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Capital Idea

Quiz: How well do you know capital cities?

Can you tell your cities apart?
6.00pm, 7 Jun 2015
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CAPITAL CITIES. HOMES to millions of people, seats of government and senses of superiority.

They’re great, but can you tell which country these ones belong to?

What is the capital of The Netherlands?
Eindhoven
Amsterdam

The Hague
Maastricht
Cayenne is not just a spice. It is the capital of which French territory?
French Guiana
French Polynesia

St Pierre
Wallis and Futuna
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Zurich
Bern

Geneva
Lucerne
Which Congo is Kinshasa the capital of?
The Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo
The capital of the Isle of Man shares its name with which Cork town?
Cove (Cobh)
Bandon

Douglas
Blackpool
What is the capital of Latvia?
Vilnius
Vaduz

Podgorica
Riga
Saipan is a loaded word in the Irish vocabulary. But it's also the capital of which US territory?
Puerto Rico
Northern Mariana Islands

Guam
American Samoa
Skopje is that capital of which eastern European country?
FYR Macedonia
Estonia

Lithuania
Serbia
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is a real capital. True or False?
True
False
What is the capital of Turkey?
Adana
Istanbul

Ankara
Bursa
The world famous Paris to Dakar rally used to end in the capital of which African country?
Algeria
Senegal

Cameroon
Nigeria
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Auckland
Christchurch

Wellington
Dunedin
You're the Prime Minister of Canada. Where is your office?
Toronto
Montreal

Ottawa
Vancouver
13 nations have a capital which shares the name of the country. Which of these isn't one?
Mexico
Andorra

Luxembourg
Lesotho
Cockburn Town (stop giggling) is the capital of where?
Sean Jackson via Wikimedia
Cayman Islands
Turks and Caicos

Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Top Dog!
You're a capital master!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
You did really well. Take a well earned break and bask in your cleverness.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Fintastic!
A decent display.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?!
Not great.
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You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful
Do you live inside your shell?
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