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Biggest U.S. Cities Starting with M

Try to name the most populous cities in the United States that start with the letter M.
Cities proper, not metro areas. Not including the unincorporated CDP of Metairie.
2021 U.S. census estimates
One of these is a consolidated city/county
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Last updated: May 29, 2022
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First submittedFebruary 9, 2012
Times taken60,932
Average score45.0%
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Population
State
Hint
City
628,127
Tennessee
Elvis lived here
Memphis
569,330
Wisconsin
Setting of "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley"
Milwaukee
509,475
Arizona
Spanish for "table"
Mesa
439,890
Florida
"The Capital of Latin America"
Miami
425,336
Minnesota
One of the Twin Cities
Minneapolis
258,054
Wisconsin
State capital
Madison
218,771
California
"American Graffiti" was set here
Modesto
209,050
California
Riverside County
Moreno Valley
202,690
Texas
Dallas suburb
McKinney
198,665
Alabama
Site of a bus boycott
Montgomery
184,952
Alabama
On the Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
157,519
Tennessee
Nashville neighbor in the exact center of the state
Murfreesboro
156,762
Georgia
Also in the exact center of its state
Macon
147,691
Texas
Dallas suburb known for rodeo
Mesquite
143,920
Texas
On the Mexican border
McAllen
135,077
Florida
Spanish for "look at the sea"
Miramar
131,325
Texas
Both George Bush's lived here
Midland
125,963
Idaho
Boise suburb
Meridian
115,462
New Hampshire
Largest city in the state
Manchester
112,991
California
Riverside County
Murrieta
+9
Level 77
Jun 23, 2015
I'm not sure that the new clues are all that helpful.
+2
Level 82
Sep 3, 2019
Helped me get some of them.
+2
Level 75
Sep 18, 2022
I never would've got Mesa without the clue....
+1
Level 71
May 12, 2023
I know it's been a while, but I really hate the fact that they added clues. These used to be some of my favorite quizzes on this website because they made you actually think through the cities you know. Now it's just about whether you known how to say "table" in Spanish!
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Level 84
Sep 24, 2017
Murfreesboro, home of the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.
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Level ∞
May 26, 2019
Consolidated city/county governments like Macon-Bibb County can distort population numbers. However... it seems like a very good idea from a cost savings standpoint. Here in Seattle we pays taxes to both the city and the county, many of whose functions seem redundant.
+5
Level 68
Sep 3, 2019
Only got five. But I can name all the cities in New Zealand starting with M. Oh wait, there aren't any...
+11
Level 84
May 29, 2022
"Both George Bush's lived here"

Apostrophe S makes a word possessive, not plural.

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Level 66
May 31, 2022
I was just about to say the same thing! Glad someone else caught that, too.
+3
Level 68
Sep 18, 2022
Got Murrieta, the least guessed answer, because it's next to Temecula, a city that has my favorite casino. Now I just need this luck to stay with me until my next round of roulette.
+1
Level 51
Sep 18, 2022
Didn't get mobile😳 thought it was in Florida
+1
Level 60
Sep 18, 2022
So I know a suburb of Boise but not that big city in Florida that starts with M. Hmm lol
+1
Level 80
Nov 15, 2023
Bush's? good grief
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Level 65
Dec 3, 2023
Look at the sea in Spanish would translate to Mirasmar, not Miramar (look at the sea being a command, therefore having the implied pronoun of you). A more correct interpretation would be he/she looks at the sea (while it still is acceptable given usted - another form of you, tú - also you - is used much more often).