In the USA, every child knows the capitals of the individual states. From a German perspective, this is not so easy. We have a geography quiz on US states for you in which you have to match the 50 capitals to the 50 states. Can you do it?
The geography quiz on US states quiz seems to be easier than expected. 50 states – 50 capitals: that’s an easy one. Far from it, because knowing the capitals of the US states is much more difficult than you might think. Are you ready? Then start the US states quiz and impress with quick and, above all, correct answers.
The capital of California is Los Angeles, right? No. Then maybe San Francisco. Oh. Neither. Maybe San Diego, Oakland or Fresno? None of these cities is the capital of the sunny US state. It’s the same in California as it is in other US states. In many cases, the largest city is not the state capital. The capital of Illinois is not Chicago, nor is the capital of Texas Houston. So if you want to answer all the quiz questions in this geography quiz on US states correctly, you need to have true US expertise.
For some states, the capital city problem is easy to explain. For example, the Texan capital Austin is only the fourth largest city in the state after Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. It was founded in 1835 under the name Waterloo, making it one of the oldest cities in the area. It was renamed three years later. It was named after Stephen F. Austin, the founder of the then independent Republic of Texas . One year later, it was given capital status. The fact that it was later overtaken by others in terms of size and importance did not change this. Yes, a bit tricky. Will you find all correct answers in our geography quiz on US states?
At a glance – every USA quiz
Most people know that there are 50 US states. The 50 white stars in the American flag symbolize them. In contrast, the 7 red and 6 white stripes in the flag stand for the 13 founding states. They declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776. Gradually, more and more states joined or were bought. The most recent to date is Hawaii, which was granted federal state status in 1959.
Are you ready for the geography quiz on US states? Then let’s go!
13. April 26, 11:30 – Ines Walk
