POSTAL SERVICE APTITUDE TEST
Credit: GAMES Magazine
April, 1998
Thomas L. Seibert

All the letters in the names of twenty prominent cities have been removed except for the two letters that make up the postal abbreviation for the state in which the city is located. For example, in number 1 below, CA is the postal abbreviation for California, and the city in question is SACRAMENTO. How many cities can you identify?

1.  _ _ C _ A _ _ _ _ _
2.  _ _ _ _ AL _ _ _ _
3.  D _ _ E _
4  _ A _ _ _ _ _ K _
5.  _ _ G _ _ _ A
6.  HI _ _
7.  _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ L _
8.  I _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _
9.  _ _ _   _ _ L _ A _ _
10.  M _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11.  _ _ N _ H _ _ _ _ _
12.  N _ _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _ Y
13.  _ _ _ ND   _ _ _ _ _
14.  _ OR _ _ _ _ _
15.  P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A
16.  _ R _ _ I _ _ _ _ _
17.  _ _ _ T _ _ N _ _ _ _
18.  T _ X _ _ _ _ _ _
19.  W _ _ _ _   _ A _ _ _
20.  F _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _

Answers:

1. SACRAMENTO
2. TUSCALOOSA
3. DOVER
4. FAIRBANKS
5. AUGUSTA
6. HILO
7. SPRINGFIELD
8. INDIANAPOLIS
9. NEW ORLEANS
10. MINNEAPOLIS
11. MANCHESTER
12. NEW YORK CITY
13. GRAND FORKS
14. PORTLAND
15. PHILADELPHIA
16. PROVIDENCE
17. CHATTANOOGA
18. TEXARKANA
19. WALLA WALLA
20. FORT LAUDERDALE