Which US Cities Match the Description?

Out of 16 biggest cities in the United States by metro population, select the ones that match with the description.
Sources: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/usa/metro/, http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/country/united-states, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Americas_by_year_of_foundation
More sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonization_of_the_Americas
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Question 1 of 10
Select all cities that
are the capital city of their state.
Phoenix
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
Miami
Detroit
Houston
Dallas
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Minneapolis
Riverside
San Francisco
Boston
Seattle
YES
NO
Question 2 of 10
Select all cities that
have at least one skyscraper over 300 m/1000 ft.
Phoenix
Riverside
Miami
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Boston
Washington D.C.
Seattle
New York City
Minneapolis
Detroit
Atlanta
Chicago
Houston
Dallas
YES
NO
Question 3 of 10
Select all cities that
are located near an ocean (up to 50 miles/80 km).
New York City
Miami
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Riverside
Los Angeles
Detroit
Phoenix
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Seattle
Dallas
Houston
Washington D.C.
Minneapolis
YES
NO
Question 4 of 10
Select all cities that
existed before 1800.
Washington D.C.
Minneapolis
Seattle
New York City
Houston
Miami
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Phoenix
Dallas
Riverside
Detroit
San Francisco
YES
NO
Question 5 of 10
Select all cities that
are in California or Texas.
San Francisco
Detroit
Chicago
New York City
Miami
Riverside
Seattle
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
Boston
Dallas
Atlanta
Houston
Phoenix
YES
NO
Question 6 of 10
Select all cities that
have at least 20% black population.
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Phoenix
Dallas
Detroit
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Seattle
Philadelphia
Riverside
San Francisco
Miami
Washington D.C.
Los Angeles
Houston
YES
NO
Question 7 of 10
Select all cities that
are in one of the first 13 states of United States.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Dallas
Detroit
New York City
Philadelphia
Seattle
Miami
Boston
Riverside
Atlanta
Phoenix
Houston
Chicago
Washington D.C.
YES
NO
Question 8 of 10
Select all cities that
have been apart of the French empire (also cities that didn't exist then)
Seattle
Minneapolis
San Francisco
New York City
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Dallas
Washington D.C.
Houston
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Riverside
Miami
Atlanta
YES
NO
Question 9 of 10
Select all cities that
were among the first 20 cities to reach 100,000 population in the USA.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
Phoenix
Miami
Detroit
Washington D.C.
Minneapolis
New York City
Chicago
Riverside
Philadelphia
Seattle
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
YES
NO
Question 10 of 10
Select all cities that
are south of the 37th parallel, (border for Oklahoma and Kansas)
Chicago
Washington D.C.
Miami
Seattle
Dallas
Minneapolis
Riverside
Boston
San Francisco
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New York City
YES
NO
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