Can you name the states by their fifth largest cities? by object_holder

Fifth Largest City	State
Akron
Athens-Clarke County
Auburn
Beaverton
Bellevue
Bloomington
Bozeman
Broken Arrow
Brookings
Cambridge
Clarksville
Columbia
Covington
East Providence
Edison
El Paso
Fort Collins
Gary
Greenville
Hialeah
Jonesboro
Kearney
Ketchikan
Lake Charles
Long Beach

Fifth Largest City	State
Mandan
Meridian
Morgantown
Newport News
Olathe
Orem
Peoria
Racine
Rochester
Rock Hill
Rock Springs
Rockville
Roswell
Scottsdale
Seaford
Sparks
Sterling Heights
South Burlington
Syracuse
Tuscaloosa
Upper Darby
Waipahu
Waterbury
Waterloo
Winston-Salem

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Name States by Their 5th Largest Cities Quiz

by object_holder

Created Sep 7, 2010 in Geography
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	chriskotx:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 03:04 GMT	-2 points
	It'd be neat if quizzes which only require names of US states accepted the two letter post office abbreviations. What's the value in making the quizzer type them all out? I did enjoy this quiz even with the unnecessary typing/spelling exercise and even though I ran out of time to answer 4 states.

	object_holder:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 03:39 GMT	9 points
	The trouble is that the two-letter abbreviation for one state is sometimes the beginning of the full name of another. For example, if you thought Jonesboro was in Arizona rather than Arkansas, and started to type the state's full name, the quiz would mark you correct as soon as you typed A-R.

	piepatrol:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 04:06 GMT	-3 points
	i dont think that would happen very often. it would be worth it to allow the abbreves

	object_holder:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 04:16 GMT	-2 points
	OK, I've changed it to allow the abbreviations.

	masaeaida:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 08:03 GMT	7 points
	I think you should specify that this data is from ten years ago--some of these have changed quite dramatically.

	sammyhain:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 12:52 GMT	1 point
	West Fargo is the fifth largest in North Dakota

	object_holder:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 15:26 GMT	1 point
	@masaeaida: Is 2010 census data available yet?

	otis89:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 18:14 GMT	6 points
	It is not standard on published Sporcle quizzes to accept postal abbreviations. It is very annoying trying to type out the state name only to have it accept the abbreviation and leave you with some extra letters that you have to delete. Please change it back to the way it was.

	ted:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 20:48 GMT	-1 points
	Allowing the abbreviations is fantastic. Saved me tons of time.

	GeoFan1:	Sep 9th, 2010 at 00:31 GMT	1 point
	2010 Census data isn't available yet, but 2009 estimates are. http://www.census.gov/popest/estbygeo.html Also, I think accepting postal abbreviations is okay for quizzes that you are forced to enter in order (like this one). Others, no...

	cocky:	Sep 9th, 2010 at 01:38 GMT	2 points
	I hate the abbreviations being accepted. I start to type a state and I have a bunch of unneeeded letters that I have to erase. The state names aren't that long and not that hard to spell.

	rockhopperlad:	Sep 9th, 2010 at 02:44 GMT	3 points
	My college roommate was from Seaford, Delaware. I might not have known that otherwise.

	object_holder:	Sep 10th, 2010 at 14:36 GMT	2 points
	Damn, this has been played over 21x as much as my next-most-played quiz. Guess Sporclers like geography. ;) Based on the votes the comments have gotten, it looks like allowing the abbreviations is pretty unpopular, so I'll change it back. Yay for direct democracy!