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State Capitals Quiz: the 50 US Capitals

We name a state capital, you click its state on the map. Can you place all 50?

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State Capitals Quiz: the 50 US Capitals

50 state capitals. We name a capital, you click its state on the map. Three tries each.

How to play

Press Start. The name of a state capital shows at the top of the map: click the state it belongs to. Right on the first try turns the state green; right after a miss turns it amber; after three misses it turns red and the quiz moves on. A wrong click shows the name of the state you clicked. When you finish, practice just the capitals you missed.

The 50 state capitals, by region

Northeast

  • Connecticut Hartford
  • Delaware Dover
  • Maine Augusta
  • Maryland Annapolis
  • Massachusetts Boston
  • New Hampshire Concord
  • New Jersey Trenton
  • New York Albany
  • Pennsylvania Harrisburg
  • Rhode Island Providence
  • Vermont Montpelier

Southeast

  • Alabama Montgomery
  • Arkansas Little Rock
  • Florida Tallahassee
  • Georgia Atlanta
  • Kentucky Frankfort
  • Louisiana Baton Rouge
  • Mississippi Jackson
  • North Carolina Raleigh
  • South Carolina Columbia
  • Tennessee Nashville
  • Virginia Richmond
  • West Virginia Charleston

Midwest

  • Illinois Springfield
  • Indiana Indianapolis
  • Iowa Des Moines
  • Kansas Topeka
  • Michigan Lansing
  • Minnesota Saint Paul
  • Missouri Jefferson City
  • Nebraska Lincoln
  • North Dakota Bismarck
  • Ohio Columbus
  • South Dakota Pierre
  • Wisconsin Madison

Southwest

  • Arizona Phoenix
  • New Mexico Santa Fe
  • Oklahoma Oklahoma City
  • Texas Austin

West

  • Alaska Juneau
  • California Sacramento
  • Colorado Denver
  • Hawaii Honolulu
  • Idaho Boise
  • Montana Helena
  • Nevada Carson City
  • Oregon Salem
  • Utah Salt Lake City
  • Washington Olympia
  • Wyoming Cheyenne

Study on paper first

Study with the states and capitals lists and quizzes (with answer keys), or the US map with capitals, then play again here.

Questions

Is Washington, D.C. in the quiz?

No. D.C. is the capital of the United States, not of a state, so the quiz asks the 50 state capitals only.

Which capitals do people mix up most?

The ones that are not the biggest city in their state: Albany (not New York City), Sacramento (not Los Angeles), Springfield (not Chicago), Harrisburg (not Philadelphia), Tallahassee (not Miami) and Olympia (not Seattle).

How is the score worked out?

Your score is the share of places you found on the first try. A place you find on the second or third try turns amber and does not count toward the score; after three misses it turns red and the quiz moves on.

The small states are hard to click. What can I do?

Rhode Island and Delaware have a circle around them: click anywhere inside the circle. Use the + button (or pinch on a phone) to zoom in on the Northeast, and drag to move around.

Can my class use this?

Yes, free, with no sign-up and no ads. At the end, students type their name and take a screenshot of the result card (map, score, time and date) to hand in.

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