Statistics for U.S. Cities by Letter - C

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Ohio’s capital and most populous city.	Columbus	100%
A large portion of what is today the most populous city in Illinois was destroyed by fire in 1871.	Chicago	98%
The second most populous city in Colorado. Does anything spring to mind?	Colorado Springs	98%
The third most populous Ohio city has major league baseball, football, and soccer teams.	Cincinnati	95%
The name of this Texas coastal city means “body of Christ” in Ecclesiastical Latin.	Corpus Christi	95%
The most populous city of North Carolina was named for the queen consort of King George III.	Charlotte	93%
Ohio’s second most populous city is sometimes pejoratively referred to as “the mistake on the lake.” It shares its name with a U.S. President, although it was not named for him.	Cleveland	91%
The capital of South Carolina is the home of the University of South Carolina.	Columbia	76%
This Massachusetts city is a Boston suburb that was named in honor of an English university.	Cambridge	74%
The name of this Arizona city is also a term that refers to a person who makes and sells candles.	Chandler	74%
The second most populous Virginia city has access to its namesake bay via the Elizabeth River.	Chesapeake	72%
Tennessee’s fourth largest city is mentioned in the title of a train-themed song popularized by Glenn Miller and his orchestra.	Chattanooga	71%
The Civil War began in the harbor of what is now the most populous city in South Carolina.	Charleston	69%
Georgia’s second most populous city has a namesake in Ohio.	Columbus	62%
The economy of the second largest city in Iowa is based on grain processing, not on whitewater rushing beneath coniferous trees … as its name suggests.	Cedar Rapids	60%
This California city’s name means “pretty view” in Spanish.	Chula Vista	57%
This Florida city, founded in 1957, has 400 miles of (mostly) navigable canals. If the two words in its name were reversed, the result might describe a pinkish-orange garment that could be worn by a super-hero.	Cape Coral	55%
The home of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Monster Beverage Corporation, the name of this California city is the Spanish word for “crown.”	Corona	53%
Known locally as “CoMo,” this Missouri city has a namesake in South Carolina.	Columbia	52%
The name of this California city literally means “table coast” in Spanish, although the word meaning “table” probably refers to a geographic feature, rather than an item of furniture.	Costa Mesa	52%
The name of Tennessee’s fifth largest city featured in the title of an anti-war song recorded by The Monkees … another train-themed song!	Clarksville	50%
Much of the property in this Florida city’s downtown is owned by the Church of Scientology. Its name describes a certain non-murky liquid.	Clearwater	48%
The namesake of this California city is a New Mexico cavern system.	Carlsbad	47%
The eleventh largest city of Colorado was named to commemorate the state’s admission to the Union 100 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.	Centennial	45%
This California city shares its name with a Massachusetts town that was the site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution.	Concord	43%
Home to the main campus of Texas A&M University, this city — combined with neighboring Bryan — make up the thirteenth largest metro area in Texas.	College Station	41%
This suburb of Dallas, Texas is the headquarters for Halliburton and Motel 6. Its name is a combination of a Christmas song and a unit of weight.	Carrollton	40%
This Indiana city was originally named “Bethlehem” and has a namesake-by-the-Sea in California.	Carmel	36%
The seventeenth largest municipality in North Carolina was named after the head of the Sons of Temperance. Its name is a homophone of a word meaning “support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.”	Cary	36%
This suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina shares its name with a variety of grape.	Concord	36%
The name of this Texas city contains two syllables. The first syllable is also a word that means “an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.” The second describes fish eggs.	Conroe	34%
The landscaping and sign laws in this Florida city are so strict that its tallest building has only 12 stories and its first McDonald’s restaurant was denied its iconic golden arches sign. Its name might describe bouncy coils made of marine invertebrates.	Coral Springs	33%
This California city has a namesake in New Mexico. It also shares its name with the king who united all the Frankish tribes under his rule in the 4th and 5th centuries CE.	Clovis	29%
The name of this California city can mean “little” or “boy” in Spanish, and can also be a personal name.	Chico	26%