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

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Source: Men's Health

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