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Straight A's - Smartest Cities in America  
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What's up with the residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana? They rank dead last in Men's Health measurement of intelligence. (Dan Quayle grew up just outside Fort Wayne. Go figure.) See this list of 101 cities ranked smartest to dumbest.

1.	Minneapolis, MN A+
2.	Boston, MA A+
3.	Denver, CO A+
4.	St. Paul, MN A+
5.	Seattle, WA A+
6.	San Francisco, CA A+
7.	Madison, WI A
8.	San Diego, CA A
9.	Colorado Springs, CO A-
10.	Portland, OR A-
11.	Chicago, IL A-
12.	(tie) Kansas City, MO A- and Los Angeles, CA A-
13.	San Jose, CA B+
14.	(tie) Sacramento, CA B+, Oakland, CA B+ and Nashville, TN B+
15.	Des Moines, IA B+
16.	Columbus, OH B+
17.	Lincoln, NE B+
18.	Tulsa, OK B+
19.	Omaha, NE B
20.	Fremont, CA B
21.	Austin, TX B
22.	Baton Rouge, LA B
23.	Wichita, KS B
24.	Cincinnati, OH B-
25.	New Orleans, LA B-
26.	Lexington-Fayette, KY B-
27.	Oklahoma City, OK B-
28.	Salt Lake City, UT B-
29.	(tie) Spokane, WA B- and New York, NY B-
30.	Charlotte, NC B-
31.	(tie) St. Louis, MO C+ and Richmond, VA C+
32.	Boise, ID C+
33.	Birmingham, AL C+
34.	Milwaukee, WI C+
35.	Phoenix, AZ C+
36.	Jersey City, NJ C+
37.	Virginia Beach, VA C+
38.	(tie) Albuquerque, NM C+ and Raleigh, NC C+
39.	(tie) Aurora, CO C+ and Grand Rapids, MI C+
40.	Norfolk, VA C+
41.	Little Rock, AR C+
42.	Atlanta, GA C+
43.	(tie) Durham, NC C and Dallas, TX C
44.	Memphis, TN C
45.	Akron, OH C
46.	Arlington, VA C
47.	Montgomery, AL C
48.	Washington, DC C
49.	Long Beach, CA C
50.	Louisville, KY C-
51.	(tie) Houston, TX C- and Anaheim, CA C-
52.	Rochester, NY C-
53.	Chesapeake, VA C-
54.	Pittsburgh, PA C-
55.	(tie) Tacoma, WA C-, Tucson, AZ C- and Fresno, CA C-
56.	Mesa, AZ C-
57.	Baltimore, MD C-
58.	Indianapolis, IN C-
59.	Honolulu, HI C-
60.	Orlando, CA D+
61.	Shreveport, LA D+
62.	Anchorage, AK D+
63.	Cleveland, OH D+
64.	Scottsdale, AZ D+
65.	Lubbock, TX D+
66.	Bakersfield, CA D+
67.	Detroit, MI D+
68.	San Antonio, TX D+
69.	(tie) Riverside, CA D+ and Jacksonville, FL D+
70.	Fort Worth, TX D+
71.	Philadelphia, PA D
72.	Modesto, CA D
73.	(tie) Toledo, OH D and Stockton, CA D
74.	Yonkers, NY D
75.	Garland, TX D
76.	Buffalo, NY D
77.	Plano, TX D
78.	Tampa, FL D
79.	Providence, RI D-
80.	St. Petersburg, FL D-
81.	Miami, FL D-
82.	Greensboro, NC D-
83.	El Paso, TX F
84.	Newark, NJ F
85.	Las Vegas, NV F
86.	Laredo, TX F
87.	Corpus Christi, TX F
88.	Fort Wayne, IN F

Lister: Andrea
Source: Men's Health

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Comments: That is cool to have Boston at the top. Comment by: gooey12345