US state capitals and capitol trivia.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which state capital hosted Delaware's unanimous ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
Thirty delegates met at Dover's Golden Fleece Tavern, making Delaware the first state to ratify the Constitution.
Which state capital contains the gold-domed Massachusetts State House?
Paul Revere coppered the dome in 1802, decades before workers first covered it with gold leaf.
Why did Florida choose Tallahassee instead of Pensacola or St. Augustine as its territorial capital?
Florida's lawmakers had alternated between Pensacola and St. Augustine, a trip that could take almost 20 days.
Olympia serves as the capital of which state?
Olympia sits at the southern end of Puget Sound, while better-known Seattle lies farther north.
Which city was Pennsylvania's capital between Philadelphia and Harrisburg?
Pennsylvania's legislature moved to Lancaster in 1799, then met in Harrisburg beginning in 1812.
Which French city supplied the name later adapted for Vermont's capital?
Vermont's Montpelier drops one of the middle l's from the spelling of Montpellier, France.
Indiana commissioners favored the future Indianapolis site for which pair of advantages?
White River proved too shallow for dependable shipping, slowing the young capital's early growth.
Which statue crowns Nebraska's towered State Capitol in Lincoln?
The 19-foot bronze Sower doubles as the capitol's lightning rod.
Which state capital lies between Utah's Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains?
Ancient Lake Bonneville left shoreline benches that still stripe the mountains around Salt Lake Valley.
Madison's original planners used diagonal streets to fit a grid onto which landscape?
The Capitol Square crowns the isthmus's highest hill between Lakes Mendota and Monona.