Geography quiz
US state capitals match: state to capital
One state at a time. Click its capital in the bank below; used capitals drop out, so the last few can be worked out by elimination. Each round takes 20 of the 50.
- Format
- Pick the match
- Items
- 20 to match
- Limit
- 1:20
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 20 of the 50 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Prompts
- 20
- Bank
- Capital buttons, A to Z
- Time limit
- 1:20
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each state appears in turn. Click its match in the bank.
- Used answers leave the bank. Keys 1 to 9 pick the first nine buttons; type a name to jump to it.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Click the capital of each state. The bank appears when you start.
About this quiz
All 50 state capitals as a matching game. A miss shows the right capital before the next state comes up.
- The clock allows four seconds for each state: 80 seconds for a round of 20.
- The first round of each day is the same for everyone; after that every round is a fresh draw. You can also play all 50 in one run.
Sources
- [1]National Archives (George W. Bush White House archive). State capitals quiz.
- [2]US Census Bureau. ANSI codes for states.
- [3]US Census Bureau. Cartographic Boundary Files.
Note on the data. The 50 capitals were checked against the National Archives list of state capitals. The 50 states are those on the Census Bureau's state code list, leaving out the District of Columbia and the territories. The map is drawn from the Census Bureau's public domain cartographic boundary files, with Alaska and Hawaii moved and rescaled into the lower left corner.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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