U.S. Cities by Letter - Q-R - Statistics

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Clue Q/R Answer % Correct
The capital and second most populous city in North Carolina. R Raleigh
98%
"The Biggest Little City in the World," and the third most populous in Nevada, gained fame in the 1930s for its extremely liberal divorce law. R Reno
98%
The capital and fourth most populous city of Virginia was founded in 1737, and in 1780 replaced Williamsburg as the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. R Richmond
96%
This city in New York has been a center for social and political movements and is now the home of the Eastman School of Music. R Rochester
91%
The seventh most populous city in Massachusetts was the birthplace of both Presidents Adams, and shares a name with one of them. Q Quincy
88%
Minnesota’s third largest city was founded by George and Henrietta Head in 1854 and named for George’s hometown in upstate New York. R Rochester
80%
The twelfth most populous city in California was the birthplace of the California citrus industry and is now home to the largest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration. R Riverside
77%
The name of the fifth largest city in Illinois recalls that at one time the Rock River was shallow enough to cross there. R Rockford
71%
The final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of planes, this Washington city was incorporated in 1901. To discover its name, combine the following.1. A word meaning “a tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land.” 2. An antonym of “off.” R Renton
70%
This Texas city was “dry” until November 2006 and was named after the secretary of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Mr. Secretary had a patronymic surname that at one time might have been given to the son of someone whose nickname was “Dick.” R Richardson
64%
Although it lost an acute accent at some point, this Nevada city’s name translates from Spanish as “ranch river.” R Rio Rancho
61%
The area around this Texas city has been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BCE. It was named after a disk-shaped formation in the middle of Brushy Creek. R Round Rock
52%
The area around the 28th most populous city in California was once the home of the Kukamonga people. R Rancho Cucamonga
43%
Edmund Randolph persuaded a federal surveying party to put the name of his Virginia hometown on their 1854 coastal map of the San Francisco Bay in California. Thus this city was named. R Richmond
41%
Once creatively named “Junction” (for the point where the tracks for the Central Pacific Railroad and the California Central Railroad met), this California city is still a railroad town, although its economy has diversified since the 1950s. It has a flower in its name. R Roseville
41%
This California city shares its name with hundreds of movie theaters. R Rialto
34%
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