| Etymology | Capital | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Explorer who "discovered" America | Columbus / Columbia | 99%
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| President of the U.S. during the Civil War | Lincoln | 87%
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| A mythological bird that rises from its own ashes | Phoenix | 78%
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| The author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence | Jefferson City | 58%
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| The fourth President of the U.S. | Madison | 58%
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| Prussian chancellor who unified the German states | Bismarck | 53%
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| Spanish for "holy faith" | Santa Fe | 53%
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| The seventh President of the U.S. | Jackson | 49%
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| A town in England overlooking the English Channel | Dover | 47%
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| A tall red pole seen when the city was founded | Baton Rouge | 42%
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| The English knight who established Roanoke Colony | Raleigh | 42%
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| Anglicized version of the Hebrew word "shalom" | Salem | 42%
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| Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway | Annapolis | 34%
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| The first name of a French fur trader | Pierre | 34%
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| The saint who converted the Gentiles to Christianity | Saint Paul | 33%
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| French for "of the monks" | Des Moines | 30%
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| A city in southern France | Montpelier | 30%
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| A famous frontiersman, first name Kit | Carson City | 28%
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| English word that refers to divine intervention in the world | Providence | 22%
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| An English word that means "harmony, agreement" | Concord | 21%
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