Statistics for U.S. Cities by Letter - M

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  • The average score is 16 of 22

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ClueAnswer% Correct
The second most populous city in Florida is known for its art deco architecture. Its name was used in the title of a 1980s crime drama television series.Miami
100%
The second most populous city in Tennessee, the “Home of the Blues,” is also the location of Graceland.Memphis
98%
The “City of Lakes” is the largest city in Minnesota.Minneapolis
98%
The largest city in Wisconsin is a center for German-American culture.Milwaukee
96%
The capital of and second largest city in Wisconsin is named after the fourth President of the United States.Madison
92%
The third largest city in Arizona is named for the plateau-like formation on which it stands.Mesa
92%
Alabama’s second most populous city was founded in 1702 by French colonists as Fort Louis de la Louisiane. Its present-day name is the word used for “cell phone” in British English.Mobile
90%
The capital of and third most populous city in Alabama was named for a major general in the Continental Army, was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, and was a center of Civil Rights Movement activity.Montgomery
88%
In a bit of aspirational naming, the most populous city in New Hampshire honors the English city considered to be the world’s first industrialized city.Manchester
81%
The name of California’s nineteenth largest city commemorates (in Spanish) the modesty of one of the city’s founders who declined the honor of having the city named after him.Modesto
81%
Known as “The Heart of Georgia,” this city consolidated with Bibb County in 2014, making it Georgia’s fourth largest city. Its name rhymes with one of the three principal ingredients of a BLT sandwich.Macon
79%
This California city was once the site of the Riverside International Raceway. Its name has two words. The first is a Spanish word that can be translated as “brunet,” “brown,” or “dark,” and is also the surname of actress Rita, who played Anita in the original film version of West Side Story. The second word, an English one, means “a low area of land between hills or mountains.”Moreno Valley
69%
The 22nd most populous city in Texas was named after one of its founders. Its name begins with the two-letter prefix meaning “son” or “son of” that is found in many Irish surnames. It ends with the surname of filmmaker/comedian/actor Woody, who directed the films Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Hannah and Her Sisters.McAllen
65%
Beginning its life as “Midway Station” in 1881, this Texas city is the location of the George W. Bush Childhood Home. It was a former home to both George W. and George H. W. Bush.Midland
65%
The sixth largest city in Tennessee served as the state capital from 1818 to 1826. Its name sounds a bit like “Murphysborough,” but that’s not what it is.Murfreesboro
65%
The self-proclaimed “Rodeo Capital of Texas” was named after a river, although its name also refers to a spiny tree whose bark is burned as barbecue flavoring.Mesquite
52%
This California city, which sits in a valley of the same name, bears the middle name of a man who discovered a gold-bearing quartz ridge in the area in 1883. To spell its name, you must combine the following.
1. The plural of “man.”
2. The only vowel in “blintz.”
3. The word that means “a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.”
Menifee
46%
This city’s name originated from the local name for Florida State Road 860. The first word of its name is also the name of the art deco city that was an answer to a previous question in this quiz. The second word is the plural form of a word meaning “a small piece of ground used to grow vegetables, fruit, herbs, or flowers.”Miami Gardens
46%
This is a tough one if you’re not familiar with this city! Hot springs helped make this California city a resort town until trains stopped servicing it in 1935. It is named after one of its founders, a Spaniard. To approximate its pronunciation, combine the following.
1. The first three letters of a word that means “a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.”
2. A common prefix meaning “again.”
3. The vowel in “bed.”
4. The last two letters of a Spanish word meaning “nap.”
Murrieta
46%
This Idaho city sits on “a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles” and its name directly reflects that fact.Meridian
44%
The eleventh largest city in Florida is named after a neighborhood in Havana, Cuba. Its name translates from Spanish as “look at the sea.”Miramar
42%
Both Collin County, Texas and its county seat are named after the same man, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (from Mexico). The county uses his given name; the city uses his surname, which is shared by actor Bill, who played the perverted mountain man in the 1972 film Deliverance.McKinney
29%

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