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Random U.S. City to State

In this quiz the answers change every time you play! Can you name the U.S. state where each of these cities is located?
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Population: 2023 U.S. Census estimates
Quiz by Stewart
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First submittedNovember 30, 2018
Times taken65,729
Average score65.0%
Rating4.44
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City
Population
State
Milwaukee
561,385
Wisconsin
Amarillo
202,408
Texas
Sterling Heights
133,306
Michigan
St. George
104,578
Utah
Lansing
112,115
Michigan
Providence
190,792
Rhode Island
Oakland
436,504
California
Rio Rancho
110,660
New Mexico
Sparks
110,323
Nevada
Moreno Valley
212,392
California
City
Population
State
Baltimore
565,239
Maryland
Denver
716,577
Colorado
West Palm Beach
124,130
Florida
Tulsa
411,894
Oklahoma
Montgomery
195,287
Alabama
Joliet
150,489
Illinois
Sandy Springs
105,793
Georgia
Miramar
138,319
Florida
Boston
653,833
Massachusetts
San Bernardino
223,728
California
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85 Comments
Stewart
+19
Level 68
Nov 30, 2018
Methodology for cities included:

All cities above 100k population were included, then any with less than 200k in Florida, Texas or California were removed, thus preventing a bias to these states. Furthermore if two remaining cities had the same name they were removed, except where one city was much larger than the other, then only the smaller was removed.

Freestatebear
+10
Level 86
Dec 1, 2018
Makes sense, but this would be much more helpful to know before taking the quiz.
BMillz
+1
Level 36
Jan 30, 2019
Its at the top of the it in the bio
RobNobody
+10
Level 79
Jan 30, 2019
It is now, but wasn't when this comment was made.
Playst
+12
Level 32
Feb 13, 2019
I think you should make it so two or more cities with the same name would show up and accept both states (Columbia would accept both MO and SC, Springfield would accept multiple states, etc.)
Bdubz
+2
Level 42
Jul 6, 2019
Agreed
mf3
+1
Level 89
May 31, 2024
And yet, when "Meridian" appeared, it would not accept Mississippi, the biggest Meridian there is. (It turned out to want only Idaho.)
EvanAviator
+3
Level 60
Jun 2, 2024
Meridian, Idaho has 117,000 people and is the second most populous city in Idaho and one of the fastest growing in the country. Meridian, a city in Mississippi, has 35,000 people (less than a third) and is rapidly losing population.
smartguy2
+1
Level 68
Dec 1, 2018
Good quiz, but literally half of my answers were in either California or Texas.
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Dec 1, 2018
That’s probably bad luck, I did minimise this issue as mentioned above.
APHill
+2
Level 76
Dec 3, 2018
I had six (including five in a row) from California, FYI.
nations12345eat
+1
Level 43
Jun 20, 2024
i had 3 north Carolina in a row
Stewart
+12
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
There are 202 possible answers, and with the methodology above that includes 23 from California. So on average you should only get 2 California per round. However since this is randomised, and lots of people are taking the quiz, the chance that somebody got slightly more California's than someone else is to be expected.

Think of it like this; When rolling a dice 100 times, you would not expect to see an alternating Head-Tails pattern. In fact, with 100 you're much more likely to see strings of 4 or 5 heads or tails in a row then to get a consistent HTHTHTHT. That's just the nature of randomness.

Moral of the story, 6/20 being California is totally within expectation, given the number of people taking the quiz.

samiamco
+31
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
I wanna see your dice that have heads and tails instead of dots! ;-)
Stewart
+14
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
Dammit! I meant coins... I spent too much thinking and working out the maths I forgot that dice don't have heads/tails :P
iRDM
+1
Level 79
May 28, 2024
i'm sure someone on redbubble will make them eventually
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 78
Jun 7, 2019
Same here. 6/20 were Califoria. But that does not affect the quality of this quiz. That is just the way it is. Those states have a lot of cities.
Sheepyboy
+1
Level 61
Nov 2, 2021
none of mine were california and i had one texas
Junji3000
+1
Level 54
Mar 10, 2024
Got Two Alabama In a Row
mrnafe
+11
Level 84
Dec 3, 2018
Think you've done a great job with a complex format. Must have taken ages.
gatorsong
+1
Level 72
Dec 3, 2018
I agree that the methodology should be included in the description. Cities like Augusta, while the larger one is in Georgia, it is the capital of Maine.

Also, I don't know how many give-away answers are in there, but I got two in mine, Oklahoma City and New York City. Those might be the only ones and I just got both.

Stewart
+2
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
I'll add it in, perhaps in a compact way. I've also removed Augusta as a special case.

Also there are only 6 giveaways (3 containing part of the state rather than City) but also 1 red herring.

GrandMo
+2
Level 70
Dec 3, 2018
I'm guessing the red herring is Kansas City, MO? That's a real tough one to distinguish because the Kansas City, KS is right next to it, and really they function almost as one city, though MO is bigger.
samiamco
+2
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
In most cases of duplicate city names, the population takes care of any confusion (for instance Portland, which popped up for me one time).
jlf314
+2
Level 89
May 28, 2024
I had the same issue with Concord; I kept retyping New Hampshire, sure that I had just misspelled it!
DannyWozza
+10
Level 94
Dec 3, 2018
I just want to add my congratulations and appreciation to Stewart (quiz maker) for creating this and similar quizzes recently. I really like the randomiser and large pool of answers, which mean you need a greater depth of knowledge hence a better learning experience and overall better quiz (in my opinion). Keep up the good work.
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
Thank you very much Danny. Means a lot to know people enjoy my quizzes :)
samiamco
+4
Level 68
Dec 3, 2018
Hear, hear! You've been on a tear, Stewart, and they've been great!
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 88
Jan 30, 2019
Excellent work as usual.
TravelingMama
+1
Level 73
Jan 30, 2019
Great quiz! Must have been a lot of work!
Quizzyquizzed
+1
Level 28
Jan 30, 2019
Meanwhile I get 3 in the same state which would be easy if it wasn’t...... North Carolina which I know literally 2 cities in and only one was there..... my luck just isn’t always great
Tsizzle
+2
Level 76
Jan 30, 2019
gotta get rid of clinton......too many states with that city name......and the population statistics is not why people can narrow down the city.
BMillz
+2
Level 36
Jan 30, 2019
New favorite quiz!
markthoma
+1
Level 73
Jan 30, 2019
I just want to take this quiz over and over again endlessly. I wish I could get five more points for each new iteration, though.:-)
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 66
Jan 30, 2019
I got Warren, GR and Detroit all in one column! Awesome. I also got Lansing 3 quizzes in a row.
mightythor
+1
Level 66
Jan 30, 2019
Would there be value in preventing in the same state from appearing twice? Coding too complicated?
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Jan 30, 2019
Well the coding for Randomised quizzes is universal. So QM would have to write special code just for this quiz and change the quiz type to distinguish it from normal Randomised quizzes. However, I don't think this would ever happen as I see no need to prevent the same state appearing twice.
quizzicalguy
+7
Level 67
Jan 30, 2019
I never heard of Wilmington, NC. I kept retyping Delaware to see if I had spelled it wrong.
jtb77
+1
Level 36
Feb 1, 2019
Really?
jlf314
+8
Level 89
May 28, 2024
Although the one is North Carolina is larger, it is the eighth largest city in its own state while Wilmington, DE is the largest city in Delaware. That makes it stick out more in most people's minds. Similarly, Concord, New Hampshire comes to mind before Concord, North Carolina because it is the capital, even though it is much smaller.
nations12345eat
+1
Level 43
Jun 20, 2024
and then there is Concord, Massachusetts
nations12345eat
+1
Level 43
Jun 20, 2024
oh and both Delaware and New Jersey have a Newark
Danno
+1
Level 68
Dec 9, 2022
Me too, I think they are probably close size wise as well.
ander217
+4
Level 75
Jan 30, 2019
You're my new favorite quiz maker, Stewart.
EmileLexi
+1
Level 21
Jan 31, 2019
It Said Warren I Dont Know Wich State Because I Went To Warren Arkansas it Arkansas didn't work.
thaibob
+1
Level 59
Feb 6, 2019
Arlington is the National Cemetery in Virginia.
Raptorgeo
+3
Level 36
Feb 8, 2019
Stewart I copied your quiz to make a randomized quiz for state to country. I hope you don't mind I just don't know how to make a randomized quiz.
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Feb 8, 2019
No problem! I'll be sure to check it out 😊
Raptorgeo
+1
Level 36
Feb 8, 2019
Thanks, the first part will be ready soon. It's called Random State to Country. First part is North America.
Raptorgeo
+1
Level 36
Feb 9, 2019
The quiz is live now. It's called random state to country North America (no Caribbean states)
seabird
+1
Level 68
Feb 28, 2020
100% first try. Took awhile to guess where Clinton was. I had 6 answers in NC.
FlyingG
+1
Level 69
Sep 12, 2020
I live near Plano, but I had no idea that in city proper it was bigger than Orlando.
Trombone
+1
Level 60
May 31, 2021
I had a weird amount of Ohio, like 4, no Florida and only 1 Texas and 1 California
DolphinSus
+1
Level 28
Jun 29, 2021
I got 3 California and 3 Colorado
dg48
+1
Level 69
Oct 18, 2021
Make this a quiz where the questions and answers change everytime
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Dec 9, 2022
It is
Neodymium
+1
Level 62
Dec 9, 2022
I wonder where Colorado Springs is................
Jaybird77
+1
Level 44
Jun 24, 2024
In Colorado
ksockwell
+1
Level 57
Dec 9, 2022
I guess it was a numbers thing, but there is a Woodbridge Virginia.
Jorissie
+1
Level 92
Dec 9, 2022
I had Kent which is in Washington (Right answer) but is also in Ohio (wrong answer). Also I had Athens which is not only in Georgia (Right answer) but is also in the states Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama (wrong answers)
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Dec 9, 2022
This is why populations are provided. Only the largest with each name is required.
rabble
+1
Level 68
Dec 9, 2022
Great quiz, ty. I think I learn more with these styles, than another largest cities, or capitals.
AndyTownsend7
+1
Level 46
Dec 9, 2022
Hey! I live in Kent, WA lol. Shout out
Wrubel
+1
Level 11
Dec 11, 2022
St. Petersburg nice
LAlphy
+1
Level 64
Dec 14, 2022
West Virginia should be an answer for Charleston
Stewart
+4
Level 68
Dec 14, 2022
Population is important.
Fianchetto
+1
Level 77
Apr 11, 2023
I got 3 questions with 0%!
DawnX
+1
Level 54
May 4, 2024
i think clinton charter township MI shouldn't be on here since its a township not a city but whatever, i still got it
Hapsburg
+1
Level 76
May 28, 2024
I got Florida 4 times and Massachusetts twice, what are the odds?
benbgallaher
+1
Level 53
May 28, 2024
Boise is in Idaho.

Boise City is in Oklahoma.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 28, 2024
The official name of Boise, Idaho is Boise City.

But we'll update the quiz to use the more common, shortened, version.

cuendillar
+4
Level 70
May 29, 2024
Concord, NC should be removed. It isn't the largest city of its name, being second to Concord, CA by about 20k. I know the latter is below the 200k benchmark for California cities but in this instance it's better to remove both rather than have the smaller an answer. I checked to see if there were similar cases elsewhere, but didn't find any. Norwalk, CT is too small and Glendale, AZ is bigger than the one in Cali. Both Pasadenas are below 200k.
KevinFlynn36
+1
Level 48
Jun 20, 2024
Came here to say this. I see why it was included, but it's a weird little loophole in the overlap of the quiz rules.
g4ndalf
+1
Level 75
May 29, 2024
First try had about 6 answers below 110k.

Got them all on the second try, only needed to guess 2 of them that time

BlackLab
+1
Level 66
May 29, 2024
Confused.

Q. Hollywood

A. California. Nope

A. Los Angeles. Nope

A. Florida. Yes.

So, from this, there is no Hollywood in California or Los Angeles.

vermiciousknid
+4
Level 90
May 30, 2024
Hollywood is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, not a city. West Hollywood is an adjacent city in Los Angeles county, but it's not the same thing.
EvanAviator
+1
Level 60
Jun 2, 2024
That is correct! 😁
dapherspapers
+1
Level 36
Jun 20, 2024
since when is hollywood in florida
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 91
Jun 20, 2024
Since 1921
PetJunk001
+1
Level 59
Jun 20, 2024
is there new York city on here?
Jaybird77
+1
Level 44
Jun 24, 2024
I just came here to hear people say, "What about Hollywood, California?"
passiveattack
+1
Level 48
Dec 31, 2024
Why is florida mentioned like 5 times
PontiacLover
+1
Level 43
Jan 29, 2025
Hmmmmmm... Colorado Springs. I wonder what state that is in!
Arogon598
+1
Level 43
Feb 7, 2025
My dad was raised in High Point NC! Never thought I would see this on a quiz.
southpaw
+1
Level 51
Apr 21, 2025
If more than one city qualifies, why not allow both answers? I figured out what the quiz was looking for, but it took time.
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