Trivia: Which state capital was originally named Pumpkinville?
Sacramento, California
Carson City, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The correct answer is Phoenix, Arizona
So why is this answer correct? : Before Phoenix was laid out in 1868, the nearby settlement of Pumpkinville had been around for about a year, named for the wild pumpkins that grew in the area. Phoenix was named by Lord Darrell Duppa, who saw the town as rising from the ashes — just like the mythical bird. The original Pumpkinville now lies roughly at the intersection of Van Buren and 28th Street in Phoenix.