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U.S. State Capitals by Clue #1

Can you guess these U.S. state capitals based on a clue?
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
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First submittedAugust 8, 2024
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Clue
Capital
In 1848, gold was discovered at nearby Sutter's Mill
Sacramento
Elevation: 5,280 feet
Denver
Did you know that this capital is located over 700 miles from the geographical
center of the state?
Juneau
Its namesake auto race draws over 300,000 spectators each year
Indianapolis
Has the highest population of any state capital, over 1.6 million
Phoenix
Named for the general who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815
Jackson
Founded by the Spanish in 1610, making it the oldest state capital
Santa Fe
George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River to defeat Hessian troops here
Trenton
Bill Clinton lived here
Little Rock
Also home to the U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
A common male first name in France
Pierre
The so-called Insurance Capital of the World
Hartford
In 1951, Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education of this city
Topeka
Located on an inlet of the Puget Sound
Olympia
Has three sets of double letters in its name: L, S, and E
Tallahassee
In French, its name means "red stick"
Baton Rouge
Located about 40 miles from the Oregon border
Boise
Named after the founder of the failed Roanoke colony
Raleigh
The second most populous city in the Midwest
Columbus
City from which Jefferson Davis hastily fled in 1865
Richmond
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6 Comments
cathlete
+3
Level 75
Aug 10, 2024
There's a 40% chance that guessing a random capital will be correct, and the odds would increase with the more capitals you incorrectly guess.

Perhaps the point of the quiz is just about naming capitals, but if not, would a yellow box be good here?

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Aug 10, 2024
Added the yellow box!
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 89
Aug 10, 2024
Really needs the yellow box for answers though.
WanderLust
+1
Level 96
Aug 10, 2024
I have lived in New England my whole life, and I have never heard of Hartford as the "so-called insurance Capital of the World"! That was a total guess.
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 86
Aug 10, 2024
Interesting to see Topeka last and not completely surprising. I am, of course, familiar with Brown vs. Board of Education. But one is tempted to think it happened in Arkansas (think the Little Rock Nine) or Alabama (think the infamous image of George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse doorway). Remembering that it was Kansas serves as a reminder of just what a wide-spread problem segregation was and is.
martay
+1
Level 70
Aug 13, 2024
We may have come a long way to integration, but it's interesting to note that a significant number - i.e. most - neighborhoods in the US are still mono-racial.
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