Memorize these and you could recognize 35.6% of all U.S. Cities clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 16 | It's the largest city, by far, with parts on both banks of the Mississippi River |
| 2 | San Francisco | 15 | In 1847 the settlement of Yerba Buena changed its name to this & in 1848 thousands of people came |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 15 | It was up the steps of this city's museum of art that Sylvester Stallone ran in "Rocky" |
| 4 | Chicago | 14 | This "Windy City's" 50-member city council is largest in U.S. |
| 5 | Boston | 14 | Eastern state capital that's been described as "a state of mind almost entirely surrounded by water" |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 13 | The 1st regular radio broadcasts began in 1920 at KDKA in this city |
| 7 | Buffalo | 13 | NYC has almost 7 million more people than this next largest city in N.Y. state |
| 8 | Atlanta | 11 | This city boasts the 1st subway system in a Southern state |
| 9 | St. Louis | 11 | This city's flag shows 2 rivers joining behind a fleur-de-lis |
| 10 | Detroit | 10 | Only auto tunnel crossing Canadian border runs from Windsor, Ont. to this city |
| 11 | Charleston | 10 | It's about500 miles from this state capital to the larger city of the same name |
| 12 | Las Vegas | 9 | Incorporated in 1911, this city 30 miles northwest of Hoover Dam has had a busy 111 years |
| 13 | Baltimore | 9 | This city got a park, a free hospital & a university from the generosity of Johns Hopkins |
| 14 | San Diego | 8 | Considered "The Birthplace of California", it's home to the Padres & a world-renowned zoo |
| 15 | New York City | 8 | Major city where Washington is a Square & Columbus is a Circle |
| 16 | Milwaukee | 8 | City that's home to the Schlitz Audubon Center, where a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the Busch Gardens |
| 17 | Memphis | 8 | In 1819, Andrew Jackson & 2 partners founded this largest Tennessee city |
| 18 | Cleveland | 8 | Ohio city named for Moses, not Grover |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 8 | In the 1830s, many Germans came to this Ohio River town, & by 1900, it boasted 25 breweries |
| 20 | Washington, D.C. | 7 | One of this city's radio stations is WWDC |
| 21 | Seattle | 7 | Of Seattle, L.A. or NYC, locale rated #1 in recreational opportunities by "Places Rated" |
| 22 | Portland | 7 | Almost named for Boston, this Oregon city was named for a city in Maine instead |
| 23 | Charlotte | 7 | Named for the wife of the infamous King George III, it's N.C.'s largest city |
| 24 | Wichita | 6 | This largest city in Kansas is the world's top producer of general aviation aircraft |
| 25 | San Antonio | 6 | This city is home to the Texas Ranger Museum & a 202-room hotel called the Crockett |
| 26 | Phoenix | 6 | City in the title of the followingsong, Glen Campbell's 1st Top 40 hit:"By the time I make Oklahoma /She'll be sleeping..." |
| 27 | Mobile | 6 | Called the "City of 6 Flags" because 6 governments have controlled it, it is Alabama's only seaport |
| 28 | Miami | 6 | The Hurricanes of this city's university play their games in the Orange Bowl |
| 29 | Los Angeles | 6 | This West Coast city has the world's largest pleasure boat marina |
| 30 | Lexington | 6 | In the Bluegrass Belt, it's world's largest Burley tobacco market & Kentucky's 2nd largest city |
| 31 | Houston | 6 | Largest city in population east of the Rockies & west of the Mississippi River |
| 32 | Honolulu | 6 | The tallest building in this city is the Ala Moana Americana Hotel |
| 33 | El Paso | 6 | In 1967,100 years after the Rio Grande changed its course, U.S. returned part of this city to Juarez, Mexico |
| 34 | Tulsa | 5 | This Okla. city, home of Oral Roberts U. was named by Creek Indians who had migrated from Alabama |
| 35 | St. Petersburg | 5 | When Peter Demens extended the railroad to this Florida site, he named it for his Russian birthplace |
| 36 | Louisville | 5 | Out of gratitude for French aid in the Revolutionary War, a Kentucky city was named this |
| 37 | Jacksonville | 5 | Largest U.S. city in area outside Alaska & largest in population in Florida |
| 38 | Fargo | 5 | North Dakota's largest city, it was named for one of the founders of a famous frontier stage line |
| 39 | Dallas | 5 | Tho many say this Texas city is named for our 11th VP, its founder said he named it for a friend |
| 40 | Anchorage | 5 | The largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States was centered 80 miles east of this Alaskan city |
| 41 | Albany | 5 | This state capital was named for the Scottish title of the Duke of York |
| 42 | Rochester, New York | 5 | It's been called "Film City" since Kodak is headquartered there |
| 43 | Kansas City, Missouri | 5 | Over twice as many people live in this most populous Missouri city as in the city that shares its name in another state |
| 44 | Tucson | 4 | This Arizona university town has been called the "Astronomy Capital of the World" |
| 45 | San Jose | 4 | At south end of S.F. Bay, this, California's oldest city, was once the state capital |
| 46 | Salt Lake City | 4 | It was laid out according to Joseph Smith's plan for the city of Zion, with a temple in the center |
| 47 | Rochester | 4 | 5th largest city in Minnesota, it's named for the 3rd largest in New York |
| 48 | Reno | 4 | This Nevada city calls itself "the biggest little city in the world" |
| 49 | Omaha | 4 | In 1863 the Transcontinental Railroad started west from this largest Nebraska city |
| 50 | Oklahoma City | 4 | City which is home to the Photography, National Cowboy & National Softball Halls of Fame |