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U.S. State Capital Superlatives - Top 2

For each selected category, name the state capital that ranks either #1 or #2.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
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First submittedJanuary 24, 2018
Times taken19,606
Average score80.0%
Rating4.37
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Category
Capitals
Closest to Canada
Juneau | Montpelier
Closest to Mexico
Phoenix | Austin
Closest to Europe
Augusta | Concord
Most populous (city proper)
Phoenix | Austin
Least populous (city proper)
Montpelier | Pierre
Southernmost
Honolulu | Austin
Northernmost
Juneau | Olympia
Easternmost
Augusta | Boston
Highest elevation
Santa Fe | Cheyenne
First to be founded
Santa Fe | Boston
Category
Capitals
First alphabetically
Albany | Annapolis
Last alphabetically
Topeka | Trenton
Most precipitation
Juneau | Baton Rouge
Least precipitation
Phoenix | Carson City
Closest to the Mississippi River
Baton Rouge | St. Paul
Has hosted the Olympic Games
Atlanta | Salt Lake City
Furthest from the sea
Pierre | Cheyenne
Closest to the Great Lakes
Madison | Lansing
Highest % African American
Jackson | Montgomery
Highest % Asian American
Honolulu | Sacramento
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22 Comments
tlebo
+2
Level 45
May 22, 2018
Denver is literally called the mile high city...
jkabq
+15
Level 64
Jun 3, 2018
which is a nominal 5280'. Most of Santa Fe, NM sits above 7000'.
mrputter
+3
Level 84
Oct 10, 2024
Ok. And there are many, many, many cities lying at higher than a mile of elevation. Some of them are even state capitals!

A mile isn't actually all that high up...

kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Jun 3, 2018
Wow, pretty much the only state capitals I knew were for Hawaii, Alaska, California, New Mexico, Texas, New York and Massachusetts, so that gave me 14/20 right there!
ander217
+1
Level 75
Jun 3, 2018
I'm American and missed two, but sadly I only know the names of three cities in New Zealand - Aukland, Wellington, and Christchurch, so you are better than me by far. (Do you have the equivalent of states there?)
greenredblue
+1
Level 37
Jun 3, 2018
great quiz
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 88
Jun 3, 2018
Sad that none of the capitals of any of the states I've lived in made it. Oh well. Guess they're all too ordinary. Came darn close on most populous, though!
Phoenix786
+1
Level 11
Jun 3, 2018
Good Quiz!
StJoanofArc
+1
Level 22
Jun 3, 2018
Good quiz! Would you consider doing the same quiz, but with Canadian capitals?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 25, 2021
Probably not since there are only 13 to choose from.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Jul 29, 2018
Great quiz, not just a rote list of top 20 such and so.
FactoFanatic
+2
Level 68
May 4, 2021
"Highest elevation" and "Last alphabetically" were tough... glad I was able to get them! Great quiz
Kenneth3748
+2
Level 53
Feb 16, 2022
first alphabetically, and then includes the second alphabetically lol
WinXP2001
+7
Level 44
Apr 29, 2022
This is a top two quiz, not a top one quiz.
mooselikestoparty
+4
Level 61
Aug 29, 2023
This was fun. I'm just going to type this out so I remember it: Augusta is the capital of Maine. Augusta is the capital of Maine. Augusta is the capital of Maine.

I think I've got it now.

mf3
+1
Level 88
Oct 14, 2024
Easy to remember. Just think of the Masters golf tournament there. :)
AlmostAGenius
+7
Level 84
Oct 9, 2024
When quizzes like this get reset, I always like to imagine that somehow the question that got reset was something that can’t change. Like maybe Tallahassee is now the oldest capital, or Denver is now closer to Canada.
stylus
+2
Level 78
Oct 10, 2024
the Olympics one seems an odd one out, since there's no superlative in "has hosted the Olympic Games". either it needs "the most times" or similar, or you're looking for the only two, in which case that doesn't really fit with the rest of this quiz
TheLittleMermaid
+1
Level 65
Oct 12, 2024
Wouldn't Los Angeles be in the "hosted Olympics"? We've done it twice and a third coming up in 2028. I think I may have read the question wrong.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 80
Oct 12, 2024
It would count if it was... the state capital
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 59
Nov 15, 2024
I didn't realize I've lived in both of the state capitals that hosted the Olympics. Just not when they were happening.
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