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U.S. Cities Named for People - Sudden Death

Only click on the U.S. cities which were named for people. But one mistake and you're finished.
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First submittedFebruary 14, 2025
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Annapolis
Austin
Baltimore
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Carson City
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Fort Worth
Houston
Lincoln
Memphis
Nashville
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Raleigh
Reno
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Syracuse
Toledo
Wichita
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17 Comments
FreeStater
+9
Level 81
Nov 12, 2025
For those curious, Cleveland was not named after Grover Cleveland. In fact, it was named for his distant ancestor Moses Cleaveland (note the spelling).
AchillesFirstStand
+3
Level 79
Dec 28, 2025
Knew this from the classic Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

"Here's a statue of Moses Cleaveland. He's the guy who invented Cleveland."

JWatson24
+4
Level 71
Dec 28, 2025
Funny because I thought this and when I saw Denver I thought "John Denver????" before realizing just how absurd that thought was
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Dec 28, 2025
I thought it was named after the Family Guy character.
MasterRocket
+2
Level 83
Nov 12, 2025
Good stuff, was doing well and got got by Phoenix
xtremesecretary
+11
Level 84
Nov 12, 2025
I thought Boston was named after a saint. I suppose it was named after another town called Boston that was named after a saint.

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Boston is named after the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, which was known as "St. Botolph's town". Many of the Puritan settlers who founded the city in 1630 came from this region, and they named the new settlement in their honor. The name of the English town itself comes from St. Botolph, an early English saint, meaning "Botolph's stone" or "Botolph's town".

Sly67
+1
Level 76
Nov 13, 2025
good quizz. As a French,would be interessting to know the origines. Some of them are quite obvious, but some other were a surprise to me
Freestatebear
+1
Level 88
Nov 13, 2025
Most, if not all, should be easily researched to find the namesake. The exception is Baltimore, which wasn't named for a person, but for the hereditary title in the Irish Peerage. There were six Barons, or Lords, Baltimore before the title went extinct - although you could claim the name refers specifically to the second (Cecil Calvert), who was the recipient of the Charter of Maryland from king Charles.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Nov 14, 2025
Good to see the persons they were named after in the answer stat. It would be nice the same was done for the incorrect ones, the origin of the name I mean.
bestanford
+1
Level 73
Dec 2, 2025
Seattle is a nice and tricky one! Indian name but still for a person!
th7
+1
Level 48
Dec 28, 2025
Memphis Depay, Football
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Dec 28, 2025
Which Charleston? Charleston, WV (State Capital) or Charleston, SC?
FreeStater
+2
Level 81
Dec 28, 2025
This quiz refers to the one in South Carolina. Regardless, they were both named for people.
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Dec 28, 2025
Although Boston is named after its english namesake, the original name is a contraction of (Saint) Botolph's Stone. So still named after someone.

A tricky one for a future quiz : New Orleans. Comes from Orléans, which evolved from Aurelianum, named after Emperor Aurelian (the Restitutor Orbis)

Remster
+1
Level 81
Dec 28, 2025
Reno is named after Reno Raines. Fact.
inari28
+1
Level 66
Dec 29, 2025
lucky 20/20 on the first try with some educated guesswork! knowing who Chief Seattle was before playing really helped
ChrisT94
+1
Level 56
Feb 11, 2026
Fell into the trap of thinking that Lincoln was named after the city in England.
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