Q. Which five states have capital cities whose names begin with the letter "a"? Which two letters of the alphabet begin more state capital city names than "a"? Which two letters of the alphabet begin more state names than any others? Which five letters of the alphabet do not begin any state names or state capital city names?

A. "a": Georgia (Atlanta), Maine (Augusta), Maryland (Annapolis), New York (Albany) and Texas (Austin). There are six each capital cities beginning with "c" (Carson City, Nevada; Charleston, West Virginia; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Columbia, South Carolina; Columbus, Ohio and Concord, New Hampshire) & "s" (Sacramento, California; St. Paul, Minnesota; Salem, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; Santa Fe, New Mexico and Springfield, Illinois). There are eight state names that begin with each of "m" (Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri and Montana) & "n" (Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota). There are no state nor capital city names beginning with E, Q, X, Y and Z.