| Population | Answer | Language | Derived from | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,721,308 | Chicago | Algonquin | Place of the wild onion | 87%
|
| 780,995 | Seattle | Salish | Name of a chief who befriended settlers | 82%
|
| 415,154 | Tulsa | Muscogee | Old town | 78%
|
| 487,014 | Miami | - | Name for Lake Okeechobee and the people living there | 72%
|
| 712,919 | Oklahoma City | Choctaw | Red people | 72%
|
| 563,531 | Milwaukee | Potawatomi | Council grounds | 70%
|
| 489,265 | Omaha | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 70%
|
| 554,013 | Tucson | O’odham | Black mountain | 64%
|
| 400,991 | Wichita | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 59%
|
| 516,032 | Kansas City | Algonquin | Name for the Quapa people | 58%
|
| 228,202 | Tacoma | Salish | Name for Mount Rainier | 57%
|
| 209,289 | Sioux Falls | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 53%
|
| 230,609 | Spokane | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 53%
|
| 414,547 | Tampa | Calusa | Sticks of fire | 52%
|
| 205,089 | Tallahassee | Creek | Old fields | 49%
|
| 191,496 | Chattanooga | Creek | Rock dwelling | 33%
|
| 201,367 | Mobile | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 24%
|
| 199,924 | Peoria | - | Name of the tribe living in the area | 19%
|
| 254,997 | Chesapeake | Algonquin | Great water | 16%
|
| 235,388 | Hialeah | Muskogee | Pretty prairie | 16%
|