Q 01/05

What is the capital city of California?

A) Los Angeles

B) San Francisco

C) San Diego

D) Sacramento

Answer · why

D) Sacramento

Sacramento is much smaller than Los Angeles, but it has been the seat of California's government since 1854.

Q 02/05

Which city is the capital of Texas?

A) Austin

B) Houston

C) Dallas

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

A) Austin

Houston, Dallas and San Antonio are all bigger, but the state government sits in Austin.

Q 03/05

Which city is the capital of Florida?

A) Miami

B) Orlando

C) Jacksonville

D) Tallahassee

Answer · why

D) Tallahassee

Tallahassee sits in the Florida Panhandle and became the capital in 1824, long before Miami or Orlando were big cities.

Q 04/05

New York City is the biggest city in New York, but which city is the state capital?

A) Albany

B) Buffalo

C) Rochester

D) Syracuse

Answer · why

A) Albany

Albany is the oldest city in the state and sits on the Hudson River about 150 miles north of New York City.

Q 05/05

Which is the largest US state by area?

A) Texas

B) California

C) Montana

D) Alaska

Answer · why

D) Alaska

It is bigger than Texas, California and Montana put together, and its capital, Juneau, cannot be reached by road.