Statistics for Oregon Places with Same Names as Places in Other States

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Non-Oregon Location within the USA	City/Town	Hint	% Correct
Maine	Portland	Name chosen after a coin flip	100%
Massachusetts	Salem	Name means Peace	88%
California	Bend	Also a verb as well as a noun	81%
Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky...	Springfield	One of the most common place names in the USA	75%
New York, California, Georgia	Albany	Named after the New York location	69%
California	Eugene	Also a male first name	69%
California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin	Ontario	Name more commonly associated with Canada	56%
Missouri, Kansas	Kansas City	Chiefs and Royals	50%
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin	Medford	Named after the Massachusetts location	50%
Washington	Redmond	Name includes a color	50%
California, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio	Ashland	Named after both the Kentucky and Ohio locations	38%
Michigan, Alabama, Kansas	Beaverton	Named after an animal	38%
Wyoming, Wiscconsin	Burns	Oregon county seat in the high desert	38%
Rhode Island	Newport	Name is a compound word	38%
Wisconsin	Gresham	Named after a Civil War General	25%