States and Capitals Quiz

A printable states and capitals quiz: students write the capital of each of the 50 states, 25 on a page, using a word bank of all 50 capitals on each page. Answer key included.

States and Capitals Quiz preview

What’s included

  • All 50 states in ABC order, 25 on each page
  • A word bank of all 50 capitals on each page, in ABC order
  • Half of each bank belongs on the other page, so no page is solved by elimination
  • An answer key on page 3
  • Color and black & white versions

How the quiz works

Each page lists 25 states in ABC order. The word bank on each page has all 50 capitals, so half of them belong on the other page and a student cannot finish a page by crossing capitals off.

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Classroom use ideas

  • Give one page a week as a quiz
  • Study with the 50 States and Capitals List first
  • Fold the word bank under for a harder quiz
  • Pair it with the US map with states and capitals

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