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US States Quiz

Quiz all 50 US states: name the capital, name the state from its capital, or pick the postal abbreviation, and keep score as you go.

Quiz mode

Choosing another quiz mode starts a new round of all 50 states.

Answer style

All 50 states

Score 0 correct

Shuffling all 50 states.

Classroom setups
Study list: state, abbreviation, and capital
StateAbbreviationCapital
AlabamaALMontgomery
AlaskaAKJuneau
ArizonaAZPhoenix
ArkansasARLittle Rock
CaliforniaCASacramento
ColoradoCODenver
ConnecticutCTHartford
DelawareDEDover
FloridaFLTallahassee
GeorgiaGAAtlanta
HawaiiHIHonolulu
IdahoIDBoise
IllinoisILSpringfield
IndianaINIndianapolis
IowaIADes Moines
KansasKSTopeka
KentuckyKYFrankfort
LouisianaLABaton Rouge
MaineMEAugusta
MarylandMDAnnapolis
MassachusettsMABoston
MichiganMILansing
MinnesotaMNSaint Paul
MississippiMSJackson
MissouriMOJefferson City
MontanaMTHelena
NebraskaNELincoln
NevadaNVCarson City
New HampshireNHConcord
New JerseyNJTrenton
New MexicoNMSanta Fe
New YorkNYAlbany
North CarolinaNCRaleigh
North DakotaNDBismarck
OhioOHColumbus
OklahomaOKOklahoma City
OregonORSalem
PennsylvaniaPAHarrisburg
Rhode IslandRIProvidence
South CarolinaSCColumbia
South DakotaSDPierre
TennesseeTNNashville
TexasTXAustin
UtahUTSalt Lake City
VermontVTMontpelier
VirginiaVARichmond
WashingtonWAOlympia
West VirginiaWVCharleston
WisconsinWIMadison
WyomingWYCheyenne

This US states quiz deals all fifty states in a shuffled order for a classroom review. One round asks for a capital, another asks which state a capital belongs to, and a third asks for the two-letter postal abbreviation. Multiple choice is the usual path, and a switch lets a student type the answer. Score and question number stay on the page until you restart, and the study list prints a full table or a blank matching sheet.

How a round works

Name the capital shows a state and asks for its capital city. Name the state shows a capital and asks which state uses it. Abbreviation shows a state and asks for the two-letter postal abbreviation. Each round includes every state, in an order that changes when you restart, and each multiple-choice question mixes the right answer with three others.

After an answer, the page says Correct or shows the right capital, state, or abbreviation, and Next moves on. The score counts how many answers were right. Type the answer replaces the four choices with a box. Capitalization and extra spaces still count, and Minnesota accepts both Saint Paul and St. Paul. An empty box waits for an answer before it scores that question. Questions often place easy mix-ups side by side, including Frankfort and Charleston, Pierre and Bismarck, Salem and Olympia, and Carson City and Santa Fe.

Printing a study list or matching sheet

The study list under the quiz lists each state with its postal abbreviation and capital. Print full list opens that table for the printer. Print matching sheet opens a blank worksheet: states on the left, a line for the abbreviation, a line for a letter, and shuffled capitals on the right. The capitals on each page belong to the states on that page, so a class can grade one page at a time. If the window does not open, allow pop-ups for this site and press the button again.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does every round include all 50 states?

Yes. Each round uses the fifty states, and Restart shuffles them into a new order. The three wrong choices are shuffled with the right answer on every question.

What does each quiz mode ask?

Name the capital shows the state. Name the state shows the capital. Abbreviation shows the state and asks for the two-letter postal abbreviation used on mail, such as KY for Kentucky.

Can a student type the answer?

Yes. Type the answer replaces the four choices with a box, and a different capitalization still counts, including Frankfort and both Saint Paul and St. Paul for Minnesota.

How is the score kept?

Each checked answer moves the question count forward, and each right answer adds one to the score. After the last state, See score shows the total and any misses. Restart clears the score and deals all fifty states again.

What can I print?

Print full list sends the fifty states with abbreviations and capitals to the printer. Print matching sheet sends a blank worksheet with a name line, abbreviation lines, and capitals in a new shuffled order. The study list on the screen can be filtered while you look something up.

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