U.S. Capitals vs. Most Populous Cities - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) False. New York (8,143,197 people; New York). Albany (93,523 people).
• A2) False. Baltimore (635,815 people; Maryland). Annapolis (36,300 people).
• A3) True. Atlanta (470,688 people; Georgia).
• A4) False. Portland (63,889 people; Maine). Augusta (18,626 people).
• A5) False. Houston (2,016,582 people; Texas). Austin (690,252 people).
• A6) False. New Orleans (454,863 people; Louisiana). Baton Rouge (222,064 people).
• A7) False. Fargo (90,672 people; North Dakota). Bismarck (57,377 people).
• A8) True. Boise (193,161 people; Idaho).
• A9) True. Boston (559,034 people; Massachusetts).
• A10) False. Las Vegas (545,147 people; Nevada). Carson City (56,062 people).
• A11) True. Charleston (51,176 people; West Virginia).
• A12) True. Cheyenne (55,731 people; Wyoming).
• A13) True. Columbia (117,088 people; South Carolina).
• A14) True. Columbus (730,657 people; Ohio).
• A15) False. Manchester (109,691 people; New Hampshire). Concord's (42,336 people).
• A16) True. Denver (557,917 people; Colorado).
• A17) True. Des Moines (194,163 people; Iowa).
• A18) False. Wilmington (72,876 people; Delaware). Dover (34,288 people).
• A19) False. Louisville (556,429 people; Kentucky). Frankfort (27,210 people).
• A20) False. Philadelphia (1,463,281 people; Pennsylvania). Harrisburg (47,472 people).
• A21) False. Bridgeport (139,008 people; Connecticut). Hartford (124,397 people).
• A22) False. Billings (98,721 people; Montana). Helena (27,383 people).
• A23) True. Honolulu (377,379 people; Hawaii).
• A24) True. Indianapolis (784,118 people; Indiana).
• A25) True. Jackson (177,977 people; Mississippi).
• A26) False. Kansas City (444,965 people; Missouri). Jefferson City (39,062 people).
• A27) False. Anchorage (275,043 people; Alaska). Juneau (30,987 people).
• A28) False. Detroit (886,671 people; Michigan). Lansing (115,518 people).
• A29) False. Omaha (414,521 people; Nebraska). Lincoln (239,213 people).
• A30) True. Little Rock (184,564 people; Arkansas).
• A31) False. Milwaukee (578,887 people; Wisconsin). Madison (221,551 people).
• A32) False. Birmingham (231,483 people; Alabama). Montgomery (200,127 people).
• A33) False. Burlington (38,531 people; Vermont). Montpelier (8,003 people). Burlington is the least populous most populous city.
• A34) False. Memphis (672,277 people; Tennessee).
• A35) True. Oklahoma City (531,324 people; Oklahoma).
• A36) False. Seattle (573,911 people; Washington). Olympia (44,114 people).
• A37) True. Phoenix (1,461,575 people; Arizona).
• A38) False. Sioux Falls (139,517 people; South Dakota). Pierre (14,052 people).
• A39) True. Providence (176,862 people; Rhode Island).
• A40) False. Charlotte (610,949 people; North Carolina). Raleigh (341,530 people).
• A41) False. Virginia Beach (438,415 people; Virginia). Richmond (193,777 people).
• A42) False. Los Angeles (3,844,829 people; California). Sacramento (456,441 people).
• A43) False. Portland (533,427 people; Oregon). Salem (148,751 people).
• A44) True. Salt Lake City (178,097 people; Utah).
• A45) False. Albuquerque (494,236 people; New Mexico). Santa Fe (70,631 people).
• A46) False. Chicago (2,842,518 people; Illinois). Springfield (115,668 people).
• A47) False. Minneapolis (372,811 people; Minnesota). St. Paul (275,150 people).
• A48) False. Jacksonville (782,623 people; Florida). Tallahassee (158,500 people)..
• A49) False. Wichita (354,865 people; Kansas). Topeka (121,946 people).
• A50) False. Newark (280,666 people; New Jersey). Trenton (84,639 people).

Overall, only seventeen of the fifty state capitals are their states most populous cities. Seven could grow ten times larger and still not be the most populous (Albany, Annapolis, Frankfort, Harrisburg, Jefferson City, Olympia, and Springfield), while another four would barely be (Carson City, Juneau, Pierre, and Sacramento). A few capitals are within striking distance of becoming #1 (Hartford had more people than Bridgeport a few decades ago) or losing the title (three C's: Charleston is only a few thousand above Huntington, Cheyenne is a few thousand above Casper, and Columbia is ten thousand ahead of another Charleston). Only one capital has over a million people (Phoenix), eight have over half a million, and 31 have over 100,000.