black Belt" agricultural area |
Montgomery |
300 |
April 24, 1997 |
| Lincoln University in this Missouri capital was founded by black Civil War veterans |
Jefferson City |
400 |
April 24, 1997 |
| This capital's 1970 merger with the town of Douglas made it the nation's largest state capital in area |
Juneau, Alaska |
|
April 24, 1997 |
| Taking 40 years to build, the Mormon Temple was dedicated in this capital in 1893 |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
February 14, 1997 |
| The California gold rush helped put this state capital on the map |
Sacramento |
200 |
February 14, 1997 |
| It's nicknamed "The Roger Williams City" |
Providence, Rhode Island |
400 |
February 14, 1997 |
| In 1624 Dutch settlers founded Fort Orange on the site of this present-day capital |
Albany, New York |
500 |
February 14, 1997 |
| It's located on the Kentucky River, about 50 miles east of Louisville |
Frankfort |
|
February 14, 1997 |
| This Colorado city's capitol dome is covered with 47 ounces of gold leaf |
Denver |
100 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This Ohio city is home to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery |
Columbus |
200 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This North Dakota city's capitol building is called The Skyscraper of the Prairies |
Bismarck |
300 |
January 20, 1997 |
| According to the 1990 census, this Vermont capital had only 8,247 residents |
Montpelier |
400 |
January 20, 1997 |
| This capital was founded in 1851 as Eagle Station, a stop for wagons crossing the Sierra Nevadas |
Carson City |
500 |
January 20, 1997 |
| It's part of a metropolitan area that includes Boulder |
Denver |
100 |
November 21, 1996 |
| On an isthmus between lakes Mendota & Monona, it's Wisconsin's 2nd largest city |
Madison |
200 |
November 21, 1996 |
| If you drove to this state capital, you'd find it's an anagram of one of the words in this answer |
Dover (from DROVE) |
300 |
November 21, 1996 |
| To see the grave of Daniel Boone, you have to blaze a trail to this capital |
Frankfort |
400 |
November 21, 1996 |
| There's an annual dogsled race in this capital of the 4th largest state in the U.S. |
Helena, Montana |
500 |
November 21, 1996 |
| Grand Canyon University is located in this state capital |
Phoenix |
100 |
September 10, 1996 |
| Mendenhall Glacier & Glacier Bay National Park lie near this capital city |
Juneau, Alaska |
200 |
September 10, 1996 |
| In 1838 Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant became the first settler in what is now this Minnesota capital |
St. Paul |
300 |
September 10, 1996 |
| In 1614 Fort Nassau, a Dutch trading post, was established on the site of this capital |
Albany (New York) |
400 |
September 10, 1996 |
| It's Wyoming's largest city & manufacturing center |
Cheyenne |
500 |
September 10, 1996 |
| One of the highlights of this city is the Nelson A, Rockefeller Empire State Plaza |
Albany |
100 |
June 14, 1996 |
| In the 1830s it replaced Vandalia as Illinois' capital |
Springfield |
200 |
June 14, 1996 |
| In 1864 gold was discovered at Last Chance Gulch, now the main street of this Montana capital |
Helena |
300 |
June 14, 1996 |
| Gettysburg Battlefield is located about 35 miles southwest of this capital |
Harrisburg |
400 |
June 14, 1996 |
| This city in the Green Mountains is home to the New England Culinary Institute |
Montpelier |
500 |
June 14, 1996 |
| When visiting this state capital, don't miss Six Flags Over Georgia, which is nearby |
Atlanta |
100 |
May 6, 1996 |
| This city is home to the University of Wisconsin's largest campus |
Madison |
200 |
May 6, 1996 |
| It's about 60 miles northeast of Albuquerque |
Santa Fe |
300 |
May 6, 1996 |
| The "Corner of Celebrities", a small area of this city, contains the homes of many historic Kentuckians |
Frankfort |
400 |
May 6, 1996 |
| The 2 state capitals whose names start with "Mont" |
Montpelier (Vermont) & Montgomery, Alabama |
|
May 6, 1996 |
| Now a state capital, it was the site of a surprise attack December 7, 1941 |
Honolulu |
100 |
November 24, 1995 |
| Basketball's Utah Jazz play their home games in this capital city |
Salt Lake City |
200 |
November 24, 1995 |
| For 2 months in 1784, it served as the temporary capital of the U.S.; it became New Jersey's capital in 1790 |
Trenton |
300 |
November 24, 1995 |
| You can visit the Last Chance Mining Museum in this capital of "The Last Frontier" |
Juneau, Alaska |
400 |
November 24, 1995 |
| Sugar plantations across the Mississippi from this capital form an area known as the "Sugar Bowl of America" |
Baton Rouge |
500 |
November 24, 1995 |
| It's home to the University of Minnesota's College of Agriculture |
St. Paul |
100 |
October 6, 1995 |
| This Idaho capital is located on a river of the same name |
Boise |
200 |
October 6, 1995 |
| This capital city lies just east of Lake Tahoe |
Carson City, Nevada |
300 |
October 6, 1995 |
| The Governor's Mansion in this city, the seat of Kennebec County, was the home of James G. Blaine |
Augusta, Maine |
500 |
October 6, 1995 |
| In 1897 Ransom E. Olds began the automobile industry in this capital city |
Lansing, Michigan |
|
October 6, 1995 |
| This Rhode Island city has almost twice the population of Warwick, the state's second largest city |
Providence |
100 |
September 27, 1995 |
| On July 4, 1831 "America" was first sung at this city's Park Street Church at the foot of Beacon HIll |
Boston |
200 |
September 27, 1995 |
| This capital lies at the southern end of Puget Sound on Budd Inlet & Capitol Lake |
Olympia(, Washington) |
300 |
September 27, 1995 |
| When this future Confederate capital became a city in 1782, half of its population was slaves |
Richmond(, Virginia) |
400 |
September 27, 1995 |
| Alphabetically, it's the last state capital named for a U.S. president |
Madison (Wisconsin) |
|
September 27, 1995 |
| Technically, it covers the entire island of Oahu |
Honolulu |
100 |
July 21, 1995 |
| It's not only "the Mile High City", but the "Queen City of the Rockies" |
Denver |
200 |
July 21, 1995 |
| Built in 1735, the Old Treasury in this capital city is the oldest extant public building in Maryland |
Annapolis |
300 |
July 21, 1995 |
| Revolutionary War veteran Col. Jacob Davis named this Vermont capital after a French City |
Montpelier |
400 |
July 21, 1995 |
| It's home to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) |
500 |
July 21, 1995 |
| Every summer the California state fair is held in this city |
Sacramento |
100 |
May 2, 1995 |
| This home of the Naval Academy was chartered by Queen Anne in 1708 |
Annapolis |
200 |
May 2, 1995 |
| This state capital is home to the William Penn Memorial Museum |
Harrisburg |
300 |
May 2, 1995 |
| Covering about 430 acres, Roger Williams Park is this city's largest |
Providence |
400 |
May 2, 1995 |
| In 1821 this city between St. Louis & Kansas City was chosen as a state capital |
Jefferson City (Missouri) |
500 |
May 2, 1995 |
| Pearl Harbor & Queen Emma's Summer Palace are popular tourist spots in this capital |
Honolulu |
100 |
February 10, 1995 |
| It's the seat of Idaho's most populous county, Ada |
Boise |
200 |
February 10, 1995 |
| It was chosen for its position halfway between St. Augustine & Pensacola, two former capitals |
Tallahassee |
300 |
February 10, 1995 |
| It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia |
Harrisburg |
400 |
February 10, 1995 |
| The visitor information center for this capital city is located on Seward Street |
Juneau (Alaska) |
|
February 10, 1995 |
| A walkway separates this city's capitol building from Iolani Palace |
Honolulu |
100 |
January 27, 1995 |
| Frankfort, Kentucky's capitol rotunda & dome were copied from this French emperor's tomb |
Napoleon |
200 |
January 27, 1995 |
| Henry Hudson is among those depicted in carvings on a staircase in this city's capitol building |
Albany, New York |
300 |
January 27, 1995 |
| The capitol building in Jefferson City stands on a hill overlooking this river |
Missouri River |
400 |
January 27, 1995 |
| The state capitol building in this SW city is shaped like the sun symbol of the Zia Indians |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
500 |
January 27, 1995 |
| It's named for Sir Walter |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
100 |
January 2, 1995 |
| California's oldest newspaper is this city's Union, which dates back to 1851 |
Sacramento |
200 |
January 2, 1995 |
| South Dakota's executive mansion overlooks Capitol Lake in this city |
Pierre |
300 |
January 2, 1995 |
| This Idaho city is the southwest terminus of the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Route |
Boise |
400 |
January 2, 1995 |
| Rhodes Hall, a mansion in this city, was built in 1903 with granite from nearby Stone Mountain |
Atlanta |
|
January 2, 1995 |
| Built in 1792, St. Joseph's Cathedral is the oldest church in this Louisiana capital |
Baton Rouge |
100 |
November 25, 1994 |
| It was once called Anne Arundel Town after the wife of the 2nd Lord Baltimore |
Annapolis |
200 |
November 25, 1994 |
| This Kansas city's zoological park boasts a tropical rain forest habitat |
Topeka |
300 |
November 25, 1994 |
| You can visit the Rodeo Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in this city |
Oklahoma City |
400 |
November 25, 1994 |
| This city covers 3,108 square miles, making it the largest state capital in area in the U.S. |
Juneau, Alaska |
500 |
November 25, 1994 |
| Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa & Waubesa are the "Four Lakes" of this Wisconsin capital |
Madison |
100 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It's the capital of the "Garden State" |
Trenton |
200 |
November 4, 1994 |
| In October an apple butter festival is held at the Carl G. Fenner Arboretum in this Michigan capital |
Lansing |
300 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It's nicknamed the "Green Mountain City" |
Montpelier (Vermont) |
400 |
November 4, 1994 |
| The Gastineau Salmon Hatchery is an attraction in this city that lies along the Gastineau Channel |
Juneau, Alaska |
500 |
November 4, 1994 |
| This city on Ohio's Scioto River was laid out in 1812 |
Columbus |
100 |
May 5, 1994 |
| Until 1900 Newport & this city were co-capitals of Rhode Island |
Providence |
200 |
May 5, 1994 |
| The art center in this Iowa capital was designed in the 1940s by Eliel Saarinen |
Des Moines |
300 |
May 5, 1994 |
| Battle Abbey in this city is the headquarters of the Virginia Historical Society |
Richmond |
400 |
May 5, 1994 |
| It's the northernmost state capital in the Rocky Mountains |
Helena (Montana) |
500 |
May 5, 1994 |
| It's nicknamed "Hulaville" |
Honolulu |
100 |
March 15, 1994 |
| This capital of Idaho was founded after an 1862 gold rush |
Boise |
200 |
March 15, 1994 |
| This capital's downtown library has a permanent collection of "Gone With the Wind" memorabilia |
Atlanta |
300 |
March 15, 1994 |
| Sesquicentennial State Park in South Carolina honors this capital's 150th anniversary as a city |
Columbia |
400 |
March 15, 1994 |
| It's the only current state capital in which you can tour a U.S. mint still in operation |
Denver |
500 |
March 15, 1994 |
| Carson City, Nevada was named for this frontier scout-- scout's honor |
Kit Carson |
100 |
July 13, 1993 |
| You'll find the Menninger CLinic in this Kansas City |
Topeka |
200 |
July 13, 1993 |
| The Eagle Gate in this capital city was once the entrance to Brigham Young's estate |
Salt Lake City |
300 |
July 13, 1993 |
| This state capital of New Mexico is nicknamed "The City Different" |
Santa Fe |
400 |
July 13, 1993 |
| It's the capital of the Sooner State |
Oklahoma City |
500 |
July 13, 1993 |
| This sprawling Georgia city has been nicknamed "The City Without Limits" |
Atlanta |
100 |
May 3, 1993 |
| This city is home of the Mile High Greyhound Park |
Denver |
200 |
May 3, 1993 |
| This North Carolina city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1992 |
Raleigh |
300 |
May 3, 1993 |
| The Michigan School for the Blind is located in this capital city |
Lansing |
400 |
May 3, 1993 |
| Middle name of Pamela Dearborn, the general's daughter for whom Maine's capital was named |
Augusta |
500 |
May 3, 1993 |
| It was named for Hertford, England |
Hartford, Connecticut |
100 |
April 2, 1993 |
| This capital city of Maine lies on both sides of the Kennebec River |
Augusta |
200 |
April 2, 1993 |
| Originally called Edwinton, it was renamed in 1873 to honor Germany's "Iron Chancellor" |
Bismarck (North Dakota) |
300 |
April 2, 1993 |
| Founded by gold prospectors, it's situated about 5,280 feet above sea level |
Denver |
400 |
April 2, 1993 |
| The Confederate States of America were founded in this capital city on February 4, 1861 |
Montgomery, Alabama |
500 |
April 2, 1993 |
| Founded by Captain John Augustus Sutter, this capital was an early supply center for gold prospectors |
Sacramento |
100 |
December 7, 1992 |
| Faneuil Hall in this New England capital is known as the "Cradle of Liberty" |
Boston |
200 |
December 7, 1992 |
| Until 1969 Iolani Palace in this city served as the state capitol building |
Honolulu |
300 |
December 7, 1992 |
| First called Mahto, this South Dakota capital was renamed in 1880 for a French fur trader |
Pierre |
400 |
December 7, 1992 |
| By 1960 the first ICBMs were housed at Francis E. Warren AFB near this Wyoming capital |
Cheyenne |
500 |
December 7, 1992 |
| The 40-story TCBY Towers office building in this city is Arkansas' tallest building |
Little Rock |
100 |
November 16, 1992 |
| It's the state capital in which Huey Long is buried |
Baton Rouge |
200 |
November 16, 1992 |
| Stapleton International Airport in this capital is one of the USA's busiest |
Denver |
300 |
November 16, 1992 |
| The home of William Jennings Bryan is preserved in this state capital where he lived from 1887-1921 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
500 |
November 16, 1992 |
| It's the eastern terminus of the Erie Canal |
Albany, New York |
|
November 16, 1992 |
| Among the notable buildings in this capital city are Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall & Paul Revere's house |
Boston |
100 |
September 15, 1992 |
| The state capitol in this North Dakota city is called the "Skyscraper of the Prairies" |
Bismarck |
200 |
September 15, 1992 |
| Founded in 1865, the Nevada Appeal in this city is the state's oldest daily newspaper |
Carson City |
300 |
September 15, 1992 |
| It's been called the "Crossroads of the Pacific" |
Honolulu |
400 |
September 15, 1992 |
| This state capital is served by Will Rogers World Airport |
Oklahoma City |
|
September 15, 1992 |
| This Idaho capital is home to the largest Basque population in the West |
Boise |
100 |
July 8, 1992 |
| This capital was founded in 1819 by the consolidation of East Alabama, New Philadelphia & Alabama Town |
Montgomery |
200 |
July 8, 1992 |
| It's the state capital in which you'd find Grand Canyon College |
Phoenix |
300 |
July 8, 1992 |
| This capital is located at the head of navigation on the Delaware River |
Trenton (New Jersey) |
500 |
July 8, 1992 |
| At the turn of the century Ransom E. Olds was making automobiles in this city |
Lansing (Michigan) |
|
July 8, 1992 |
| This capital of Texas was originally a village called Waterloo |
Austin |
100 |
June 19, 1992 |
| Abraham Lincoln's tomb, completed & dedicated in 1874, is this city's greatest monument |
Springfield |
200 |
June 19, 1992 |
| Polynesian settlers gave this capital its name, which means "protected bay" |
Honolulu |
300 |
June 19, 1992 |
| In Nov. 1991 a Fortune mag. survey ranked this so. capital the best place in the nation to do business |
Atlanta (Georgia) |
500 |
June 19, 1992 |
| It's located at the edge of the Laramie Mountains, more than 6,000 feet above sea level |
Cheyenne |
|
June 19, 1992 |
| The U.S. mint in this Rocky Mountain capital is the USA's second-biggest gold depository |
Denver |
100 |
February 28, 1992 |
| The fort of pioneer settler John A. Sutter has been restored in this capital city |
Sacramento |
200 |
February 28, 1992 |
| This Iowa capital is headquarters to more than 50 insurance companies |
Des Moines |
300 |
February 28, 1992 |
| The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum is located in this capital |
Nashville |
400 |
February 28, 1992 |
| This capital was named for a British city on the English Channel |
Dover, Delaware |
|
February 28, 1992 |
| According to the 1990 Census, this Missouri capital has a population of just 35,481 |
Jefferson City |
100 |
July 10, 1991 |
| Pari-mutuel dog racing is held at this city's Mile High Kennel Club |
Denver |
200 |
July 10, 1991 |
| It was chosen capital in 1824 because it was located between St. Augustine & Pensacola, 2 earlier capitals |
Tallahassee |
300 |
July 10, 1991 |
| Founded in 1851 as Eagle Station, it served as a stop for those passing over the nearby Sierra Nevadas |
Carson City |
400 |
July 10, 1991 |
| You'll find the Governor Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in this capital |
Albany |
500 |
July 10, 1991 |
| More than half of Utah's people live within 30 miles of this capital |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
June 12, 1991 |
| Larkin G. Mead designed the Lincoln Tomb in this capital |
Springfield (Illinois) |
200 |
June 12, 1991 |
| The Boston Celtics play some home games at this Connecticut capital's Civic Center |
Hartford |
300 |
June 12, 1991 |
| This South Dakota capital is on the site of the capital of the Aricara Indian Nation |
Pierre |
400 |
June 12, 1991 |
| This city lies at the southern end of Puget Sound |
Olympia |
500 |
June 12, 1991 |
| The Colts play their home football games at the Hoosier Dome in this state capital |
Indianapolis |
100 |
May 14, 1991 |
| This capital of South Dakota lies about 8 miles from the geographic center of the state |
Pierre |
200 |
May 14, 1991 |
| It's not just a state capital; it's also "Music City, U.S.A." |
Nashville, Tennessee |
300 |
May 14, 1991 |
| This capital was originally settled during the "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859 |
Denver |
500 |
May 14, 1991 |
| Roger Williams Park covers more than 450 acres in this capital city |
Providence, Rhode Island |
|
May 14, 1991 |
| Minneapolis is larger but this Twin City is Minnesota's capital |
St. Paul |
100 |
February 15, 1991 |
| A popular variety of grape is named for a Massachusetts town, not this New Hampshire capital |
Concord |
200 |
February 15, 1991 |
| From 1875-85 Wheeling replaced this city as capital of West Virginia |
Charleston |
300 |
February 15, 1991 |
| It was originally called Michigan but was renamed for a village in New York |
Lansing |
400 |
February 15, 1991 |
| Roger Williams purchased the site for this capital from the Narragansett Indians |
Providence |
500 |
February 15, 1991 |
| The only house Abraham Lincoln ever owned is at 8th and Jackson Streets in this state capital |
Springfield (Illinois) |
100 |
December 19, 1988 |
| In 1832 Augusta replaced Portland as this state's capital |
Maine |
200 |
December 19, 1988 |
| In 1783 George Washington resigned as Army Commander in Chief in this Maryland capital |
Annapolis |
300 |
December 19, 1988 |
| This largest state capital in area is in our largest state in area |
Juneau (Alaska) |
400 |
December 19, 1988 |
| The only state capital named for a mythological bird |
Phoenix (Arizona) |
|
December 19, 1988 |
| In 1863 the U.S. Army established Ft. Boise, which grew into this state's capital |
Idaho |
100 |
November 29, 1988 |
| Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage, served as model for the gov's mansion in this Florida capital |
Tallahassee |
200 |
November 29, 1988 |
| Originally called Waterloo, it was renamed for the "Father of Texas" |
Austin |
300 |
November 29, 1988 |
| The name of this state capital means "holy faith" |
Santa Fe |
400 |
November 29, 1988 |
| This Kentucky capital claims to have had the 1st Boy Scout troop in the U.S., organized in 1909 |
Frankfort |
500 |
November 29, 1988 |
| 1 of 5 state capitals to begin with the letter "A" |
(1 of) Atlanta (Albany, Annapolis, Augusta, Austin) |
100 |
March 2, 1988 |
| 1 of 4 state capitals to begin with the letter "B" |
(1 of) Boise (Bismarck, Boston, Baton Rouge) |
200 |
March 2, 1988 |
| 1 of 3 state capitals to begin with the letter "L" |
(1 of) Lincoln (Lansing, Little Rock) |
300 |
March 2, 1988 |
| 1 of 2 state capitals to begin with the letter "O" |
(1 of) Oklahoma City (Olympia) |
400 |
March 2, 1988 |
| The only state capital to begin with the letter "N" |
Nashville |
500 |
March 2, 1988 |
| It's the capital & largest city of the state that's smallest in area |
Providence |
100 |
October 15, 1987 |
| Benjamin Harrison & John Dillinger are both buried in this capital of the Hoosier state |
Indianapolis |
200 |
October 15, 1987 |
| [AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE] 1 of the 2 states whose capital is mentioned in the following lyrics: "Do you hear that whistle down the line,/I figure that it's Engine #49/She's the only one that'll sound that way/On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe" |
(1 of) Kansas or New Mexico |
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October 15, 1987 |
| There are 3 capitol buildings in this Arkansas capital |
Little Rock |
100 |
September 30, 1987 |
| Of St. Louis, St. Paul or St. Petersburg, the 1 that's a state capital |
St. Paul |
200 |
September 30, 1987 |
| John Harris refused to sell the land which became this state capital unless it was named for him |
Harrisburg |
300 |
September 30, 1987 |
| This state capital's legal boundaries extend to Kure Atoll, 1367 miles from its center |
Honolulu |
400 |
September 30, 1987 |
| Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage, is located near this capital |
Nashville |
500 |
September 30, 1987 |
| Like Rome, this Florida capital is built on seven hills |
Tallahassee |
100 |
March 24, 1986 |
| State whose capital is properly pronounced "peer" |
South Dakota |
200 |
March 24, 1986 |
| State capital that's home to a service academy |
Annapolis |
300 |
March 24, 1986 |
| Though Augusta, Georgia is much larger, the only Augusta that's a state capital is here |
Maine |
400 |
March 24, 1986 |
| State whose capital was originally called "Frank's Ford" |
Kentucky |
500 |
March 24, 1986 |
| Under Russian rule, Sitka was its capital |
Alaska |
100 |
September 26, 1985 |
| Originally called "Waterloo", it's the capital of Texas |
Austin |
200 |
September 26, 1985 |
| Located 15 miles from its namesake, it was founded by Brigham Young |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Freddie Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" would be from this state |
Florida |
200 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Southwest capital named for mythological self-immolating bird |
Phoenix |
300 |
October 5, 1984 |
| It was also capital of the Confederacy |
Montgomery (or Richmond, Virginia) |
400 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Only state capital named for a biblical figure |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
|
October 5, 1984 |
| Until 1875 its dual capitals were New Haven & Hartford |
Connecticut |
100 |
September 11, 1984 |
| This N.M. town is the oldest city that's a state capital |
Santa Fe |
200 |
September 11, 1984 |
| Crossing the Delaware on Xmas, 1776, Washington defeated the Hessians at this N.J. capital |
Trenton, New Jersey |
300 |
September 11, 1984 |
| It actually is 5,280 ft. above sea level |
Denver |
400 |
September 11, 1984 |
| The name shows its founder, Roger Williams, believed God led him there |
Providence |
500 |
September 11, 1984 |