| Rank | Category | State Capital | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Closest to Denver | Cheyenne | Santa Fe | Salt Lake City | Pierre | Lincoln | Topeka | Oklahoma City | Bismarck | Phoenix | 100%
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| 9 | Closest to the Pacific Ocean | Honolulu | Juneau | Olympia | Salem | Sacramento | Carson City | Phoenix | Boise | 100%
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| 10 | Closest to Canada | Juneau | Montpelier | Lansing | Augusta | Olympia | Concord | Columbus | Bismarck | Albany | 99%
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| 9 | Farthest West | Honolulu | Juneau | Salem | Olympia | Sacramento | Carson City | Boise | Phoenix | 97%
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| 8 | Most Common as a First Name | Austin | Madison | Jackson | Lincoln | Cheyenne | Trenton | Phoenix | 96%
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| 6(t) | Farthest From Another State Capital | Honolulu | Juneau | Phoenix | Austin | Salt Lake City | Boise(t) | 96%
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| 6 | Highest Elevation | Santa Fe | Cheyenne | Denver | Carson City | Salt Lake City | 94%
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| 10(t) | Lowest Scrabble Value | Austin | Atlanta | Boise | Salem | Trenton | Augusta | Boston | Lansing | Pierre | Dover(t) | Lincoln(t) | 93%
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| 4 | Farthest North | Juneau | Olympia | Bismarck | 93%
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| 4(t) | Shortest Name | Boise | Dover | Salem | Albany(t) | Austin(t) | Boston(t) | Denver(t) | Juneau(t) | Pierre(t) | Topeka(t) | 90%
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| 4 | Coldest Average Temperature | Juneau | Bismarck | Montpelier | 90%
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| 6 | Smallest Area (City Proper) | Annapolis | Trenton | Harrisburg | Montpelier | Pierre | 89%
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| 4 | Closest to the Missouri River | Bismarck | Jefferson City | Pierre | 89%
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| 3 | Least Precipitation | Phoenix | Carson City | 77%
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| 3 | Farthest From the Ocean, a State Border or a National Border | Austin | Phoenix | 70%
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