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Capital cities quiz for kids

No, it is not Sydney. This capital cities quiz for kids has the answers, including the ones everybody gets wrong, and runs from the famous capitals to the ones that fool grown-ups.

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27 questions in 3 groups, every one with its answer. Questions last changed: .

Famous capitals

A capital city is the city a country has chosen as its capital. It is usually where the government meets, and it is often not the biggest city.

  1. True or false: The capital of France is Ankara.

    False. It's Paris. France has more time zones than any other country, thanks to its territories around the world.

  2. What is the capital of Ireland?

    • Dublin
    • Oslo
    • Paris
    • Havana

    Dublin. The white on Ireland's flag stands for peace between the green and orange traditions.

  3. What is the capital of Thailand?

    • Abuja
    • Tokyo
    • Bangkok
    • Riyadh

    Bangkok. Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never ruled by a European power.

  4. What is the capital of Ukraine?

    • Madrid
    • Dublin
    • Kyiv
    • Tokyo

    Kyiv. Ukraine's flag is often said to show a blue sky over golden fields of wheat.

  5. True or false: The capital of Jamaica is Kingston.

    True. It's Kingston. Jamaica's flag is the only national flag with no red, white or blue in it.

  6. True or false: The capital of the Netherlands is Ottawa.

    False. It's Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the capital, but the government and parliament meet in The Hague.

  7. What is the capital of Cuba?

    • Tokyo
    • Havana
    • Amsterdam
    • Washington, D.C.

    Havana. Cuba is home to the bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world.

  8. What is the capital of Mexico?

    • Ottawa
    • Brasília
    • Kyiv
    • Mexico City

    Mexico City. Mexico's flag shows an eagle on a cactus eating a snake, from an Aztec legend.

Harder capitals

  1. True or false: The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.

    True. It's Baghdad. The Tigris and Euphrates flow through Iraq, the land where some of the first cities and the first writing began.

  2. What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Parliament is in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, a suburb of Colombo. Colombo is the biggest city and many offices are there, so both count.

  3. What is the capital of Sudan?

    • Djibouti
    • Khartoum
    • Yaoundé
    • Kampala

    Khartoum. Sudan has more ancient pyramids than Egypt.

  4. True or false: The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo.

    True. It's Porto-Novo. Porto-Novo is the official capital. The government mostly works from Cotonou.

  5. What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

    • Madrid
    • Podgorica
    • Sarajevo
    • Skopje

    Sarajevo. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  6. True or false: The capital of Guyana is Montevideo.

    False. It's Georgetown. Guyana is the only country in South America where English is the official language.

  7. What is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe?

    São Tomé. The equator runs across one of São Tomé and Príncipe's small islands.

  8. What is the capital of Grenada?

    St George's. Grenada is nicknamed the Spice Isle, and a nutmeg appears on its flag.

  9. What is the capital of Monaco?

    • Rome
    • Vilnius
    • Monaco
    • Amsterdam

    Monaco. Monaco is the second-smallest country in the world. Only Vatican City is smaller.

Capitals that are not the famous city

Each of these countries has a bigger or more famous city that people name by mistake. Where a question gives choices, that city is among them. In the true or false questions, some statements name that city and some name the real capital.

  1. What is the capital of Australia?

    • Sydney
    • Canberra
    • Melbourne
    • Palikir

    Canberra. Canberra was built as a compromise, because Sydney and Melbourne both wanted to be the capital.

  2. What is the capital of Egypt?

    • Cairo
    • Khartoum
    • Victoria
    • Alexandria

    Cairo. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest human-made structure for about 3,800 years.

  3. True or false: The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.

    True. It's Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's flag is never flown at half-mast because it carries a religious statement.

  4. True or false: The capital of Germany is Berlin.

    True. It's Berlin. Johannes Gutenberg, from Mainz in Germany, built Europe's first printing press with movable metal type around 1440.

  5. What is the capital of Ecuador?

    • Buenos Aires
    • Guayaquil
    • Montevideo
    • Quito

    Quito. Ecuador is named after the equator, which runs right through it.

  6. What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?

    • Dubai
    • Abu Dhabi
    • Hanoi
    • Kuwait City

    Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates is made up of seven emirates, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

  7. What is the capital of Malta?

    • Zagreb
    • Dublin
    • Sliema
    • Valletta

    Valletta. Malta's ancient stone temples are older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt.

  8. True or false: The capital of Colombia is Medellín.

    False. It's Bogotá. Colombia has more kinds of bird than any other country.

  9. True or false: The capital of Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City.

    False. It's Hanoi. Vietnam grows more coffee than any country except Brazil.

  10. True or false: The capital of South Africa is Johannesburg.

    False. It's Pretoria. South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (government), Cape Town (parliament) and Bloemfontein (courts). Any of them counts.

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