Statistics for U.S. Cities by Letter - L

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
“The meadows” (in Spanish) is the most populous city in Nevada and a mecca for casino enthusiasts.	Las Vegas	100%
The city of the angels is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the U.S.	Los Angeles	100%
The most populous city in Kentucky was named after the 16th French king to bear his name.	Louisville	98%
The capital of and most populous city in Arkansas was named after a natural formation that served as a landmark on the Arkansas River.	Little Rock	96%
The capital of and second most populous city in Nebraska was named after the 16th U.S. President.	Lincoln	94%
The capital of and sixth largest city in Michigan.	Lansing	85%
The name of California’s seventh most populous city sounds like it describes a lengthy seashore.	Long Beach	85%
The second most populous city in Kentucky was named after a Massachusetts town that was the site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution.	Lexington	83%
The name of New Mexico’s second largest city means “the crosses” in Spanish.	Las Cruces	75%
The home of Texas Tech University, this city is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of rock and roll legend Buddy Holly.	Lubbock	75%
This Texas city was once a village in a short-lived republic that seceded from Mexico. Its name is the title of a song recorded by Chris Cagle. Its streets also figured in a 1960 recording by Marty Robbins.	Laredo	69%
A Louisiana city named in honor of a French aristocrat who volunteered to join the Continental Army during the American Revolution and who commanded troops at the Siege of Yorktown.	Lafayette	67%
The 30th largest city in California may have been named for a city that lies in Pennsylvania Dutch country.	Lancaster	63%
The name of this Texas city is pronounced the way “Louisville”looks like it should be pronounced.	Lewisville	60%
This Florida city is home to 38 named lakes.	Lakeland	58%
The fifth most populous city in Colorado was called Jefferson City when it was incorporated in 1969, and is the home of Einstein Bros. Bagels. Both syllables of its current name describe geographic features. Its first syllable is a large body of water surrounded by land. Its second syllable is an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees.	Lakewood	54%
The fifth most populous city in Massachusetts was known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, thanks to its textile mills and factories. You can approximate its name by combining the following. 1. The antonym of “high.” 2. The word that means “a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.”	Lowell	50%
This Massachusetts city was settled by Europeans just nine years after the arrival of the Mayflower, and shares its name with one of the Redgrave sisters (actresses).	Lynn	42%
This New Jersey township is a hub of Orthodox Judaism and is named for the nearby lakes and pine forests.	Lakewood	38%
Missouri’s sixth largest city was once the Town of Strother. To work out its current name, combine the following. 1. The possessive form of the surname of the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. 2. A word that means “the highest point of a hill or mountain.”	Lee’s Summit	33%
Sadly, this Texas city is best known as the site of the Texas Killing Fields, a 25-acre patch of ground where dozens of murder victims have been found since the 1970s.	League City	10%