Memorize these and you could recognize 51.4% of all State Capitals clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu | 16 | It contains 3 extinct volcanos & the Iolani Palace |
| 2 | Atlanta | 14 | 1 of 5 state capitals to begin with the letter "A" |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 13 | This Southwestern city is the oldest serving as a state capital |
| 4 | Sacramento | 12 | Sutter General & Sutter Memorial Hospitals are in this state capital |
| 5 | Albany | 12 | In 1614 Fort Nassau, a Dutch trading post, was established on the site of this capital |
| 6 | Harrisburg | 12 | It's home to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
| 7 | Austin | 12 | Though he lost to Sam Houston for president, the state capital of Texas is still named for him |
| 8 | Denver | 11 | Its metropolitan area includes the towns of Englewood, Littleton & Aurora, among others |
| 9 | Springfield | 11 | The only house Abraham Lincoln ever owned is at 8th and Jackson Streets in this state capital |
| 10 | Tallahassee | 10 | Like Rome, this Florida capital is built on seven hills |
| 11 | Salt Lake City | 10 | This Mormon-founded capital lies at the foot of the westernmost range of the Rocky Mountains |
| 12 | Juneau | 10 | This capital founded by gold miners has over 100 days a year of below freezing temperatures |
| 13 | St. Paul | 9 | Dome of Minnesota state capitol building in this city is patterned after St. Peter's in Rome |
| 14 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 9 | Lying at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range, it's the highest state capital |
| 15 | Boston | 9 | Providence, R.I. & this large New England city are the two capitals closest to each other |
| 16 | Nashville | 9 | In 1999 the team once known as the Houston Oilers made a slick move to this capital |
| 17 | Montgomery | 9 | It was also capital of the Confederacy |
| 18 | Carson City | 9 | The growth of this capital was stimulated by the discovery of the Comstock Lode |
| 19 | Bismarck | 9 | Originally called Edwinton, it was renamed in 1873 to honor Germany's "Iron Chancellor" |
| 20 | Baton Rouge | 9 | It was named for a red post at a boundary between the hunting grounds of 2 Indian tribes |
| 21 | Salem | 9 | It lies about 50 miles south of Portland on the Willamette river |
| 22 | Boise | 8 | 1 of 4 state capitals to begin with the letter "B" |
| 23 | Phoenix | 8 | The only state capital named for a mythological bird |
| 24 | Augusta | 8 | It lies about 50 miles northeast of Portland on the Kennebec river |
| 25 | Pierre | 7 | It was named for a certain Monsieur Chouteau who was a fur trader in the Dakota Territory |
| 26 | Dover | 7 | Capital of the 1st state to ratify the Constitution |
| 27 | Cheyenne | 7 | It's the capital of the least populated state, Wyoming |
| 28 | Annapolis | 7 | State capital that's home to a service academy |
| 29 | Providence | 7 | Founded by Roger Williams in 1638, the oldest Baptist church in the U.S. is in this city |
| 30 | Olympia | 7 | This capital lies at the southern end of Puget Sound on Budd Inlet & Capitol Lake |
| 31 | Oklahoma City | 7 | 1 of 2 state capitals to begin with the letter "O" |
| 32 | Little Rock | 7 | This capital was named for the smaller of 2 rock bluffs on which it was situated |
| 33 | Madison | 7 | Alphabetically, it's the last state capital named for a U.S. president |
| 34 | Columbus | 7 | The only person from whom the names of 2 current state capitals are derived |
| 35 | Lansing | 6 | In 1847 it succeeded Detroit as state capital |
| 36 | Montpelier | 6 | Named for a city in France, it's located in the Green Mountains on the upper Winooski River |
| 37 | Juneau, Alaska | 6 | The Gastineau Salmon Hatchery is an attraction in this city that lies along the Gastineau Channel |
| 38 | Topeka | 5 | Founded in 1854 by anti-slavery settlers, it's the capital of Kansas |
| 39 | Montgomery, Alabama | 5 | This southern capital's seal contains a 6-pointed star & the words "Cradle Of The Confederacy" |
| 40 | Indianapolis | 5 | Appropriately, this capital's name means "Indiana city" |
| 41 | Helena | 5 | This Montana city founded by prospectors in 1864 lies just east of the Continental Divide |
| 42 | Richmond | 5 | When this future Confederate capital became a city in 1782, half of its population was slaves |
| 43 | Montpelier, Vermont | 5 | The least populous state capital, it's found in the least populous state east of the Mississippi |
| 44 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 of 3 state capitals to begin with the letter "L" |
| 45 | Hartford, Connecticut | 5 | It was named for Hertford, England |
| 46 | Augusta, Maine | 5 | The Governor's Mansion in this city, the seat of Kennebec County, was the home of James G. Blaine |
| 47 | Trenton | 4 | It was the nation's capital for 2 months in 1784; now it's the capital of N.J. |
| 48 | Frankfort | 4 | This Kentucky capital claims to have had the 1st Boy Scout troop in the U.S., organized in 1909 |
| 49 | Charleston | 4 | West Virginians claim to have the world's longest block, about 1/2 mile long, in this city |
| 50 | Columbia | 4 | In 1786 it was chosen to replace Charleston as its state's capital |