I thought your comment was interesting so I posed this question to my children (10 and 12.) It took them about 15 minutes to answer. Assuming an adult might be

I thought your comment was interesting so I posed this question to my children (10 and 12.) It took them about 15 minutes to answer. Assuming an adult might be twice as fast, that’s still a long time to answer a written quiz. So, fair point. However, they had an easier time answering other questions about extreme state capitals that had more to do with geography, so I don’t think rote memory methods should be entirely faulted.