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Midwest States and Capitals Quiz

Practice the capitals of the 12 states the US Census Bureau places in the Midwest, from Ohio to the Dakotas. This page starts with those states selected and one question for each. Press Start practice quiz, or change the question mode first.

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Illinois

Capital

Springfield

State source · Capital source

Practice settings

Set to the Midwest: 12 states, one question each (US Census Bureau region).

Select states · 12 / 50

Settings apply when you start a practice quiz. States are drawn without replacement. Choices may include distractors from any of the 50 states. Printing uses the current quiz, or these settings when no quiz is running.

Local practice history

Optional, up to 20 summaries. Challenge results and typed answers are not stored. Turning this off clears saved history.

No saved practice results.

Sources: Wikidata CC0 snapshot 2026-09-21; us-atlas 3.0.1 / Census 2017. Source notice · Map license. Alaska and Hawaii are moved and rescaled in this map. The enlarged outline is a separate detail view.

Capital facts: Wikidata, 2026-09-21. Generalized Census 2017 boundaries via us-atlas 3.0.1. Albers composite map with relocated and rescaled Alaska/Hawaii. Exactly 50 states; no DC or territories. Not for navigation, distances or surveying. Quiz processing stays in your browser. Challenge events contain only the tool and seed, never your typed answers.

Common questions

Which states are in the Midwest quiz?
The 12 states of the US Census Bureau's Midwest region, called the North Central region until 1984. East North Central: Illinois (Springfield), Indiana (Indianapolis), Michigan (Lansing), Ohio (Columbus), Wisconsin (Madison). West North Central: Iowa (Des Moines), Kansas (Topeka), Minnesota (Saint Paul), Missouri (Jefferson City), Nebraska (Lincoln), North Dakota (Bismarck), South Dakota (Pierre).
Can I make it a map quiz, print it or send it to a class?
Yes. Change Question mode to Map → state name or Capital → state, or Answer format to Typed answer. Open printable worksheet gives highlighted-map questions for these 12 states, a matching page with the capitals in shuffled order, and an answer key for both. Share this quiz shows a link to copy that opens the same Midwest states, length and seed, with no account.
How do I switch to another region or all 50 states?
Open Select states under Practice settings. The Northeast, Midwest, South and West buttons select a whole Census region and set the quiz length to match; Select all states brings back all 50, then set Quiz length (50 asks every state once).

Capital facts: Wikidata, 2026-09-21. Generalized Census 2017 boundaries via us-atlas 3.0.1. Albers composite map with relocated and rescaled Alaska/Hawaii. Exactly 50 states; no DC or territories. Not for navigation, distances or surveying.