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World geography
Europe Capitals
Practise 20 country-capital pairs from across Europe.
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What is the capital of France?
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Paris
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What is the capital of Germany?
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Berlin
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What is the capital of Italy?
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Rome
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What is the capital of Spain?
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Madrid
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What is the capital of Portugal?
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Lisbon
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What is the capital of the Netherlands?
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Amsterdam
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What is the capital of Belgium?
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Brussels
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What is the capital of Ireland?
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Dublin
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What is the capital of Norway?
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Oslo
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What is the capital of Sweden?
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Stockholm
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What is the capital of Denmark?
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Copenhagen
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What is the capital of Finland?
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Helsinki
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What is the capital of Poland?
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Warsaw
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What is the capital of Czechia?
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Prague
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What is the capital of Austria?
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Vienna
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What is the capital of Switzerland?
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Bern
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What is the capital of Greece?
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Athens
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What is the capital of Ukraine?
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Kyiv
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What is the capital of Romania?
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Bucharest
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What is the capital of Hungary?
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Budapest
World geography
Africa Capitals
Practise 20 country-capital pairs from across Africa.
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What is the capital of Egypt?
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Cairo
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What is the capital of Morocco?
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Rabat
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What is the capital of Algeria?
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Algiers
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What is the capital of Tunisia?
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Tunis
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What is the capital of Ethiopia?
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Addis Ababa
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What is the capital of Kenya?
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Nairobi
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What is the capital of Tanzania?
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Dodoma
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What is the capital of Uganda?
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Kampala
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What is the capital of Ghana?
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Accra
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What is the capital of Nigeria?
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Abuja
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What is the capital of Senegal?
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Dakar
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What is the capital of Mali?
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Bamako
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What is the capital of Angola?
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Luanda
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What is the capital of Zambia?
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Lusaka
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What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
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Harare
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What is the capital of Botswana?
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Gaborone
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What is the capital of Namibia?
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Windhoek
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What is the capital of Mozambique?
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Maputo
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What is the capital of Rwanda?
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Kigali
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What is the capital of Cameroon?
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Yaounde
World geography
Asia Capitals
Practise 20 country-capital pairs from across Asia.
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What is the capital of China?
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Beijing
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What is the capital of Japan?
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Tokyo
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What is the capital of South Korea?
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Seoul
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What is the capital of India?
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New Delhi
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What is the capital of Pakistan?
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Islamabad
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What is the capital of Bangladesh?
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Dhaka
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What is the capital of Indonesia?
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Jakarta
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What is the capital of Thailand?
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Bangkok
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What is the capital of Vietnam?
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Hanoi
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What is the capital of Malaysia?
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Kuala Lumpur
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What is the capital of Singapore?
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Singapore
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What is the capital of the Philippines?
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Manila
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What is the capital of Turkey?
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Ankara
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What is the capital of Iran?
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Tehran
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What is the capital of Iraq?
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Baghdad
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What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
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Riyadh
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What is the capital of Israel?
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Jerusalem
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What is the capital of Jordan?
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Amman
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What is the capital of Nepal?
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Kathmandu
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What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
World geography
Americas Capitals
Practise 18 country-capital pairs from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
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What is the capital of Canada?
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Ottawa
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What is the capital of the United States?
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Washington, DC
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What is the capital of Mexico?
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Mexico City
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What is the capital of Guatemala?
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Guatemala City
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What is the capital of Costa Rica?
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San Jose
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What is the capital of Panama?
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Panama City
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What is the capital of Cuba?
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Havana
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What is the capital of Jamaica?
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Kingston
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What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
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Santo Domingo
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What is the capital of Brazil?
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Brasilia
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What is the capital of Argentina?
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Buenos Aires
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What is the capital of Chile?
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Santiago
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What is the capital of Colombia?
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Bogota
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What is the capital of Peru?
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Lima
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What is the capital of Uruguay?
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Montevideo
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What is the capital of Paraguay?
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Asuncion
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What is the capital of Ecuador?
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Quito
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What is the capital of Venezuela?
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Caracas
World geography
Oceania Capitals
Practise 10 country-capital pairs from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.
Prompt
What is the capital of Australia?
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Canberra
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What is the capital of New Zealand?
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Wellington
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What is the capital of Fiji?
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Suva
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What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
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Port Moresby
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What is the capital of Samoa?
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Apia
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What is the capital of Tonga?
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Nuku'alofa
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What is the capital of Vanuatu?
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Port Vila
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What is the capital of Solomon Islands?
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Honiara
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What is the capital of Kiribati?
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Tarawa
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What is the capital of Tuvalu?
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Funafuti
World geography
Special Capital Arrangements
Review countries where the capital answer needs extra context.
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What is the official capital of the Netherlands?
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Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government.
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Which country has Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein as capitals?
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South Africa
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Which country has Sucre as constitutional capital and La Paz as seat of government?
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Bolivia
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What is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka?
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Colombo remains the commercial capital.
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What is the capital of Cote d'Ivoire?
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Yamoussoukro; Abidjan remains the economic center.
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About this selection
This selection does not cover every country, territory or disputed capital. Some capital arrangements need extra context, included in the special cases above. The entries have not had a comprehensive factual audit; check current reference sources before treating this as a definitive geography list.