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to U.S. STATE CAPITALS to test you further on what is happening around us.=
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1. What state capital city hosted the =
infamous "Earthquake Game" when a last second touchdown caused th=
e crowd to cheer so loudly that it registered as an earthquake on a local s=
eismograph.
2. What state capital =
city has a full-scale replica of the Liberty Bell in front of the capitol b=
uilding, but this one doesn’t have a crack.
3. What state capital city suffered a flood of molasses, as a tank br=
oke and 2.3 million gallons of molasses killed 21 people?=
4. What state capital city had Jerry Mock start and end h=
er record as the first woman to fly solo around the world?
5. What state capital city was named for the monks, not =
animals as it was originally called "Fort Raccoon"?
6. What state capital city was founded by William Pen=
n and named after a city in England?
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7. =
What state capital city’s capitol building was so impressive that Ted=
dy Roosevelt declared, "It’s the handsomest building I ever saw."=
8. What state capital city in 1902 had =
the first US president to publicly ride in an automobile?=
9. What state capital city had a special residence for ro=
yalty in town?
10. What state capital ci=
ty, though much smaller, was chosen to end the political turmoil and wrangl=
ing between communities that all wanted to be the capital.
11. What state capital city is home of ‘The Big Da=
m Bridge’ that is the largest bridge in North America built exclusive=
ly for pedestrians built over a dam.
Little Rock, Arkansas
12. What state capital city has the world’=
s largest termite statue? (it’s 920 times larger than a real termite)
13. What state capital city saw Patrick Henry=
make his famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech at a l=
ocal church?
14. What state capital city=
was labeled by Forbes as America’s vainest city because of the highest num=
ber of plastic surgeons per capita.
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What state capital city, then named Desoto, hosted the first North American=
Christmas celebration.
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