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GAME 1
Which eastern U.S. state capital has a population of around 50,000, is the most-populous city in its state, and lies at the confluence of the Elk River and Kanawha River?
GAME 2
What Spanish explorer is credited as the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World, doing so from modern-day Panama in 1513. He is also the namesake of a major park located in Southern California.
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Game one answer:
Charleston, WV
GAME 2 answer:
Vasco Núñez de Balboa