Ball Knowledge American Cities

Can you name all these American cities? Some of them are tricky...
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Music City with a rapidly growing population
TN
Nashville
Home to the world's busiest airport
GA
Atlanta
A battle in 1814 happened here at Fort McHenry
MD
Baltimore
Known as the mistake on the lake
OH
Cleveland
SoCal city with the world's second-busiest container port
CA
Long Beach
Capital of the Confederacy
VA
Richmond
First capital of the Confederacy (prior to the above)
AL
Montgomery
The 1993 siege of the Branch Davidians occurred here
TX
Waco
1982 Billy Joel hit
PA
Allentown
Known as the Big Easy, the Crescent City, and NOLA
LA
New Orleans
Incorporated as the state capital in 1792
NC
Raleigh
NorCal city named for the blessed sacrament
CA
Sacramento
LeBron James and Steph Curry are both from here
OH
Akron
A 2011 tornado here was one of the deadliest in ever
MO
Joplin
Oil town on the Arkansas River
OK
Tulsa
Founded in 1630 on the Shawmut Peninsula
MA
Boston
The Entertainment Capital of the World
NV
Las Vegas
Home to the International Cherry Blossom Festival
GA
Macon
Emerald City home to the Space Needle
WA
Seattle
Home to the tenth-largest pyramid in the world
TN
Memphis
The Queen City; also known for Skyline Chili
OH
Cincinnati
Spanish for yellow; formerly known as Oneida
TX
Amarillo
Will it play in this city on the Illinois River?
IL
Peoria
Former capital of California from 1852 to 1852
CA
Vallejo
Warren Buffet is known as the oracle of this city
NE
Omaha
Home to Harley-Davidson and several beer giants
WI
Milwaukee
A famous battle in December 1776 occurred here
NJ
Trenton
European settlement here began at Fort Snelling
MN
Minneapolis
Once the fourth largest city in the country
MI
Detroit
Located at the mouth of the Passaic River
NJ
Newark
Its name means Body of Christ in ecclesiastical latin
TX
Corpus Christi
Panhandle city home to the Blue Angels
FL
Pensacola
Electric City where The Office was set
PA
Scranton
Home to the busiest port in northern California
CA
Oakland
Chicago suburb home to the first Dairy Queen
IL
Joliet
The United States Naval Academy is located here
MD
Annapolis
Home to the western terminus of the Erie Canal
NY
Buffalo
Highest % of Hispanic population in the lower 48 (95%)
TX
Laredo
Glenn Miller sang about a choo choo from here
TN
Chattanooga
College town on the Eno River
NC
Durham
Military town known as Alamo City
TX
San Antonio
Lake Erie trade hub known as the Glass City
OH
Toledo
Mile High City home to Bo Chapman Nix
CO
Denver
Hosts the Rose Bowl every New Year's Day
CA
Pasadena
Hard to pronounce city home to many immigrants
MA
Worcester
Space City home to many big oil companies
TX
Houston
Capital of Latin America home to the world's largest cruise port
FL
Miami
Home to Muhammad Ali and Churchill Downs
KY
Louisville
The Biggest Little City in the World
NV
Reno
Founded in 1636 by Roger Williams
RI
Providence
Home to the state's only land-grant university
NM
Las Cruces
Railroad city in the Allegheny Mountains
PA
Altoona
Founded in 1886 along the Great Northern Railway
ND
Minot
Steel City at the confluence of three rivers
PA
Pittsburgh
Furthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships
MN
Duluth
Hosted the 1982 World's Fair
TN
Knoxville
Home to Brigham Young University
UT
Provo
State capital home to over 70,000 college students
FL
Tallahassee
Home to Disneyland, the Angels, and the Ducks
CA
Anaheim
The Gateway Arch is the tallest structure in the entire state
MO
St. Louis
Established in 1670 as Charles Town
SC
Charleston
Known for Brown V. Board Supreme Court case
KS
Topeka
The Insurance Capital of the World
CT
Hartford
Once home to the largest cotton textile plant on Earth
NH
Manchester
At the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers
NY
Binghamton
Originally settled as Gum Pond, Elvis Presley was born here
MS
Tupelo
Home to the world's largest single-day sporting event
IN
Indianapolis
Sun City in a region known as the Borderplex
TX
El Paso
200,000 visitors come every spring to watch the Masters
GA
Augusta
Formerly the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad
WA
Tacoma
The first presidential caucuses occur here
IA
Des Moines
Lake Erie city home to Cedar Point
OH
Sandusky
Its name translates to "Red Stick" in French
LA
Baton Rouge
Tourist destination known as the American Riviera
CA
Santa Barbara
City on the Genesee River home to Kodak
NY
Rochester
Elm City home to Yale University
CT
New Haven
Oldest state capital in the United States
NM
Santa Fe
Columbia River city named for John Jacob Astor
OR
Astoria
Largest inland city in Alaska
AK
Fairbanks
Capital of Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877
AZ
Tucson
Panhandle city home to Texas Tech University
TX
Lubbock
SoCal city considered the birthplace of the electric guitar
CA
Fullerton
Ohio River port city home to Marshall University
WV
Huntington
Referred to as the Queen City of the Hudson
NY
Poughkeepsie
Theme Park Capital of the World
FL
Orlando
New England port that gave its name to an Oregon city
ME
Portland
Founded in 1797 along the Mahoning River
OH
Youngstown
Home to the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet
VA
Norfolk
City on the Neches River home to the first rice mill in Texas
TX
Beaumont
State capital in the Treasure Valley
ID
Boise
Home to both Harvard and MIT
MA
Cambridge
Gulf coast city home to eight casinos
MS
Biloxi
Home to the Crimson Tide and a Mercedes assembly line
AL
Tuscaloosa
City on Lake Michigan known as K-Town
WI
Kenosha
Halfway between San Diego and Tijuana
CA
Chula Vista
In 1947 an alleged alien spacecraft landed 75 miles from here
NM
Roswell
City in the hilly Driftless Area of the Midwest
IA
Dubuque
Former oil town on the Red River
LA
Shreveport
Devastated by a massive hurricane in 1900
TX
Galveston
Home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
NY
Cooperstown
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Level 45
May 24, 2026
Should be Huntington not Huntingdon.