| Pop. | State | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 775,357 | California | Ravaged by an earthquake in 1906 | San Francisco | 100%
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| 137,572 | California | State capital | Sacramento | 99%
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| 334,387 | California | Zoo where the first YouTube video was filmed | San Diego | 99%
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| 856,796 | Missouri | Located at the convergence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers | St. Louis | 99%
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| 408,442 | Texas | Battle of the Alamo | San Antonio | 97%
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| 467,591 | Washington | Home of grunge music | Seattle | 97%
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| 311,349 | Minnesota | State capital; One of the Twin Cities | St. Paul | 96%
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| 162,399 | Massachusetts | There are 66 other US cities with the same name | Springfield | 94%
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| 182,121 | Utah | State capital | Salt Lake City | 93%
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| 96,738 | Florida | Shares its name with a larger city in Russia | St. Petersburg | 93%
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| 119,638 | Georgia | Atlantic port city | Savannah | 91%
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| 220,583 | New York | Named for a city in Sicily | Syracuse | 87%
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| 95,280 | California | Bay area "suburb" | San Jose | 84%
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| 161,721 | Washington | Native American word meaning "children of the sun" | Spokane | 84%
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| 125,536 | Pennsylvania | "The Office" | Scranton | 81%
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| 127,206 | Louisiana | Cultural and economic center of the Ark-La-Tex region | Shreveport | 81%
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| 115,911 | Indiana | St. Joseph River | South Bend | 60%
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| 91,785 | New York | General Electric was founded here | Schenectady | 46%
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| 92,918 | Michigan | Birthplace of Stevie Wonder | Saginaw | 45%
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| 102,351 | Massachusetts | Boston suburb | Somerville | 25%
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