Quiz on World Capitals

What is the capital of Japan?

• Tokyo ✓ (Correct answer)
• Osaka
• Kyoto
• Yokohama

Source: Kyoto was the old imperial capital, but the emperor moved to Tokyo in 1868.

What is the capital of Russia?

• Saint Petersburg
• Moscow ✓ (Correct answer)
• Kazan
• Novosibirsk

Source: Saint Petersburg was capital for two centuries before Moscow reclaimed the role in 1918.

What is the capital of Egypt?

• Cairo ✓ (Correct answer)
• Alexandria
• Luxor
• Giza

Source: Cairo sits on the Nile and is the largest city in the Arab world.

What is the capital of Spain?

• Barcelona
• Seville
• Madrid ✓ (Correct answer)
• Valencia

Source: Madrid sits almost dead-center in Spain, chosen partly for that geography.

What is the capital of Brazil?

• Rio de Janeiro
• Sao Paulo
• Brasilia ✓ (Correct answer)
• Salvador

Source: Brasilia was carved out of empty highland in just 41 months and inaugurated in 1960.

What is the capital of Canada?

• Toronto
• Ottawa ✓ (Correct answer)
• Montreal
• Vancouver

Source: Queen Victoria picked tiny Ottawa as a compromise between English and French Canada.

What is the capital of Australia?

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Canberra ✓ (Correct answer)
• Perth

Source: Canberra was purpose-built to settle the Sydney-vs-Melbourne rivalry.

What is the capital of Turkey?

• Ankara ✓ (Correct answer)
• Istanbul
• Izmir
• Bursa

Source: Ataturk moved the capital inland to Ankara in 1923, away from Istanbul.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

• Geneva
• Zurich
• Bern ✓ (Correct answer)
• Basel

Source: Bern beat out flashier Zurich and Geneva as a neutral federal seat in 1848.

What is the capital of South Africa's government?

• Cape Town
• Johannesburg
• Pretoria ✓ (Correct answer)
• Durban

Source: South Africa splits its capitals; Pretoria hosts the executive branch.

What is the capital of Argentina?

• Cordoba
• Buenos Aires ✓ (Correct answer)
• Rosario
• Mendoza

Source: Buenos Aires means 'good airs' and holds a third of Argentina's population.

What is the capital of New Zealand?

• Auckland
• Christchurch
• Hamilton
• Wellington ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Windy Wellington is the world's southernmost national capital.

What is the capital of Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh City
• Hanoi ✓ (Correct answer)
• Da Nang
• Hue

Source: Hanoi in the north is the capital, while Ho Chi Minh City is the larger metropolis.

What is the capital of Pakistan?

• Karachi
• Lahore
• Faisalabad
• Islamabad ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Islamabad was built in the 1960s to replace Karachi as a planned capital.

What is the capital of Morocco?

• Rabat ✓ (Correct answer)
• Casablanca
• Marrakesh
• Fez

Source: Rabat is the seat of power, even though Casablanca is far bigger and busier.

What is the capital of Nigeria?

• Lagos
• Kano
• Ibadan
• Abuja ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Nigeria moved its capital from coastal Lagos to central Abuja in 1991.

What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

• Almaty
• Shymkent
• Karaganda
• Astana ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Kazakhstan moved its capital from Almaty to the freezing steppe city of Astana in 1997.

What is the capital of Myanmar?

• Naypyidaw ✓ (Correct answer)
• Yangon
• Mandalay
• Bago

Source: The junta abruptly built Naypyidaw and moved there from Yangon in 2005.

Which city is Bolivia's seat of government?

• Sucre
• Santa Cruz
• Cochabamba
• La Paz ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Sucre is the constitutional capital, but the government actually sits in lofty La Paz.

What is the capital of Ivory Coast?

• Abidjan
• Yamoussoukro ✓ (Correct answer)
• Bouake
• San-Pedro

Source: The official capital is Yamoussoukro, but bustling Abidjan still runs most affairs.