USA civics · English · 2026
50 US states and capitals — practice for students
US students search “50 states and capitals” from Grade 3 through citizenship-style civics. There are 50 states. Washington, D.C. is the federal capital district, not a state. This page drills official capital cities — not invented 2026 news.
Why US students open this page
State-capital lists are among the most-searched US classroom geography queries every year.
Fifty states
Each state has a capital city for its government. The national capital is Washington, D.C.
Not the largest city
Many capitals are not the biggest city (e.g. Albany not New York City, Sacramento not Los Angeles).
Territories
Puerto Rico, Guam and others are US territories, not states. They are not in the 50-capital list.
Official sources
Changing dates, fees, award amounts and cutoffs stay on these sites. GKSchools does not invent them.
Today’s 5 (rotates by calendar)
A returning student sees a new first five each day. The full set of 100 stays below.
1. South Carolina capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Columbia
Columbia.
2. US students are often tested on: South Carolina capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Columbia
Columbia.
3. Pick the accurate option for South Carolina capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Columbia
Columbia.
4. Classroom / college-aid check: South Carolina capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Columbia
Columbia.
5. Two Charlestons — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Charleston, WV is a capital; Charleston, SC is not the SC capital
State postal codes help: WV vs SC.
Practice quiz — 100 questions
Quick 10 is a random set. Full set plays every question. Tap green if correct, red if wrong.
Your score
100 questions and answers
Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct. Original practice — not an official paper.
1. South Carolina capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Columbia
Columbia.
2. US students are often tested on: South Carolina capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Columbia
Columbia.
3. Pick the accurate option for South Carolina capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Columbia
Columbia.
4. Classroom / college-aid check: South Carolina capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Columbia
Columbia.
5. Two Charlestons — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Charleston, WV is a capital; Charleston, SC is not the SC capital
State postal codes help: WV vs SC.
6. US students are often tested on: Two Charlestons?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Charleston, WV is a capital; Charleston, SC is not the SC capital
State postal codes help: WV vs SC.
7. Pick the accurate option for Two Charlestons.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Charleston, WV is a capital; Charleston, SC is not the SC capital
State postal codes help: WV vs SC.
8. Classroom / college-aid check: Two Charlestons
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Charleston, WV is a capital; Charleston, SC is not the SC capital
State postal codes help: WV vs SC.
9. Kansas capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Topeka
Topeka.
10. US students are often tested on: Kansas capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Topeka
Topeka.
11. Pick the accurate option for Kansas capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Topeka
Topeka.
12. Classroom / college-aid check: Kansas capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Topeka
Topeka.
13. Kentucky capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Frankfort
Frankfort.
14. US students are often tested on: Kentucky capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Frankfort
Frankfort.
15. Pick the accurate option for Kentucky capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Frankfort
Frankfort.
16. Classroom / college-aid check: Kentucky capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Frankfort
Frankfort.
17. Louisiana capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge.
18. US students are often tested on: Louisiana capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge.
19. Pick the accurate option for Louisiana capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge.
20. Classroom / college-aid check: Louisiana capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge.
21. Mississippi capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Jackson
Jackson.
22. US students are often tested on: Mississippi capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Jackson
Jackson.
23. Pick the accurate option for Mississippi capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Jackson
Jackson.
24. Classroom / college-aid check: Mississippi capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Jackson
Jackson.
25. North Dakota capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Bismarck
Bismarck.
26. US students are often tested on: North Dakota capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Bismarck
Bismarck.
27. Pick the accurate option for North Dakota capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Bismarck
Bismarck.
28. Classroom / college-aid check: North Dakota capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Bismarck
Bismarck.
29. South Dakota capital — which statement is correct?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Pierre
Pierre (often pronounced “peer”).
30. US students are often tested on: South Dakota capital?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Pierre
Pierre (often pronounced “peer”).
31. Pick the accurate option for South Dakota capital.
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Pierre
Pierre (often pronounced “peer”).
32. Classroom / college-aid check: South Dakota capital
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Pierre
Pierre (often pronounced “peer”).
33. The United States has how many states?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) 50
Hawaii and Alaska made 50 in 1959.
34. The national capital of the United States is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Washington, D.C.
D.C. means District of Columbia.
35. New York State’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Albany
NYC is the largest city, not the capital.
36. California’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Sacramento
LA is not the capital.
37. Texas’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Austin
Austin is the capital city.
38. Florida’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Tallahassee
Tallahassee is in the panhandle region of the state.
39. Illinois’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Springfield
Chicago is not the capital.
40. Pennsylvania’s capital is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Harrisburg
Philadelphia was a historic US capital, not the state capital now.
41. A US territory such as Puerto Rico is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) not one of the 50 states
Status is federal law, not this quiz’s invention of statehood dates.
42. State governments usually sit in
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the capital city
Legislatures meet in the capital.
43. The capital of Alabama is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Montgomery
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
44. Montgomery is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Alabama
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
45. The capital of Alaska is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Juneau
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
46. Juneau is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Alaska
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
47. The capital of Arizona is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Phoenix
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
48. Phoenix is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Arizona
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
49. The capital of Arkansas is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Little Rock
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
50. Little Rock is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Arkansas
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
51. The capital of California is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Sacramento
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
52. Sacramento is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) California
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
53. The capital of Colorado is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Denver
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
54. Denver is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Colorado
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
55. The capital of Connecticut is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Hartford
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
56. Hartford is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Connecticut
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
57. The capital of Delaware is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Dover
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
58. Dover is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Delaware
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
59. The capital of Florida is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Tallahassee
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
60. Tallahassee is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Florida
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
61. The capital of Georgia is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Atlanta
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
62. Atlanta is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Georgia
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
63. The capital of Hawaii is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Honolulu
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
64. Honolulu is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Hawaii
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
65. The capital of Idaho is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Boise
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
66. Boise is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Idaho
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
67. The capital of Illinois is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Springfield
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
68. Springfield is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Illinois
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
69. The capital of Indiana is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Indianapolis
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
70. Indianapolis is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Indiana
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
71. The capital of Iowa is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Des Moines
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
72. Des Moines is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Iowa
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
73. The capital of Kansas is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Topeka
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
74. Topeka is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Kansas
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
75. The capital of Kentucky is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Frankfort
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
76. Frankfort is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Kentucky
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
77. The capital of Louisiana is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Baton Rouge
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
78. Baton Rouge is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Louisiana
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
79. The capital of Maine is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Augusta
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
80. Augusta is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Maine
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
81. The capital of Maryland is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Annapolis
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
82. Annapolis is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Maryland
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
83. The capital of Massachusetts is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Boston
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
84. Boston is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Massachusetts
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
85. The capital of Michigan is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Lansing
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
86. Lansing is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Michigan
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
87. The capital of Minnesota is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Saint Paul
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
88. Saint Paul is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Minnesota
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
89. The capital of Mississippi is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Jackson
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
90. Jackson is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Mississippi
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
91. The capital of Missouri is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) Jefferson City
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
92. Jefferson City is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Missouri
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
93. The capital of Montana is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Helena
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
94. Helena is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Montana
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
95. The capital of Nebraska is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Lincoln
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
96. Lincoln is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Nebraska
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
97. The capital of Nevada is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Carson City
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
98. Carson City is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Nevada
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
99. The capital of New Hampshire is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) Concord
US classroom civics — city names, not invented 2026 news.
100. Concord is the capital of
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) New Hampshire
Fifty states; DC is the federal capital district, not a state.
FAQs
How many US states are there?
50. DC is not a state. Territories are not states.
Is New York City a state capital?
No. Albany is the capital of New York State.
Is Washington, D.C. a state?
No. It is the federal capital district.
Do capitals change?
Rarely in modern times. Use the current official capital names in this quiz.