3. Speed State-ing This fun games involves kids working in pairs to beat the clock as they attempt to mark the names of all 50 states — and their capitals — on the map.

Can you name all 50 U.S. state capitals? Test yourself by taking our map quiz - it may be trickier than you'd think.

Quick question: How many of you have named or still can name all 50 states and their capital cities while pointing out each state on a map?

State capitals and major universities can be a major economic driver to propel midsize Midwest cities to higher levels.

State Capitals for Android is free, and more fun that it sounds. And it's far preferable to the way I studied for my geography tests (way back when!), which mainly involved staring at a map.

The typeface-as-atlas webfont is the latest open-source release from the nonprofit news outlet, which has been building out key parts of the journalist-coder's toolkit.