Question 1 of 20AfricaEasy
World capitals quiz
Leave Europe behind and tour the capitals of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Some are household names, some are classic pub-quiz traps, and a few were built from scratch or renamed along the way.
A free quiz from Megan Moran, author of The Mighty Geography Quiz Book.
Question 2 of 20AmericasEasy
What is the capital of the United States?
Question 3 of 20Commonly confusedMedium
What is the capital of Brazil?
Question 4 of 20AsiaEasy
What is the capital city of South Korea?
Question 5 of 20Commonly confusedMedium
Which city is the capital of Nigeria?
Question 6 of 20Moved and renamedHard
Which purpose-built city replaced Yangon as Myanmar's capital in the mid-2000s?
Question 7 of 20Moved and renamedMedium
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Question 8 of 20AmericasEasy
What is the capital city of Argentina?
Question 9 of 20RecordsMedium
Which South American capital lies closest to the Equator?
Question 10 of 20Moved and renamedHard
What is the capital of Belize?
Question 11 of 20Commonly confusedMedium
What is the capital city of Pakistan?
Question 12 of 20AmericasEasy
What is the capital of Mexico?
Question 13 of 20AsiaMedium
Ulaanbaatar, often called the world's coldest capital city, is the capital of which country?
Question 14 of 20RecordsHard
Which is the highest capital city in Africa?
Question 15 of 20Commonly confusedMedium
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
Question 16 of 20AsiaEasy
What is the capital of India?
Question 17 of 20Commonly confusedMedium
What is the capital city of Morocco?
Question 18 of 20AfricaHard
Which national capital faces Kinshasa from the opposite bank of the Congo River?
Question 19 of 20AsiaMedium
What is the capital city of Vietnam?
Question 20 of 20OceaniaHard
What is the capital city of Fiji?
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- What is the capital city of Egypt? CairoFounded by the Fatimid dynasty in 969, the city takes its name from the Arabic al-Qāhirah, meaning 'the Vanquisher'.
- What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C.George Washington chose the site but never lived in the White House. John Adams was the first president to move in, in 1800.
- What is the capital of Brazil? BrasíliaBuilt from scratch in about 41 months, it was inaugurated in 1960, with many of its striking buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
- What is the capital city of South Korea? SeoulSeoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, only the second Summer Games held in Asia after Tokyo in 1964.
- Which city is the capital of Nigeria? AbujaChosen for its central, ethnically neutral location, it officially took over as capital in December 1991. Aso Rock, a 400 m monolith, towers over it.
- Which purpose-built city replaced Yangon as Myanmar's capital in the mid-2000s? NaypyidawIts name means 'abode of the king', and it is known for a vast 20-lane boulevard that is often almost empty.
- What is the capital of Kazakhstan? AstanaIts name means 'capital city' in Kazakh. It has also been called Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola and, from 2019 to 2022, Nur-Sultan.
- What is the capital city of Argentina? Buenos AiresThe name means 'fair winds', after a Sardinian image of the Virgin Mary that Spanish sailors prayed to for safe voyages.
- Which South American capital lies closest to the Equator? QuitoIn 1978 its historic center became one of the first places in the world to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- What is the capital of Belize? BelmopanIt was built about 80 km (50 miles) inland after Hurricane Hattie devastated the coast in 1961, and the government moved there in 1970.
- What is the capital city of Pakistan? IslamabadPurpose-built in the 1960s to a master plan by the Greek architect Constantinos Doxiadis, it replaced Karachi as the national capital.
- What is the capital of Mexico? Mexico CityIt stands on the site of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, which was built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
- Ulaanbaatar, often called the world's coldest capital city, is the capital of which country? MongoliaThe city's name means 'Red Hero'. It was adopted in 1924; before that the city was known in the West as Urga.
- Which is the highest capital city in Africa? Addis AbabaIts name means 'new flower' in Amharic, and it is home to the headquarters of the African Union.
- What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates? Abu DhabiThe emirate of the same name covers about 87% of the country's land area.
- What is the capital of India? New DelhiThe capital moved from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi in 1911. New Delhi, designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, was inaugurated in 1931.
- What is the capital city of Morocco? RabatIts Hassan Tower is the minaret of a vast mosque begun in the late 12th century and never finished.
- Which national capital faces Kinshasa from the opposite bank of the Congo River? BrazzavilleIt is named after the Italian-born French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who founded the settlement in 1880.
- What is the capital city of Vietnam? HanoiIn 1010 the city was named Thăng Long, meaning 'ascending dragon'. It took its present name in 1831.
- What is the capital city of Fiji? SuvaIt sits on Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Colonial authorities chose it in 1877 to replace Levuka, on Ovalau, and the move became official in 1882.
