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Alabama's state capital was also the first capital of the Confederacy. What is it?
Birmingham
Selma
Montgomery
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Georgia's capital city has become a film-making center in recent years. What is it?
Atlanta
Savannah
Albany
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Louisiana's state capital translates to 'red stick':
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
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In 1919, Massachusetts's capital city was flooded by molasses. What is it?
Springfield
Amherst
Boston
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Rhode Island's capital city was founded by religious dissenter, Roger Williams. What is it?
Providence
Montpelier
Rathburn
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New York's state capital has the distinction of being the place where perforated toilet paper was invented. What is it?
Albany
New York City
Passaqua
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The capital of Arkansas was the site of a heated desegregation battle in 1957. What is it?
Little Rock
Helen
McDuffie
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This Texas state capital is also home to the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library:
Dallas
Houston
Austin
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Florida's capital was originally comprised of three log cabins. What is it?
Tallahassee
Miami
Tampa
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Oklahoma's capital city had the country's first parking meter. What is it?
Austin
Oklahoma City
Eufaula
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South Carolina's capital city was nearly completely destroyed by the Union Army during the Civil War. What is it?
Charleston
Columbia
Newberry
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This Montana city became the capital after a controversial struggle between its supporters and those of another city called Anaconda. What is it?
Helena
Cuthbert
Collier
Don't feel badly. There are 50 of them to remember. That's a lot!
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It's hard to keep all those state capitals straight! You did a great job!
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You aced those capitals! You're probably the teacher's favorite!
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1
Alabama's state capital was also the first capital of the Confederacy. What is it?
Birmingham
Selma
Montgomery
2
Georgia's capital city has become a film-making center in recent years. What is it?
Atlanta
Savannah
Albany
3
Louisiana's state capital translates to 'red stick':
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
4
In 1919, Massachusetts's capital city was flooded by molasses. What is it?
Springfield
Amherst
Boston
5
Rhode Island's capital city was founded by religious dissenter, Roger Williams. What is it?
Providence
Montpelier
Rathburn
6
New York's state capital has the distinction of being the place where perforated toilet paper was invented. What is it?
Albany
New York City
Passaqua
7
The capital of Arkansas was the site of a heated desegregation battle in 1957. What is it?
Little Rock
Helen
McDuffie
8
This Texas state capital is also home to the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library:
Dallas
Houston
Austin
9
Florida's capital was originally comprised of three log cabins. What is it?
Tallahassee
Miami
Tampa
10
Oklahoma's capital city had the country's first parking meter. What is it?
Austin
Oklahoma City
Eufaula
11
South Carolina's capital city was nearly completely destroyed by the Union Army during the Civil War. What is it?
Charleston
Columbia
Newberry
12
This Montana city became the capital after a controversial struggle between its supporters and those of another city called Anaconda. What is it?
Helena
Cuthbert
Collier
