Anagrams of US States and Capitals - Part One Quiz

Answer: annapolis maryland

Maryland's capital was originally called "Providence" when it was settled by the Puritans. It wasn't until a Royal Governor, Sir Francis Nicholson, chose to honor Princess Anne, heir to the throne of England, that it was renamed Annapolis. In 1708, Queen Anne herself chartered her colonial namesake as a city. Her royal badge, which features a crown over the entwined thistle of Scotland, and Tudor rose of England, is depicted on the Annapolis flag.

The design and layout of Annapolis makes it truly, a city fit for a queen.

Answer: carson city nevada

President Abraham Lincoln, recognised the importance of Nevada's silver and gold to the Union's Civil War effort, and signed the proclamation that gave Nevada statehood on October 31, 1864. Carson City was selected as the state capital, and remains so to the present day.

Answer: denver colorado

Denver is located in a most picturesque part of USA, at the base of the Rocky Mountains. It is fortunate to have an average of 300 days of sunshine every year.

Answer: phoenix arizona

Arizona is rich with the history of the old west. The territory was home to some respected lawmen, and some of the most notorious outlaws in Americas history. The town of Tombstone was a tough mining town in its heyday. One of its popular attractions was the "Birdcage Theater", which was described by the New York Times, as being "The wildest, roughest, wickedest honky-tonk between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast."

Arizona has a 450 mile long belt of rich mineral deposits, which is considered by some scientists, to be one of the most unique and complicated mineral regions in the world.

Answer: helena montana

The area now known as the state of Montana, was first inhabited by Native Americans. The main tribes in the area were the Crows in the south central, the Cheyenne in the southeast, the Blackfeet, Assiniboine and Gros Ventres, in the northcentral, and the Kootenai and Salish in the west.

As trappers, gold prospectors, and missionaries came into the area, townships developed, encroaching upon ancient hunting grounds. It was inevitable that conflicts grew between the white men and the Native Americans. The Sioux and Cheyenne were victorious in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won a battle in the Big Hole Basin (1877) but in the end, the Native Americans could not hold out against the strength of the invading United States army.

Answer: montgomery alabama

Montgomery Alabama, had the world's first Electric Trolley System installed in 1886, and is the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.

The boxer Joe Louis was born in Lexington, Alabama in 1914. He died in 1981.

Answer: tallahassee florida

Florida is perhaps best known for its beaches, and the everglades.
The state of Florida however, has the distinction of having the oldest European settlement in North America, at Saint Augustine.
Florida is right down in the south eastern corner of USA, but is not the southernmost state - that distinction goes to Hawaii.
Florida also has the dubious distinction of being home to the city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita in the USA - Clearwater.

Answer: salt lake city utah

Utah was devastated by the Great Depression of the 1930s, but its economy found new life during and after World War II, with defense, mining, steel, and petroleum-refining industries leading the economic surge during the middle of the 1900's. In recent years, tourism, recreation (especially skiing), light manufacturing, and the service industries have emerged, giving Utah a strong economy.

During Utah's centennial year of 1996, its population topped 2 million people.

Answer: salem oregon

In America's pioneering days, the "Oregon Trail" became the overland route to the northwest. About 2,000 miles long the trail extended from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon. Nearly 650,000 emigrants migrated westward, over a period of 25 years. The hardships they endured, and the fortitude they showed, are a testament to the strength and courage of those early pioneers.

Answer: madison wisconsin

Wisconsin is criss-crossed by a myriad of rivers and streams, in 1882 the first hydroelectric plant in the United States was built at Fox River.

Wisconsin is the dairy capital of the United States, and produces more milk than any other state.