State
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City
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Hint
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North Dakota
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Fargo
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Biggest
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North Dakota
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Bismarck
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Capital, 2nd Largest
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South Dakota
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Pierre
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Capital
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South Dakota
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Sioux Falls
|
Biggest
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South Dakota
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Rapid City
|
2nd Largest
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Nebraska
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Lincoln
|
Capital
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Nebraska
|
Omaha
|
Biggest
|
Kansas
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Topeka
|
Capital
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Kansas
|
Wichita
|
Biggest
|
Kansas
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Overland Park
|
Suburb of 2nd largest in Kansas and 2nd largest in Missouri
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City
|
Capital, Biggest, Thunder
|
Oklahoma
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Tulsa
|
2nd Largest
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Oklahoma
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Norman
|
Home to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, 3rd Largest
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Texas
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Dallas
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3rd Largest, Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars
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Texas
|
Arlington
|
3rd Largest City Suburb
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Texas
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Fort Worth
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3rd Largest City Suburb, Rangers
|
Texas
|
Houston
|
Biggest, Astros, Texans, Rockets
|
Texas
|
Corpus Christi
|
The Body of Christ
|
Texas
|
Waco
|
ATF Fiasco
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
Capital
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Texas
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San Antonio
|
2nd Largest, Spurs
|
Texas
|
El Paso
|
West Texas, 'The Pass'
|
Texas
|
Laredo
|
Nuevo Laredo Twin
|
Texas
|
Plano
|
Major center of Corporate HQs
|
Texas
|
Lubbock
|
'Hub City'
|
Texas
|
Amarillo
|
Largest city in the Texas panhandle, 'Yellow'
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Texas
|
Irving
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3rd Largest City suburb, International airport, high concentration of Fortune 500 companies
|
Texas
|
Garland
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King of the Hill inspiration city
|
Texas
|
Galveston
|
Major Port, once the Capital of the Republic of Texas
|
Texas
|
Mcallen
|
Reynosa Twin
|
Texas
|
College Station
|
Texas A&M, Center of the Texas Triangle
|
Texas
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Brownsville
|
Matamoros Twin, Site of man battles during the Mexican-American War
|
Texas
|
Mckinney
|
Nations fastest growing city for 4 years since 2000
|
Louisiana
|
Baton Rouge
|
Capital
|
Louisiana
|
New Orleans
|
Biggest City, Mardigras, Saints, Pelicans
|
Louisiana
|
Shreveport
|
3rd Largest, Red River
|
Louisiana
|
Lafayette
|
'The Hub City', founded as Vermilionville
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State
|
City
|
Hint
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Arkansas
|
Little Rock
|
Capital, Biggest
|
Arkansas
|
Hot Springs
|
Oldest Federal Reserve, 'spa town'
|
Arkansas
|
Fort Smith
|
2nd Largest
|
Missouri
|
Jefferson City
|
Capital
|
Missouri
|
Kansas City
|
Split with Kansas, 2nd Largest City, Chiefs, Royals
|
Missouri
|
Saint Louis
|
Biggest, Cardinals, Rams, Blues
|
Missouri
|
Springfield
|
"Queen City of the Ozarks", 3rd Largest
|
Missouri
|
Ferguson
|
Recent Race and Police based riots
|
Iowa
|
Des Moines
|
Capital, Biggest
|
Iowa
|
Cedar Rapids
|
2nd Largest
|
Iowa
|
Davenport
|
Biggest of the Quad Cities
|
Wisconsin
|
Madison
|
Capital, 2nd Largest
|
Wisconsin
|
Milwaukee
|
Biggest, Beer, Brewers, Bucks
|
Wisconsin
|
Green Bay
|
Packers
|
Minnesota
|
Minneapolis
|
Biggest, Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves
|
Minnesota
|
Saint Paul
|
Capital, 2nd Largest, Wild
|
Minnesota
|
Rochester
|
2nd largest city outside Capital Metro area
|
Minnesota
|
Duluth
|
Lake Superior
|
Illinois
|
Chicago
|
Biggest, White Sox, Cubs, Blackhawks, Bears, Bulls
|
Illinois
|
Peoria
|
'Will it Play?'
|
Illinois
|
Springfield
|
Capital
|
Illinois
|
Aurora
|
2nd Largest
|
Kentucky
|
Frankfort
|
Capital
|
Kentucky
|
Louisville
|
Biggest, Baseball HOF
|
Kentucky
|
Lexington
|
2nd Largest
|
Kentucky
|
Bowling Green
|
Confederate Kentucky Capital, Source of all Chevy Corvettes since 81, 3rd Largest
|
Tennessee
|
Nashville
|
Capital, 2nd Largest, Music, Titans, Predators
|
Tennessee
|
Memphis
|
Biggest, Grizzlies
|
Tennessee
|
Chattanooga
|
Claims to have fastest internet in western hemisphere, 'scenic city'
|
Tennessee
|
Knoxville
|
Original Capial of Tennessee, 3rd Largest
|
Tennessee
|
Clarksville
|
Tennessees first incorporated city, 101st airborne
|
Mississippi
|
Jackson
|
Capital, Biggest
|
Mississippi
|
Gulfport
|
2nd Largest
|
Alabama
|
Birmingham
|
Biggest, 'The Magic City' 'The Pittsburgh of the South'
|
Alabama
|
Montgomery
|
Capital, 2nd Largest
|
Alabama
|
Mobile
|
3rd Largest, Alabamas only saltwater port
|
Alabama
|
Huntsville
|
2nd Largest Metro area, NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center
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