U.S. State Capitals by Clue #1 - Statistics

General Stats

Answer Stats

Clue	Capital	% Correct
Elevation: 5,280 feet	Denver	93%
In 1848, gold was discovered at nearby Sutter's Mill	Sacramento	88%
Its namesake auto race draws over 300,000 spectators each year	Indianapolis	82%
In French, its name means "red stick"	Baton Rouge	76%
Did you know that this capital is located over 700 miles from the geographical center of the state?	Juneau	68%
Has three sets of double letters in its name: L, S, and E	Tallahassee	68%
A common male first name in France	Pierre	67%
Bill Clinton lived here	Little Rock	66%
Has the highest population of any state capital, over 1.6 million	Phoenix	66%
Located about 40 miles from the Oregon border	Boise	65%
Also home to the U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis	62%
Founded by the Spanish in 1610, making it the oldest state capital	Santa Fe	62%
Located on an inlet of the Puget Sound	Olympia	61%
Named for the general who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815	Jackson	56%
George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River to defeat Hessian troops here	Trenton	54%
Named after the founder of the failed Roanoke colony	Raleigh	44%
City from which Jefferson Davis hastily fled in 1865	Richmond	44%
The second most populous city in the Midwest	Columbus	42%
The so-called Insurance Capital of the World	Hartford	34%
In 1951, Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education of this city	Topeka	34%