| Pop. | State | Hint | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 673,458 | MA | Beantown | Boston | 98%
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| 568,271 | MD | "The Wire" | Baltimore | 89%
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| 220,907 | LA | French for "red stick" | Baton Rouge | 87%
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| 237,963 | ID | State capital | Boise | 85%
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| 196,357 | AL | MLK wrote a letter from jail here | Birmingham | 80%
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| 276,617 | NY | Large mammal | Buffalo | 80%
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| 104,175 | CO | University | Boulder | 61%
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| 121,483 | MT | Largest in its state | Billings | 52%
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| 417,468 | CA | San Joaquin Valley | Bakersfield | 50%
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| 102,238 | FL | Initials B. R. | Boca Raton | 45%
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| 191,967 | TX | Southernmost city in Texas | Brownsville | 41%
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| 121,749 | CA | Namesake of element 97 | Berkeley | 40%
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| 151,599 | CT | Largest in state | Bridgeport | 39%
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| 105,401 | CA | TV studios | Burbank | 37%
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| 106,926 | OR | Ski slopes | Bend | 35%
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| 154,377 | WA | Seattle suburb | Bellevue | 30%
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| 98,302 | OR | Nike headquarters | Beaverton | 24%
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| 112,893 | TX | Gulf Coast | Beaumont | 22%
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| 122,756 | OK | Tulsa suburb | Broken Arrow | 20%
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| 105,446 | MA | Rocky Marciano's home town | Brockton | 13%
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| 114,334 | AZ | Phoenix suburb named by an Ohioan | Buckeye | 13%
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