This curated Where Am I? question pool covers all 50 US states, two cities per state — 100 questions in total. Each hands you a state clue (nickname, etymology, historical fact) and a city clue (landmark, industry, event) and four options to pick from. Distractors always include at least one same-state alternative, so knowing the state alone isn't enough. Great for road trips, family game night, or geography buffs. Free, pass-and-play, no ads.
Play US Cities TriviaQ: I'm in the Heart of Dixie, whose flag bears a red St. Andrew's cross on white. My city, once called "the Magic City" for its rapid steel-boom growth, is watched over by a massive Vulcan statue on Red Mountain. Where am I?
A: Birmingham, Alabama
Q: I'm in the state that briefly hosted the first Confederate capital before it moved to Richmond. My city is where Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 and where Dr. King led a 381-day bus boycott. Where am I?
A: Montgomery, Alabama
Q: I'm in the largest US state by area — bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined. My city, the state's largest, was leveled by a 9.2 earthquake in 1964 and sits at the head of Cook Inlet. Where am I?
A: Anchorage, Alaska
Q: I'm in the US state that shares its longest border with Canada. My city is the only US state capital with no road connecting it to the rest of the country — you can only arrive by boat or plane. Where am I?
A: Juneau, Alaska
Q: I'm in the state whose flag features a copper-colored sunburst above 13 red and gold rays. My city, nicknamed "Valley of the Sun," rebuilt itself atop a network of Hohokam canals and regularly hits 115°F summer highs. Where am I?
A: Phoenix, Arizona
Q: I'm in the state that contains the only saguaro forest in the world. My city is watched over by the Santa Catalina Mountains, hosts the state's flagship land-grant university, and served as a Spanish presidio in 1775. Where am I?
A: Tucson, Arizona
Q: I'm in a state named for a French rendering of a Native American word meaning "downstream people." My city is the state capital and was where nine Black students integrated Central High School in 1957 under federal escort. Where am I?
A: Little Rock, Arkansas
Q: I'm in the only state where you can dig for real diamonds at a public state park. My city sits in the Ozarks northwest corner, is home to the Razorbacks flagship university, and is right next door to Walmart's HQ. Where am I?
A: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Q: I'm in the Golden State, home to the world's tallest tree and lowest elevation in North America. My city sprawls across a coastal basin, hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and hands out the Academy Awards each year at the Dolby Theatre. Where am I?
A: Los Angeles, California
Q: I'm in the state that grows nearly all US almonds and pistachios. My city sits at the northern tip of a peninsula overlooking a bay with an iconic orange bridge, is built on 43 hills, and had its downtown flattened by a 1906 earthquake. Where am I?
A: San Francisco, California
Q: I'm in the state admitted to the Union on the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. My city sits exactly a mile above sea level, marks the elevation on the 15th step of its state capitol, and hosts an annual National Western Stock Show. Where am I?
A: Denver, Colorado
Q: I'm in the state with 58 peaks over 14,000 feet. My city sits at the foot of a famous "14er" that inspired "America the Beautiful," hosts the US Olympic Training Center, and is home to the Air Force Academy. Where am I?
A: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Q: I'm in a small New England state whose motto is "He Who Transplanted Sustains." My city is the state capital, was Mark Twain's home for two decades, and once served as America's insurance capital. Where am I?
A: Hartford, Connecticut
Q: I'm in the small New England state that borders Long Island Sound. My city hosts an Ivy League university founded in 1701 and lays claim to inventing the modern pizza with white-clam pies at Frank Pepe's. Where am I?
A: New Haven, Connecticut
Q: I'm in the second-smallest state and the first to ratify the Constitution in 1787. My city sits between the Christina and Brandywine rivers, is the state's largest, and served as Joe Biden's Senate hometown. Where am I?
A: Wilmington, Delaware
Q: I'm in the state named after an English lord, the first to ratify the US Constitution. My city is the state capital, hosts a major NASCAR track known as "the Monster Mile," and is next to an Air Force base once used to receive fallen soldiers. Where am I?
A: Dover, Delaware
Q: I'm in the state whose southern tip is closer to Havana than to its own state capital. My city sits on Biscayne Bay, has an Art Deco district on South Beach, and its skyline features Freedom Tower — the "Ellis Island" for Cuban exiles. Where am I?
A: Miami, Florida
Q: I'm in the Sunshine State, the third-most-populous state in the country. My city built its identity around a theme-park empire opened in 1971 by a certain Walt, and now hosts Universal's parks, SeaWorld, and Legoland nearby. Where am I?
A: Orlando, Florida
Q: I'm in the state that grows more peanuts than any other and where Stone Mountain's carved granite face is the world's largest bas-relief. My city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, is home to Coca-Cola's HQ, and burned to the ground in 1864. Where am I?
A: Atlanta, Georgia
Q: I'm in the state where the world's busiest airport sits. My city sits on a river bluff over the Atlantic, is laid out in 22 shaded historic squares, and is where the Girl Scouts founder started the organization in 1912. Where am I?
A: Savannah, Georgia
Q: I'm in the only US state where coffee is grown commercially. My city sits on the south shore of Oahu, wraps around the extinct Diamond Head crater, and hosts the state legislature and Iolani Palace. Where am I?
A: Honolulu, Hawaii
Q: I'm in the only state composed entirely of islands and the leading US grower of macadamia nuts. My city sits on the rainy northeast side of the Big Island, hosts the world's premier hula competition each spring, and is one of the wettest cities in the US. Where am I?
A: Hilo, Hawaii
Q: I'm in the state that produces one-third of America's potatoes. My city is the state capital, sits in a valley below the Sawtooth Mountains, and has North America's largest Basque cultural community. Where am I?
A: Boise, Idaho
Q: I'm in a state that shares a border with British Columbia and is shaped like a chef's cleaver. My city sits on a glacial lake in the Panhandle, hosts a resort with a famous floating golf green, and has a French name meaning "heart of the awl." Where am I?
A: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Q: I'm in the state that gave America Lincoln, Grant, Obama, and Reagan (born but not raised). My city hosts the country's tallest building at 1,451 feet, invented the skyscraper after an 1871 fire, and dyes its river green every St. Patrick's Day. Where am I?
A: Chicago, Illinois
Q: I'm in the Land of Lincoln. My city, the state capital, holds Lincoln's home, tomb, presidential library, and law office — everything but his birthplace. Where am I?
A: Springfield, Illinois
Q: I'm in the state whose motto is "The Crossroads of America." My city hosts the world's largest single-day sporting event on Memorial Day weekend at a 2.5-mile oval, and is home to the NFL's Colts. Where am I?
A: Indianapolis, Indiana
Q: I'm in a Midwestern state that produces most of America's limestone (including the stone in the Empire State Building). My city hosts the Hoosiers basketball team and the Little 500 bike race made famous by the 1979 film "Breaking Away." Where am I?
A: Bloomington, Indiana
Q: I'm in the state that leads the nation in corn, soybean, and pork production. My city, the state capital, sits at the junction of two rivers with French names and hosts a state fair drawing over a million visitors each August. Where am I?
A: Des Moines, Iowa
Q: I'm in a Midwestern state bordered by two great rivers. My city is nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons," has the largest concentration of Czech and Slovak heritage outside Prague, and was flooded catastrophically in June 2008. Where am I?
A: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Q: I'm in a state one movie made shorthand for "we're not there anymore." My city, the state's largest, calls itself the "Air Capital of the World" for the Boeing, Cessna, and Beechcraft plants that started here. Where am I?
A: Wichita, Kansas
Q: I'm in a Great Plains state whose name comes from a Kansa Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind." My city is the state capital and the plaintiff-named location of a landmark 1954 Supreme Court school desegregation case. Where am I?
A: Topeka, Kansas
Q: I'm in the state that produces 95 percent of the world's bourbon and where the grass really does have a pale blue seed head. My city hosts the country's most famous horse race on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. Where am I?
A: Louisville, Kentucky
Q: I'm in a state with more thoroughbred horse farms than any other. My city is called the "Horse Capital of the World," sits in the rolling limestone hills of the state's namesake bluegrass region, and is home to the Wildcats. Where am I?
A: Lexington, Kentucky
Q: I'm in the state whose 64 subdivisions are called "parishes" instead of counties and whose legal code descends from French tradition. My city sits below sea level at a bend of a great river, was founded by the French in 1718, and its oldest neighborhood carries a French name. Where am I?
A: New Orleans, Louisiana
Q: I'm in a state where crawfish, gumbo, and beignets are staple foods. My city is the state capital, sits on the Mississippi River between Cajun country and the Gulf, and hosts LSU's football team in Tiger Stadium — often called the loudest college stadium in the country. Where am I?
A: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Q: I'm in the northernmost state on the East Coast, home to America's easternmost city (Eastport) and a nightly influx of lobster boats. My city, the state's largest, shares a name with a much bigger city 3,000 miles west on the Pacific and hosts the Head Light at Cape Elizabeth. Where am I?
A: Portland, Maine
Q: I'm in a state whose coastal islands drew Gilded Age tycoons like Rockefeller, Pulitzer, and Ford. My town sits on Mount Desert Island next to Acadia — the first US national park east of the Mississippi. Where am I?
A: Bar Harbor, Maine
Q: I'm in a state named after an English queen, shaped like a lopsided hourglass. My city is home to Johns Hopkins Hospital and Poe's grave, was where "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written after a British bombardment at Fort McHenry, and calls itself "Charm City." Where am I?
A: Baltimore, Maryland
Q: I'm in a state named after the wife of King Charles I. My city, the state capital since 1694, sits on the Chesapeake Bay, is home to the US Naval Academy, and briefly served as the nation's capital in 1783–84. Where am I?
A: Annapolis, Maryland
Q: I'm in a state named after a Native American tribe, home to the first US public school and public college. My city hosts the country's oldest marathon, the oldest ballpark still in use, and led the Revolution's early conflicts. Where am I?
A: Boston, Massachusetts
Q: I'm in the state where the Pilgrims landed and where America's oldest college was founded in 1636 by Puritans. My city, across the Charles River from a bigger neighbor, is home to that college and its scientific rival, MIT. Where am I?
A: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Q: I'm in a state made of two peninsulas that touch four of the five Great Lakes. My city sits on a river between the US and Canada, was the birthplace of Motown Records and Ford's Model T assembly line, and hosts the NFL's Lions. Where am I?
A: Detroit, Michigan
Q: I'm in the state shaped like a mitten. My city, the state's second-largest, sits on the Grand River in the lower peninsula, is nicknamed "Furniture City" for its 19th-century woodworking industry, and was Gerald Ford's hometown. Where am I?
A: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Q: I'm in the state whose name is a Sioux word for "sky-tinted water." My city, the larger "Twin," was Prince's hometown and sits on the west bank of the Mississippi. Where am I?
A: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Q: I'm in the state with 10,000 lakes and the Mississippi River's headwaters. My city is the smaller of the state's "Twin" halves, is the actual state capital (not its larger neighbor), and was F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthplace. Where am I?
A: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Q: I'm in the state where the Delta blues was born and William Faulkner set his fictional Yoknapatawpha County. My city, the state capital and largest, sits on the Pearl River and was largely burned during Union General Sherman's 1863 campaigns. Where am I?
A: Jackson, Mississippi
Q: I'm in the state whose Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. My city sits between Mobile Bay and New Orleans, hosts a dozen casinos on the water since state law allowed dockside gambling, and was Jefferson Davis' post-war home at Beauvoir. Where am I?
A: Biloxi, Mississippi
Q: I'm in the "Show-Me State," which borders eight others — a distinction only Tennessee shares. My city straddles a state line with a namesake town next door, is famous for slow-smoked barbecue with a thick tomato-based sauce, and hosts the NFL's Chiefs. Where am I?
A: Kansas City, Missouri
Q: I'm in a state whose largest metro straddles two states across a river. My city sits at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, is watched over by a 630-foot stainless steel arch commemorating westward expansion, and hosts the NL's Cardinals. Where am I?
A: St. Louis, Missouri