Can you name the US state capitals to reveal the chemical elements?

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Enter the state capitals of the below states. In each group, the same letter can be read down to spell out a chemical element (e.g. monTpelier, madIson, fraNkfort - 4th letter would spell TIN.
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Group I
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Utah
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
ELEMENT

Group II
New Hampshire
Texas
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Washington
Tennessee
ELEMENT

Group III
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Iowa
Alaska
California
ELEMENT

Group IV
Idaho
Illinois
Florida
Colorado
Montana
South Dakota
ELEMENT

Group V
Virginia
Arizona
New York
West Virginia
Georgia
Arkansas
ELEMENT

Group VI
Nevada
New Mexico
Connecticut
South Carolina
Ohio
Alabama
ELEMENT

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Elementary State Capitals Quiz

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Created Sep 27, 2010 in Geography
Featured May 19, 2012
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	geogeorge:	May 19th, 2012 at 15:39 GMT	13 points
	41/42 Ran out of time trying to figure out the group six element. Great Quiz.

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	theworryrock:	May 19th, 2012 at 15:42 GMT	37 points
	This is really hard to do since the answers aren't lined up in columns - like visually too hard to do that and count. Gave up after the first one. I got the concept though.

	springmom:	May 19th, 2012 at 15:43 GMT	41 points
	Maybe instead of centering all the capitals in the column, they could be aligned to the left to make it a tad bit easier to try to get the elements. I don't think this quiz has enough time. Interesting concept. Not sure about the execution.

	jthweatt:	May 19th, 2012 at 15:54 GMT	18 points
	I also liked the idea of the quiz but didn't care as much for the execution.

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	ChileNoseJam:	May 19th, 2012 at 16:04 GMT	4 points
	I agree with Acid_Snow: labelling the columns "Group I", "Group II" etc. made me think that that was the group the element in question was in - please find a labelling system which doesn't give such a potential for confusion.

	cba117:	May 19th, 2012 at 16:18 GMT	3 points
	Good quiz. Like the idea, liked the execution. I do agree with Springmom, though: Please don't center capitals in the future. Trying to figure out which word is spelled by the 6th letter of capitals was painful.

	elcropsziuq:	May 19th, 2012 at 16:53 GMT	0 points
	Agreed.. it was painful trying to skim down every possible column to see which letter to even use. Re the "shortcut" to look for "ium".. not so much. You'll only get three that way.

	witz1960:	May 19th, 2012 at 17:16 GMT	9 points
	interesting concept. As others have said ..please LEFT JUSTIFY the answers.

	ktappe:	May 19th, 2012 at 17:24 GMT	1 point
	If at all possible, you need to use a monospaced font so we can have a chance to read the elements vertically. I got all the capitols but only one element (cobalt) 'cos I could not read them.

	SharonK:	May 19th, 2012 at 17:45 GMT	0 points
	The state capitals should be lined up vertically so you have a chance to see the elements the capitals spell. Otherwise, there is no chance with this quiz.

	Davidos:	May 19th, 2012 at 19:00 GMT	0 points
	@All. I agree with the non-centered thing, but that's not possible on Sporcle nor is it possible to change the font. The only possible way to do would maybe to put some dashes in certain spots in the answers to try to align them (while of course making just the name still acceptable).

	MarciniakUCF:	May 19th, 2012 at 21:04 GMT	5 points
	Great quiz! Centering the capitals just added to the challenge, in my opinion. As long as you know state capitals, this isn't too difficult.

	OreGaKuchingite:	May 19th, 2012 at 21:19 GMT	-3 points
	Could get all the capitals.. could not see the elements within at all. ;(

	thewildboo:	May 19th, 2012 at 22:32 GMT	0 points
	It took me a few moments to figure out what I was supposed to be doing. I know it's in the instructions but I still didn't really get it right away. Maybe if Carbon was the first group it would help - that one jumps out - then group II was the 2nd letter, group 3 the third letter... I still almost had time to finish, so it's fine the way it is, that's just what I would suggest changing to make it easier.

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	naqwerty3:	May 20th, 2012 at 01:12 GMT	3 points
	Very creative idea for a quiz! I didn't even know what I was typing as I tried to guess the element.

	xomeggg23:	May 20th, 2012 at 01:14 GMT	1 point
	very creative

	Shaun871:	May 20th, 2012 at 02:23 GMT	9 points
	I don't understand why people complain about quizzes being too hard. Isn't that how you learn things? I would never come to this site if I got 100% on every quiz.

	akak907:	May 20th, 2012 at 03:42 GMT	-4 points
	its not that its too difficult. Its that it makes no sense.

	davetrain:	May 20th, 2012 at 05:19 GMT	5 points
	The groups really need to have a different numbering system. When you're dealing with elements, you shouldn't have unrelated "Group I"s and "Group II"s floating around. If anything, just change the group numbers to Arabic numerals (1,2,3) instead of Roman numerals (I,II,III) solely for the reason that the periodic table uses the exact same notation.

	TrueNorth:	May 20th, 2012 at 12:13 GMT	1 point
	Very inventive quiz! 5 globes.

	dtb1977:	May 20th, 2012 at 18:55 GMT	-4 points
	@cry babies: Learn how to count. It isn't that difficult. Nice quiz. Challenging enough for a person with half a brain, but seemingly too tough for people that can't count higher than one or two.