Q 01/05

What is the capital of Georgia?

A) Atlanta

B) Savannah

C) Augusta

D) Macon

Answer · why

A) Atlanta

Atlanta owes its start to a railroad: it was founded in 1837 at the spot where a new line was to end, and its first name was simply Terminus.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Colorado?

A) Denver

B) Boulder

C) Colorado Springs

D) Fort Collins

Answer · why

A) Denver

Denver was started by gold prospectors in 1858 and named after the governor of Kansas Territory, because the land was part of Kansas at the time.

Q 03/05

What is the capital of Texas?

A) El Paso

B) Austin

C) Fort Worth

D) Corpus Christi

Answer · why

B) Austin

Austin's townspeople once fought to keep it the capital: when the government moved away in 1842 they refused to let the state's records leave, and thr...

Q 04/05

What is the capital of Tennessee?

A) Memphis

B) Knoxville

C) Nashville

D) Chattanooga

Answer · why

C) Nashville

Nashville is nicknamed Music City: the Grand Ole Opry, a radio show of country music, began there in 1925 and is still on the air.

Q 05/05

Which state capital gives a famous 500-mile race its name?

A) Des Moines

B) Indianapolis

C) Columbus

D) Little Rock

Answer · why

B) Indianapolis

Indianapolis, the capital of Indiana, lent its name to the Indianapolis 500, first run in 1911 on a track built two years earlier so the city's carmak...