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“Are You Smarter Than The Average U.S. Citizen?”: Take This State Capitals Challenge
Think you know your U.S. state capitals? Most Americans don’t. From New York City to Albany, Las Vegas to Reno, the U.S. is full of famous cities that everyone knows, but the actual state capital is rarely the one you’d guess.
💡Can you name the capital of California without hesitating?
💡Do you know which state is home to the Grand Canyon, or where Mount Rushmore actually sits?
This 20-question trivia quiz goes way beyond the basics, and whether you are a geography nerd, a trivia night regular, a U.S. history buff, or just a curious mind, this quiz is for you!
Stick around, and let’s see how many you can truly guess. 👀
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Roman Arendt 8 hours ago
The altitude question ruined a perfect score. As a teenager I was practically bed bound due to an accident one summer. I used the time (among other things) to learn all the US states and their capitals and some trivia (my father gave me a special edition of National Geographic or GEO [I don't remember which] with facts about all states and interesting (not so touristy) sites to see there. So at least, something came out of this horrible and lonely summer of a german teenager... 😅
Laszlo Larthlanc 4 hours ago
Probably better than most Americans would do with other countries, and I'm American. I'd also probably fail a test on the name of other countries' currencies. I'm an accepting and curious person, but if I ever claimed to be cosmopolitan I'd be lying.
Load More Replies... SM 15 minutes ago (edited)
How can you tell if you are smarter than the average US citizen if they don't give the score of the average US citizen? And I might point out that state capitals are tricky because people tend to believe that they would be the most populous or popular, but lots of times they are some of the smaller places just because of how history unfolds. On top of that not all schools teach this, I certainly wasn't taught this as a kid and frankly don't really see any need for it.
Roman Arendt 8 hours ago
The altitude question ruined a perfect score. As a teenager I was practically bed bound due to an accident one summer. I used the time (among other things) to learn all the US states and their capitals and some trivia (my father gave me a special edition of National Geographic or GEO [I don't remember which] with facts about all states and interesting (not so touristy) sites to see there. So at least, something came out of this horrible and lonely summer of a german teenager... 😅
Laszlo Larthlanc 4 hours ago
Probably better than most Americans would do with other countries, and I'm American. I'd also probably fail a test on the name of other countries' currencies. I'm an accepting and curious person, but if I ever claimed to be cosmopolitan I'd be lying.
Load More Replies... SM 15 minutes ago (edited)
How can you tell if you are smarter than the average US citizen if they don't give the score of the average US citizen? And I might point out that state capitals are tricky because people tend to believe that they would be the most populous or popular, but lots of times they are some of the smaller places just because of how history unfolds. On top of that not all schools teach this, I certainly wasn't taught this as a kid and frankly don't really see any need for it.
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