Statistics for US State Capital Superlatives

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Hint	Capital	% Correct
Most populous	Phoenix	87%
Northernmost	Juneau	85%
Southernmost and Westernmost	Honolulu	83%
Eastermost	Augusta	80%
Least populous	Montpelier	78%
Westernmost (excluding Alaska & Hawaii)	Salem	78%
Northernmost (excluding Alaska & Hawaii)	Olympia	72%
Driest	Phoenix	72%
Most populous capital that is NOT its state's largest city	Austin	67%
Largest metro area	Atlanta	61%
Longest serving capital (in terms of statehood) (1787)	Dover	59%
Longest continuously serving capital (includes colonial times) (1630)	Boston	57%
Highest elevation	Santa Fe	50%
Shortest named (5 letters) capital (2 answers)	Boise / Dover	46%
Snowiest	Montpelier	46%
Longest named (13 letters) capital	Jefferson City	41%
Oldest capital (includes colonial times) (1610)	Santa Fe	41%
Capitals that served as national capital in 1784 (2 answers)	Annapolis / Trenton	33%
Wettest	Juneau	28%
Shortest serving current state capital (1910)	Oklahoma City	24%