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 submitted	February 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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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).

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."

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

Level 67

Dec 28, 2025

I thought it was named after the Family Guy character.

Level 83

Nov 12, 2025

Good stuff, was doing well and got got by Phoenix

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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".

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

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.

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.

Level 73

Dec 2, 2025

Seattle is a nice and tricky one! Indian name but still for a person!

Level 48

Dec 28, 2025

Memphis Depay, Football

Level 61

Dec 28, 2025

Which Charleston? Charleston, WV (State Capital) or Charleston, SC?

Level 81

Dec 28, 2025

This quiz refers to the one in South Carolina. Regardless, they were both named for people.

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)

Level 81

Dec 28, 2025

Reno is named after Reno Raines. Fact.

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

Level 56

Feb 11, 2026

Fell into the trap of thinking that Lincoln was named after the city in England.