About US States and Capitals Quiz
In more than half of the US states the biggest city is not the capital: New York City is not the capital of New York, and Los Angeles is not the capital of California. The US States and Capitals Quiz is full of questions like that. It covers all 50 states, asking for capitals, the state a city is in, two-letter postal codes, nicknames and which states border Canada. The easy questions start with size and famous cities, and the hard end of the quiz is made of capitals like Pierre, Montpelier and Olympia. Wrong options are never the capital of another state, so the question stays fair.
How to play US States and Capitals Quiz
- Press Start for the first of ten questions. The clock starts with it and stops at your last answer.
- Each question asks about a US state: its capital, its postal code, a big city in it or a border with Canada.
- Tap an answer, or press 1 to 4 (or A to D) on a keyboard. Answers are final: you see the right one and a one-line explanation, then press Next.
- Most correct answers ranks first, then the fastest time. Only a member’s first finished quiz of the day counts for the leaderboard.
Tips & strategy
- Postal codes trip people up in sets: MI, MN, MS and MO, or AL, AK, AZ and AR. Learn the M and A states together.
- Many capitals are smaller, central towns chosen long ago, so the famous city is often the wrong answer.
- Thirteen states share a border with Canada, from Alaska and Washington to Maine: picture the map along the 49th parallel.
US States and Capitals Quiz: questions and answers
Does the quiz include Washington, D.C.?
The District of Columbia is mentioned in explanations, but the questions are about the 50 states, since D.C. is not a state.
What kinds of questions are there besides capitals?
Postal codes, the state a big city is in, a few state nicknames and the states that border Canada.
How many questions does the US States and Capitals Quiz have?
259 checked questions: 19 easy, 125 medium and 115 hard. Each day takes ten, easiest first, and a question doesn’t come back until its level has been used up.