Can you name the US state capitals with a professional sports team*?

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State Capital + Pro Team Quiz

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Created by: BiloxiSean -
Contributed: January 27th, 2010
Published: March 10th, 2010
Category: Sports
Plays: 164,632

Tags: State Quizzes, City Quizzes, Capital Quizzes, team, league, pro, US Capitals, Pro Team

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	PSU840:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 18:57 GMT	54 points
	Take the NFL out of Boston's clue. They're in Foxboro, not Boston.

Mar 10th, 2010 at 18:58 GMT

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The thing about the Pats is, they USED to be the Boston Patriots. That's different. The Patriots themselves don't even consider themselves Boston's team. They moved and became the New England Patriots. They're over 30 miles apart. I wouldn't give them to Boston, either. Not that it matters. It really doesn't.

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	sox_fan1468927:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:05 GMT	24 points
	The Cardinals and Coyotes both play in Glendale and that is over 10 times the population of Foxboro. And Foxboro to Boston is not over 30 miles apart, they are 22 miles apart.

	sox_fan1468927:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:06 GMT	8 points
	Jerry_Garcia: "The Patriots themselves don't even consider themselves Boston's team." What are you talking about???

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	soxnut23:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:15 GMT	-2 points
	if the pats arent boston's team, then why do their super bowl parades go right through boston whenever they win? that's like saying the rockies aren't denver's team because they go by colorado or the vikings aren't minneapolis's team because they go by minnesota

	arcad:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:20 GMT	30 points
	you guys are being too critical and technical about a team's exact location, if you pay close attention, this Quiz is in the SPORTS category and not in the GEOGRAPHY category.

	TJL:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:29 GMT	25 points
	The Patriots aren't a Boston team. They're 22 miles from Boston, and 19 from Providence. They're farther from Boston than the Minnesota Vikings are from St. Paul (under 9 miles, if you measure to the center), and yet the Vikings aren't counted

	89Hen:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:31 GMT	0 points
	arcad has it right, give it a rest guys. The Washington Capitals and Bullets used to play where the Redskins play now in Maryland. All three are DC teams. Patriots are a Boston team, Cowboys are a Dallas team, Pistons are a Detroit team, etc... none of them play IN the city.

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	psul34:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:35 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz. The Pats have always been regarded as a Boston team. And if you really want to get technical, and not that it would make a difference to this specific quiz, but the Jets and Giants don't even play in the same freaking state as their city!

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	baconstud01:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:48 GMT	5 points
	It's very simple people. The quiz is titled, "Can you name the US state capitals with a professional sports team?" If the team is not in Boston (or Phoenix, or St. Paul, or DC, etc.) then it should NOT count. Just because a city roots for a team doesn't mean that the team is in that city. Foxboro, for instance, is closer to Providence than Boston. Sure we associate it with Boston, but people in Providence root for the Pats as well. And guess what? Providence is a state capital? Should it therefore be included? It's a slippery slope. Either the team is in the capital or it's not, plain and simple. This quiz should be fixed.

	RCHPfan96:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:48 GMT	29 points
	Might be better if the capital had to be IN the the team name... and I know I'm gonna get voted down for this.

	TheBigE1980:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 19:55 GMT	13 points
	Is it basically being counted if the team is in the same metro area? P.S. The quiz says STATE capitals. Washington is not a state capital, so I agree with the DC teams not being included.

	1derflguy:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:09 GMT	6 points
	Much ado about nothing, for the most part, but I am very surprised that Sacramento was the most remembered team, and theonly one that I couldn't think of. I probably would have been able to type in every capital city and gotten it, but that's not the way I went about it.

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	actwentysix:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:17 GMT	28 points
	It's funny how everyone wants to argue on here. You make a quiz about teams playing in the cities and everyone argues. I made a quiz about teams not playing in the cities and people argue about what is and is not considered a city. This is a good quiz and I'll bet NO ONE MISSED THE BOSTON ANSWER BECAUSE THE NFL WAS PART OF THE HINT.

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	Theosaurus:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:23 GMT	44 points
	Chicago & Detroit aren't state capitals.

	banana34:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:25 GMT	32 points
	lol im really sad that hartford and the whalers arent there anymore

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	A_Trep:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:42 GMT	6 points
	True I miss the Whalers... but Idk I'm on the fence with the NEW ENGLAND Patriots argument. A lot of people here in CT and friends from RI root for NEW ENGLAND's team. Even though they were previously the Boston Patriots and they now play in Foxboro, and they are the NE Patriots by name. I do agree, however, that teams who don't play in the capital CITY (as the game is titled) they are named for but close enough to that CITY should be included and considered close enough, but the fact of the matter is that the Pats are not named for Boston nor do they play in Boston. New England is an entire region not a city.

	A_Trep:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:43 GMT	4 points
	Otherwise, great quiz.

	Hercules:	Mar 10th, 2010 at 20:44 GMT	11 points
	@Bflat the pacers play in Indianapolis. Thats the whole point to this quiz.

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