state_capitals.py

from random import shuffle

state_capitals = {
  "Alaska":	"Juneau",
  "Arizona": "Phoenix",
  "Arkansas": "Little Rock",
  "California": "Sacramento"
} # todo: get the rest from the internet

states = state_capitals.keys() #> ['California', 'Arizona', 'Arkansas', 'Alaska']

shuffle(states) # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/976882/shuffling-a-list-of-objects-in-python

correct_response_count = 0
for state in states:
    response = input("Please name the capital city of " + state + " (e.g. 'My City'):")
    if response == state_capitals[state]:
        correct_response_count += 1

print("You answered " + str(correct_response_count) + " out of " + str(len(states)) + " correctly.")