| Description | Letter | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| State capital of Missouri | J | Jefferson City | 98%
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| The Chiefs play football in this city | K | Kansas City | 98%
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| Home to the smallest national park in the U.S. | S | St. Louis | 92%
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| Christian county seat that is named for the mountain range it is situated in | O | Ozark | 79%
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| In 2011, a violent tornado attacked it – considered the costliest in recent history | J | Joplin | 78%
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| Small city in the Ozark mountains famous for its musical theatres | B | Branson | 77%
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| Site of the University of Missouri | C | Columbia | 76%
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| Mark Twain's fictional town of St. Petersburg is based on this Missourian city, which was named after Punic general | H | Hannibal | 71%
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| Known as the "Birthplace of Route 66" | S | Springfield | 70%
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| Point of departure for the Oregon Trail and Harry S Truman's burial place | I | Independence | 65%
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| This "saintly" city was the birthplace of Eminem and deathplace of Jesse James | S | St. Joseph | 60%
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| This Mississippi River "cape" city houses the Southeast Missouri State University | C | Cape Girardeau | 55%
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| Protests in this Missouri city after a police shooting in 2014 | F | Ferguson | 53%
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| This "ville" in northern Missouri was named for its first postmaster, not the captain of USS Enterprise | K | Kirksville | 53%
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| Lewis and Clark considered this settlement the last "civilized" stopbefore heading west | S | St. Charles | 38%
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| This city was the epicenter of four major earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 | N | New Madrid | 36%
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| Setting of the movie "Road House", starring Patrick Swayze | J | Jasper | 14%
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| The first Civil War battle Grant fought took place in this Missourian ghost town | B | Belmont | 4%
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