Capital Cities Quiz

1. What is the capital of Australia?

1. Brisbane
2. Canberra
3. Melbourne
4. Sydney

2. What is the capital of Canada?

1. Montreal
2. Ottawa
3. Toronto
4. Vancouver

3. Naypyidaw replaced Rangoon (Yangon) as the capital of Myanmar in 2006. Why was this unusual?

1. It is a purpose-built new city that was secretly constructed — initially barely inhabited
2. It is shared with Thailand
3. It was built entirely underground
4. It was built on an island in a lake

4. Which country has two capitals — a judicial capital and an legislative/executive capital?

1. All of the above
2. Bolivia
3. Netherlands
4. South Africa

5. What is the capital of Brazil?

1. Brasília
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Salvador
4. São Paulo

6. Astana (renamed Nur-Sultan, then renamed back to Astana) is the capital of which country?

1. Azerbaijan
2. Kazakhstan
3. Turkmenistan
4. Uzbekistan

7. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. In which part of the country is it located?

1. North Island, central
2. North Island, southern tip
3. South Island, east coast
4. South Island, northern tip

8. What is the capital of Spain?

1. Barcelona
2. Madrid
3. Seville
4. Valencia

9. Which African capital city has the highest elevation of any capital on the continent?

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Kigali, Rwanda
3. Maseru, Lesotho
4. Nairobi, Kenya

10. Which capital city is built on seven hills, like Rome?

1. All three
2. Edinburgh
3. Istanbul
4. Lisbon

11. What is the capital of the Philippines?

1. Cebu
2. Davao
3. Manila
4. Quezon City

12. Dodoma replaced Dar es Salaam as the official capital of which country?

1. Kenya
2. Mozambique
3. Tanzania
4. Uganda

13. Which is the only country whose capital city name includes all five vowels?

1. Djibouti (Djibouti)
2. Equatorial Guinea (Malabo)
3. Mozambique (Maputo)
4. Mozambique's capital has all five

14. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland. Approximately what percentage of Iceland's total population lives in the greater Reykjavik area?

1. 30%
2. 45%
3. 60%
4. Over 65%

15. What is the capital of Myanmar (Burma)?

1. Bagan
2. Mandalay
3. Naypyidaw
4. Yangon (Rangoon)

16. Which European country's capital shares the same name as the country itself?

1. All three
2. Luxembourg and Luxembourg City
3. Monaco and Monaco-Ville
4. San Marino and City of San Marino

17. Islamabad replaced which city as Pakistan's capital in 1967?

1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Peshawar
4. Rawalpindi

18. What is the capital of Argentina?

1. Buenos Aires
2. Córdoba
3. Mendoza
4. Rosario

19. The tiny mountain nation of Liechtenstein has its capital in which city?

1. Balzers
2. Eschen
3. Schaan
4. Vaduz

20. Which capital city is the most visited in the world by international tourists?

1. Bangkok
2. Dubai
3. London
4. Paris