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Western States and Capitals Quiz

Practice the capitals of the 13 states in the US Census Bureau’s West region: the Mountain states plus the Pacific states, Alaska and Hawaii included. This page starts with those states selected and one question for each.

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Nevada

Capital

Carson City

State source · Capital source

Practice settings

Set to the West: 13 states, one question each (US Census Bureau region).

Select states · 13 / 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 Western states quiz?
Mountain: Arizona (Phoenix), Colorado (Denver), Idaho (Boise), Montana (Helena), Nevada (Carson City), New Mexico (Santa Fe), Utah (Salt Lake City), Wyoming (Cheyenne). Pacific: Alaska (Juneau), California (Sacramento), Hawaii (Honolulu), Oregon (Salem), Washington (Olympia).
Can I quiz only the West Coast or the Mountain states?
Yes. Open Select states and untick the states you do not want, for example everything except California, Oregon and Washington for a West Coast quiz, then set Quiz length to the number left.
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 13 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 Western 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.