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Countries and Capitals Quiz

Question: Yaren district
Answer: Yaren district is the site of Nauru’s government offices; Nauru has no official capital.
Question: Praia
Answer: The capital of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) is Praia.
Question: Taipei
Answer: Taipei is the seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China).
Question: Vienna
Answer: The capital of Austria is Vienna.
Question: Abuja
Answer: The capital of Nigeria is Abuja.
Question: Libreville
Answer: The capital of Gabon is Libreville.
Question: Montevideo
Answer: The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo.
Question: Niamey
Answer: The capital of Niger is Niamey.
Question: Brasília
Answer: The capital of Brazil is Brasília.
Question: Jerusalem (proclaimed)
Answer: Jerusalem is Israel’s seat of government and the country’s proclaimed capital, though the latter status has not been widely recognized internationally.
Question: Windhoek
Answer: The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.
Question: Dili
Answer: The capital of East Timor is Dili.
Question: Warsaw
Answer: The capital of Poland is Warsaw.
Question: Bishkek
Answer: The capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.
Question: Yerevan
Answer: The capital of Armenia is Yerevan.
Question: Santiago
Answer: The capital of Chile is Santiago. (Legislative bodies meet in Valparaíso.)
Question: Berlin
Answer: The capital of Germany is Berlin.
Question: Banjul
Answer: The capital of The Gambia is Banjul.
Question: Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator)
Answer: The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator).
Question: Wellington
Answer: The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.
Question: Porto-Novo
Answer: The official capital of Benin is Porto-Novo; it was established under the constitution and is the seat of the legislature. The president and most government ministers reside in Cotonou.
Question: Tbilisi
Answer: The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi.
Question: Castries
Answer: The capital of Saint Lucia is Castries.
Question: Saint George's
Answer: The capital of Grenada is Saint George's.
Question: Lisbon
Answer: The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
Question: Funafuti
Answer: The capital of Tuvalu is Funafuti.
Question: Singapore
Answer: The capital city Singapore was once distinct from the Republic of Singapore, but the city has grown such that Singapore is, essentially, a city-state.
Question: Kuala Lumpur
Answer: The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
Question: Baku
Answer: The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku.
Question: Conakry
Answer: The capital of Guinea is Conakry.
Question: Tripoli
Answer: The capital of Libya is Tripoli.
Question: Islamabad
Answer: The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad.
Question: Gaborone
Answer: The capital of Botswana is Gaborone. (The country's High Court meets in Lobatse.)
Question: Reykjavík
Answer: The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
Question: Port-au-Prince
Answer: The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.
Question: Helsinki
Answer: The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
Question: Stockholm
Answer: The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
Question: Nukuʿalofa
Answer: The capital of Tonga is Nukuʿalofa.
Question: Washington, D.C.
Answer: The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
Question: Athens
Answer: The capital of Greece is Athens.
Question: Dhaka
Answer: The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
Question: Mbabane (administrative and judicial); Lobamba (legislative)
Answer: The administrative and judicial capital of Eswatini (Swaziland) is Mbabane, and the legislative capital is Lobamba.
Question: Sofia
Answer: The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
Question: Accra
Answer: The capital of Ghana is Accra.
Question: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town
Answer: South Africa’s three de facto capitals are Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).
Question: Tokyo
Answer: The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
Question: Juba
Answer: The capital of South Sudan is Juba.
Question: Beirut
Answer: The capital of Lebanon is Beirut.
Question: Cairo
Answer: The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
Question: N'Djamena
Answer: The capital of Chad is N'Djamena.
Question: Minsk
Answer: The capital of Belarus is Minsk.
Question: Manila
Answer: The capital of Philippines is Manila.
Question: Monaco
Answer: The capital of Monaco is conventionally referred to as Monaco, but the Principality of Monaco is a single administrative unit, and no separate area within it is distinguished as “capital.”
Question: Yamoussoukro
Answer: The capital of Côte d’Ivoire is Yamoussoukro.
Question: Tallinn
Answer: The capital of Estonia is Tallinn.
Question: Ljubljana
Answer: The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
Question: Honiara
Answer: The capital of Solomon Islands is Honiara.
Question: Brussels
Answer: The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
Question: Seoul
Answer: The capital of South Korea is Seoul.
Question: Colombo and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Answer: The capitals of Sri Lanka are Colombo (executive and judicial) and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative).
Question: San José
Answer: The capital of Costa Rica is San José.
Question: Bridgetown
Answer: The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown.
Question: Asmara
Answer: The capital of Eritrea is Asmara.
Question: Kinshasa
Answer: The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa.
Question: Paris
Answer: The capital of France is Paris.
Question: Vilnius
Answer: The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.
Question: Rabat
Answer: The capital of Morocco is Rabat.
Question: Belmopan
Answer: The capital of Belize is Belmopan.
Question: Valletta
Answer: The capital of Malta is Valletta.
Question: Addis Ababa
Answer: The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
Question: Harare
Answer: The capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
Question: Tirana
Answer: The capital of Albania is Tirana.
Question: Majuro
Answer: The capital of the Marshall Islands is Majuro.
Question: Antananarivo
Answer: The capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Question: Kigali
Answer: The capital of Rwanda is Kigali.
Question: Santo Domingo
Answer: The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
Question: Sarajevo
Answer: The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo.
Question: Abu Dhabi
Answer: The capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi.
Question: Caracas
Answer: The capital of Venezuela is Caracas.
Question: Budapest
Answer: The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
Question: Jakarta
Answer: The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta.
Question: Vaduz
Answer: The capital of Liechtenstein is Vaduz.
Question: Podgorica
Answer: The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica.
Question: Pristina
Answer: Pristina is the capital of Kosovo, which declared itself independent in 2008.
Question: Havana
Answer: The capital of Cuba is Havana.
Question: Khartoum
Answer: The capital of Sudan is Khartoum.
Question: Luanda
Answer: The capital of Angola is Luanda.
Question: Panama City
Answer: The capital of Panama is Panama City.
Question: Belgrade
Answer: The capital of Serbia is Belgrade.
Question: Guatemala City
Answer: The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City.
Question: Luxembourg
Answer: The capital of Luxembourg (the country) is Luxembourg (the city).
Question: Tunis
Answer: The capital of Tunisia is Tunis.
Question: Dodoma (designated); Dar es Salaam (acting)
Answer: The designated capital of Tanzania is Dodoma, but the acting capital is Dar es Salaam.
Question: Riga
Answer: The capital of Latvia is Riga.
Question: Thimphu
Answer: The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu.
Question: Ashgabat
Answer: The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat.
Question: Bern
Answer: The capital of Switzerland is Bern.
Question: Basseterre
Answer: The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre.
Question: Dakar
Answer: The capital of Senegal is Dakar.
Question: Manama
Answer: The capital of Bahrain is Manama.
Question: Canberra
Answer: The capital of Australia is Canberra.
Question: Port Louis
Answer: The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis.
Question: Dushanbe
Answer: The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.
Question: Sanaa
Answer: The capital of Yemen is Sanaa.
Question: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (constitutional)
Answer: Bolivia’s administrative capital is La Paz; Bolivia’s constitutional capital is Sucre.
Question: Maputo
Answer: The capital of Mozambique is Maputo.
Question: Male
Answer: The capital of Maldives is Male.
Question: Quito
Answer: The capital of Ecuador is Quito.
Question: Brazzaville
Answer: The capital of the Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville.
Question: Bissau
Answer: The capital of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau.
Question: Bandar Seri Begawan
Answer: The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan.
Question: Monrovia
Answer: The capital of Liberia is Monrovia.
Question: Copenhagen
Answer: The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen.
Question: London
Answer: The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
Question: Oslo
Answer: The capital of Norway is Oslo.
Question: Ankara
Answer: The capital of Turkey is Ankara.
Question: Maseru
Answer: The capital of Lesotho is Maseru.
Question: Phnom Penh
Answer: The capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.
Question: Nicosia
Answer: The Republic of Cyprus’s capital is Lefkosia (conventional Nicosia); the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’s capital is Lefkoşa (conventional Nicosia).
Question: São Tomé
Answer: The capital of Sao Tome and Principe is São Tomé.
Question: Paramaribo
Answer: The capital of Suriname is Paramaribo.
Question: Muscat
Answer: The capital of Oman is Muscat.
Question: Nassau
Answer: The capital of The Bahamas is Nassau.
Question: Palikir
Answer: The capital of Micronesia is Palikir.
Question: Dublin
Answer: The capital of Ireland is Dublin.
Question: Bogotá
Answer: The capital of Colombia is Bogotá.
Question: Vientiane
Answer: The capital of Laos is Vientiane.
Question: Amman
Answer: The capital of Jordan is Amman.
Question: Baghdad
Answer: The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.
Question: Apia
Answer: The capital of Samoa is Apia.
Question: Skopje
Answer: The capital of North Macedonia is Skopje.
Question: Kingstown
Answer: The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown.
Question: Bujumbura
Answer: The capital of Burundi is Bujumbura.
Question: Bratislava
Answer: The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava.
Question: Lomé
Answer: The capital of Togo is Lomé.
Question: Moroni
Answer: The capital of Comoros is Moroni.
Question: Kabul
Answer: The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Question: Doha
Answer: The capital of Qatar is Doha.
Question: Ottawa
Answer: The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Question: Saint John's
Answer: The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is Saint John's.
Question: Algiers
Answer: The capital of Algeria is Algiers.
Question: Madrid
Answer: The capital of Spain is Madrid.
Question: Amsterdam
Answer: Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is its seat of government.
Question: Kingston
Answer: The capital of Jamaica is Kingston.
Question: Hanoi
Answer: The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.
Question: Yaoundé
Answer: The capital of Cameroon is Yaoundé.
Question: Nay Pyi Taw
Answer: The capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Nay Pyi Taw.
Question: Buenos Aires
Answer: The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
Question: Nouakchott
Answer: The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott.
Question: Riyadh
Answer: The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
Question: Ouagadougou
Answer: The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
Question: Kathmandu
Answer: The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
Question: Bangui
Answer: The capital of the Central African Republic is Bangui.
Question: Moscow
Answer: The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Question: Djibouti
Answer: The capital of Djibouti (the country) is Djibouti (the city).
Question: Mogadishu
Answer: The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu.
Question: Roseau
Answer: The capital of Dominica is Roseau.
Question: Tehrān
Answer: The capital of Iran is Tehrān.
Question: Managua
Answer: The capital of Nicaragua is Managua.
Question: Port-Vila
Answer: The capital of Vanuatu is Port-Vila.
Question: Nairobi
Answer: The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.
Question: P'yŏngyang
Answer: The capital of North Korea is P'yŏngyang.
Question: Prague
Answer: The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague.
Question: Ngerulmud capitol complex in Melekeok on Babelthuap
Answer: Palau’s capital is located at Ngerulmud capitol complex in Melekeok on Babelthuap.
Question: San Marino
Answer: The capital of San Marino (the republic) is San Marino (the city).
Question: Lilongwe
Answer: The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe.
Question: Zagreb
Answer: The capital of Croatia is Zagreb.
Question: Chișinău
Answer: The capital of Moldova is Chișinău.
Question: Georgetown
Answer: The capital of Guyana is Georgetown.
Question: Lusaka
Answer: The capital of Zambia is Lusaka.
Question: Suva
Answer: The capital of Fiji is Suva.
Question: Tashkent
Answer: The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
Question: Damascus
Answer: The capital of Syria is Damascus.
Question: Bucharest
Answer: The capital of Romania is Bucharest.
Question: Kuwait
Answer: The capital of Kuwait (the country) is Kuwait (the city).
Question: Bairiki, Ambo, and Betio
Answer: Kiribati’s seats of government are the islet villages of Bairiki (executive), Ambo (legislative), and Betio (judicial) on South Tarawa.
Question: Bangkok
Answer: The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
Question: Port Moresby
Answer: The capital of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby.
Question: Beijing
Answer: The capital of China is Beijing.
Question: Lima
Answer: The capital of Peru is Lima.
Question: Malabo
Answer: The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo.
Question: Rome
Answer: The capital of Italy is Rome.
Question: Bamako
Answer: The capital of Mali is Bamako.
Question: Mexico City
Answer: The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.
Question: Kyiv
Answer: The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
Question: Port of Spain
Answer: The capital of Trinidad and Tobago is Port of Spain.
Question: Nursultan
Answer: The capital of Kazakhstan is Nursultan.
Question: Asunción
Answer: The capital of Paraguay is Asunción.
Question: Tegucigalpa
Answer: The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa.
Question: Freetown
Answer: The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.
Question: Kampala
Answer: The capital of Uganda is Kampala.
Question: New Delhi
Answer: The capital of India is New Delhi.
Question: Andorra la Vella
Answer: The capital of Andorra is Andorra la Vella.
Question: San Salvador
Answer: The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador.
Question: Victoria
Answer: The capital of Seychelles is Victoria.