Pack Your Suitcase And Travel To Success By Passing This Famous Cities Quiz!
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One of the many amazing things about this world of ours is that there are so many different amazing cities that one could visit. Each with their own history and culture, you would never be able to visit them all. Take this quiz and see what you know about these famous cities!
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Question 1
What is the capital city of Greece?
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AThessaloniki
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BIstanbul
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CAthens
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DSparta
Athens
Athens became the capital of the Greek state in 1834. This ancient city was the home of many ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and culture from there spread throughout the ancient world.
Question 2
This national capital is one of the least prominent of any world capital population-wise. Just 0.2% of all people in the country live in the capital and residents there have no voting delegate in the country's Congress despite the fact that meetings are held there.
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ANew Delhi
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BCanberra
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CWashington, D.C.
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DBrasilia
Washington, D.C.
If you got Washington, D.C. correct, you're in rare company. Polls indicate the vast majority of Americans are unaware of D.C.'s lack of representation.
Question 3
This city is the largest in the European Union by population and home to the most-visited museum in the world, the Louvre.
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AAmsterdam
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BParis
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CBrussels
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DBern
Paris
Paris is home to over 10 million residents and is the largest city in the EU.
Question 4
This city is the largest in the Arabic-speaking world as well as the largest in the Middle East and located in Egypt.
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ACasablanca
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BCairo
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CRiyadh
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DBaghdad
Cairo
Over 20 million inhabit Cairo's metro area.
Question 5
What is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica?
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APanama City
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BManagua
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CSan José
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DPuerto Limón
San José
Formerly called Villa Nueva, San José has been the capital of Costa Rica since 1823. At the end of the Contra war in neighboring Nicaragua in 1990, air traffic into the city has been steadily increasing due to the country's popularity as a tourist destination.
Question 6
What is the name of the city that served as the capital of Czechoslovakia until 1993, when it became the capital of the newly formed Czech Republic?
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ARotterdam
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BPrague
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CMunich
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DDublin
Prague
Prague is the capital city of the Czech Republic. The city played a prominent role in the region since before 1346 when Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV made Prague his capital.
Question 7
Which of the following cities is the capital of Panama and sits on the Pacific end of the Panama Canal?
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ASt. John's
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BPanama City
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CManagua
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DNassau
Panama City
Panama City is the capital of Panama and was originally founded in 1519. The original city was destroyed by Henry Morgan in 1671, but was rebuilt about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the original site in 1674 by Alonso Mercado de Villacorta.
Question 8
Roughly one-fourth of the residents of Ireland live in the greater metropolitan area of its capital. What is the name of this capital city?
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AEdinburgh
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BDublin
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CAmsterdam
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DCork
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. The first record of settlement on the spot where Dublin now rests was by Norsemen in 831.
Question 9
This may be the most fiercely contested capital in the world. It is currently claimed as capital by two different states and has been captured and recaptured no fewer than 44 times in its long history.
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ALhasa
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BJerusalem
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CSeoul
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DBeirut
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is claimed as the capital of both Israel and Palestine.
Question 10
Despite its location at 33 north longitude on the banks of the Tigris River, this Middle Eastern capital is one of the hottest cities in the world, with summer temperatures averaging 111F.
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ABaghdad
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BDamascus
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CKuwait City
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DTehran
Baghdad
Not many places are hotter than Baghdad, Iraq in the summer.
Question 11
What is the capital city of Argentina, the eighth largest country in the world?
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ABuenos Aires
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BBrasília
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CQuito
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DSantiago
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. The city was first founded in 1536.
Question 12
The world's largest English-speaking capital city is:
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ACanberra
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BWashington, D.C.
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CLondon
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DOttawa
London
London, U.K., is still the largest English-speaking capital after all these years.
Question 13
What has been the name of Japan's capital city since 1868?
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AKuala Lumpur
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BHong Kong
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CTokyo
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DOsaka
Tokyo
Japan's capital city of Edo changed its name to Tokyo in 1868 when the shogunate came to an end. In Japanese, Tokyo translates to "eastern capital". Tokyo has been the largest city in Japan since the 17th century.
Question 14
Russia is the largest country in the world by land area. Located in the western part of the country, what is the capital city of Russia?
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ABelgrade
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BMoscow
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CSaint Petersburg
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DHelsinki
Moscow
Moscow is the capital city of Russia, and the first historical mention of the city comes from 1147. In the late 1200s, it became the capital of Muscovy, and after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the city claimed the title of "Third Rome".
Question 15
Now it gets tougher. This might be the only city on the list less than 20 miles away from a nuclear power it is technically at war with.
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APyongyang
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BMoscow
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CSeoul
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DBeijing
Seoul
Seoul's 25 million plus residents live perilously close to the military dictatorship of North Korea.
Question 16
This coastal capital is famous for its liberal laws, which include legalized marijuana and prostitution.
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AStockholm
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BAmsterdam
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CBerlin
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DMadrid
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is also home to the world's oldest stock exchange.
Question 17
What city is the capital of Belgium and is considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union?
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AAmsterdam
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BParis
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CPrague
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DBrussels
Brussels
Brussels is the capital city of Belgium and is where many official European Union institutions are located. The earliest known reference to the city of Brussels dates back to the 10th century.
Question 18
This city is the world's largest capital by population, with over 25 million in metro-area population. It is also one of the more recent capital cities, having been capital only since 1949.
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ABeijing
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BMoscow
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CIstanbul
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DLagos
Beijing
Beijing, China, took over capital duties after the fall of Nanjing.
Question 19
Staying in North America, this city south of the border is the largest city and urban area in Latin America, and has an altitude exceeding two miles in some areas!
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AMexico City
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BGuatemala City
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CCancun
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DTegucigalpa
Mexico City
Greater Mexico City has a population of between 21.5 - 25 million, making it one of the world's largest metro areas.
Question 20
What city served as the seat of government for all British territory in West Africa from 1821 to 1874, and became the capital city of Sierra Leone in 1961?
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AFreetown
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BMadrid
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CLagos
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DMonrovia
Freetown
The city of Freetown was established in 1792 by a group of 1,100 freed American slaves, aided by a group of British abolitionists. The city served as the seat of government for all of Great Britain's territories in West Africa from 1821 to 1874. Freetown became the capital city of Sierra Leone when it gained its independence in 1961.
Question 21
This 2,500 year old capital city is the only one in the world to completely contain an independent country.
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AAthens
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BRome
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CTirana
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DMoscow
Rome
Rome completely contains the Vatican City, headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
Question 22
What is the name of the capital city of the Dominican Republic, which is also the oldest permanent city established by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere?
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ASanto Domingo
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BNassau
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CPort-au-Prince
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DMexico City
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. The city was founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus's brother, Bartholomew Columbus. For a brief time between 1936 and 1961, the city was renamed Ciudad Trujillo, after the dictator of the country until his assassination.
Question 23
What is the capital city of Iceland?
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ANuuk
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BStockholm
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CReykjavík
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DKopavogur
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital city and the largest city of Iceland. The city served as the administrative center for the island in 1786 when it was under Danish rule, and has been the capital of the country since it achieved independence in 1944.
Question 24
This city borders the Pacific Ocean where the Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea and is the most populous city in the most populous country in the world.
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AShanghai
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BGuangzhou
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CUlaanbator
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DTokyo
Shanghai
Shanghai is the most populous city proper in the world, and its metro area exceeds 34 million in population.
Question 25
Which city is the capital of Bangladesh and also one of the most populous cities in South Asia?
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ASingapore
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BDhaka
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CDakar
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DBangkok
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh. The city served as the capital of East Bengal and later East Pakistan, until it finally became the capital of Bangladesh after its war for independence in 1971.
Question 26
What is the capital city of Haiti?
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APort-au-Prince
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BSanto Domingo
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CHavana
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DSan Juan
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. The city was created in 1749 and became the nation's capital when the country gained independence in 1804.
Question 27
The capital of Uruguay was founded in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. What is the name of this city?
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ABuenos Aires
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BWashington
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CMontevideo
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DLima
Montevideo
Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay and was founded in 1726 by the governor of Buenos Aires, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a buffer against the Portuguese moving into the area. Before Independence in Uruguay, the city of Montevideo was occupied by a host of forces, including the British, Spanish, Argentines, Portuguese, and Brazilians.
Question 28
Ljubljana is the capital of which of the following countries?
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AAustria
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BSwitzerland
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CCzech Republic
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DSlovenia
Slovenia
Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia. The city has had many names over the years including Emona, Laibach, and Luvigana.
Question 29
What is the capital of the Central American country of El Salvador?
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ABogota
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BLa Paz
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CSan José
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DSan Salvador
San Salvador
San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador. The city was founded in 1525 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado about 20 miles from its current site. It was then moved to its current site in 1528.
Question 30
This city on the Atlantic Ocean is in a country with the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union.
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ALisbon
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BDublin
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COslo
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DMadrid
Lisbon
Lisbon, in Portugal, shares a continuous 754-mile border with Spain.
Question 31
One of the world's oldest cities, this capital is often referred to as both the birthplace of democracy as well as western civilization itself.
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AAthens
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BRome
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CParis
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DBudapest
Athens
Athens has a recorded history spanning back over 3,400 years.
Question 32
Located on the islands of Zealand and Amager, what is the name of the capital city of Denmark?
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AAthens
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BCopenhagen
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CStockholm
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DOslo
Copenhagen
The city of Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark. Evidence exists of a small village existing on the site of this city since the early 900s. The city was made the capital of Denmark in 1445.
Question 33
This capital city is the most densely populated city proper in the world, with a staggering 110,000 people per square mile. It also shares its name with a type of paper and a popular office product.
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ACanberra
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BNew Delhi
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CManila
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DBrussels
Manila
Manila, Philippines, lends its name to Manila paper and the manila folder.
Question 34
What is the name of Libya's capital, largest city, and chief seaport?
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ACairo
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BCarthage
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CTripoli
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DTunis
Tripoli
Tripoli is Libya's capital city. The city was founded by the Phoenicians, but was captured by many other empires throughout the ages.
Question 35
What has been the capital city of Albania since 1920?
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ASkopje
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BVienna
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CBudapest
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DTirana
Tirana
Tirana has been the capital of Albania since it was chosen as the capital by a national congress in 1920. The city was founded by a Turkish general in the early 1600s.
Question 36
Let's go back to the Western Hemisphere. This is the largest city in South America and the largest city in the world that speaks Portugese.
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ABogota
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BQuito
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CSao Paulo
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DLima
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo has over 21 million people in its metro area and a staggering 33 million in the Extended Metropolitan Complex.
Question 37
The Nile River flows through all but this mile-high national capital (located in Kenya):
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ANairobi
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BCairo
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CKhartoum
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DJuba
Nairobi
The Nile River does not flow through Kenya at all, making Nairobi the correct choice.
Question 38
This city is often considered the headquarters of the European Union, and is home to the headquarters of NATO.
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AAmsterdam
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BBerlin
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CBrussels
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DBern
Brussels
Brussels hosts many key EU institutions, including the European Parliament.
Question 39
The first of three cities on this list in a Hindu-majority country, this city is capital of the world's second-largest country.
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ATehran
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BLagos
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CCalcutta
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DNew Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the largest city in India, with a metro area population of nearly 27 million.
Question 40
The African nation of Angola lies on the Atlantic coast bordering the nations of the DRC, Zambia, and Namibia. What is the name of Angola's capital city?
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AHuambo
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BAbu Dhabi
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CLuanda
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DBangui
Luanda
Luanda is Angola's busiest seaport, largest city, and the nation's capital. The city's population grew quickly after the country gained independence in 1975 from Portugal, and went into civil war, as refugees fled from warfare in the rural areas. Angola's civil war lasted from 1975 until 2002.
Question 41
Chisinau is the capital of city of which of the following countries?
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ARomania
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BMoldova
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CGreece
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DSyria
Moldova
Chisinau is the capital city of Moldova. In 1940 it became the capital of the new Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Question 42
On the topic of language, this is not only the largest Spanish-speaking capital, but also the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.
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AHavana
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BMexico City
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CBogota
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DMadrid
Mexico City
Over 20 million Spanish-speakers live in the Mexico City area.
Question 43
This city straddling two continents was capital of a vast, powerful empire for over 1,000 years, but today is merely the largest city in Europe.
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AIstanbul
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BAthens
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CRome
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DSparta
Istanbul
Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey, with a population north of 14 million.
Question 44
Which of these cities is the capital of Romania?
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ABudapest
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BBucharest
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CChisinau
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DAthens
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital city of Romania. The first mentions of this city are found in a document from Vlad III, the ruler of Wallachia, in 1459. The city was made the capital of Romania in 1862.
Question 45
Which city became the capital of Papua New Guinea when it attained independence in 1975?
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APort Moresby
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BCanberra
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CNoumea
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DBrisbane
Port Moresby
Port Moresby has been the capital of Papua New Guinea since the country became independent in 1975. The natural harbor around this city was explored in 1873 by Captain John Moresby. When the British annexed the area in 1883 and 1884, the entire area around the town that had been there became known as Port Moresby.
Question 46
Pyongyang is the capital of which of the following countries?
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ASouth Korea
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BJapan
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CNorth Korea
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DMongolia
North Korea
Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea. The city was founded around the year 1122 BCE.
Question 47
The Danube River flows through this capital city, which used to be three separate cities until a merger in 1873. It is home to the 3rd largest Parliament building in the world.
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ABudapest
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BDublin
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CCopenhagen
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DBratislava
Budapest
Before 1873, Budapest was three separate cities: Buda, Obuda, and Pest.
Question 48
What is the capital city of Ethiopia, one of the world's oldest countries?
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AAddis Ababa
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BEntoto
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CNairobi
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DTashkent
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city in Ethiopia. The city was founded in 1887 near a natural hot springs at the request of the wife of Emperor Menelik II. She named the city Addis Ababa, which means "New Flower".
Question 49
This Canadian city is located in southeastern Ontario. What is the name of this national capital?
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AOttawa
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BWashington, D.C.
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CToronto
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DReykjavík
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. Ottawa has been the capital of Canada since 1857, when it was a province in the British Empire.
Question 50
What has been the capital city of Pakistan since 1967?
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ADubai
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BIslamabad
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CKabul
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DKarachi
Islamabad
Islamabad officially became the capital city of Pakistan in 1967, which was 20 years after the nation gained independence. The city of Karachi had previously served as the nation's capital.
Question 51
Another tough one. This massive city sits on the most populous island on Earth and is capital of the world's largest majority-Muslim country.
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ASumatra
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BCasablanca
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CJakarta
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DBaghdad
Jakarta
Greater Jakarta, also known as Jabodetabek, is one of the three largest metro areas in the world at over 31 million people.
Question 52
The capital city of Cambodia was established in 1434 but abandoned several times before it was reestablished in 1865. What is the name of this capital city?
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ASingapore
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BYangon
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CPhnom Penh
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DBangkok
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh was originally founded in 1434 to be the new capital, but it was abandoned several times until it was reestablished in 1865 by King Norodom. In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge came to power, the city was largely deserted as they forced residents out of the city and into the countryside. The city remained mostly abandoned until the Vietnamese invaded in 1979, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge.
Question 53
Which of the following cities is the capital of Grenada?
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ASanto Domingo
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BPort of Spain
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CSaint George's
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DHavana
Saint George's
Saint George's is the capital city of Grenada and has been since before the country gained independence in 1974. The city of Saint George's was founded by the French in 1650.
Question 54
Which of the following countries has its capital in the city of Thimphu?
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ABhutan
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BLaos
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CPakistan
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DThailand
Bhutan
Thimphu is the capital city of Bhutan. The city was designated the official capital in 1962, since before this date, the capital city was wherever the king chose to live.
Question 55
The islands of Trinidad and Tobago lie off the northeast coast of Venezuela. What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?
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APort of Spain
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BSt. Augustine
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CSan Fernando
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DCaracas
Port of Spain
Port of Spain has been the capital of Trinidad since 1757, when the governor of the island transferred it there from San José de Oruña. Port of Spain is the only place in the world where Angostura aromatic bitters is produced, and its formula is a well-kept secret.
Question 56
The capital city of Latvia sits on the coast of the Baltic Sea. What is the name of this national capital?
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AHelsinki
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BRiga
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CTallinn
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DCopenhagen
Riga
Riga is the capital city of Latvia. It was founded in 1201.
Question 57
This 1000-year-old city on a fjord is consistently ranked as one of the most expensive in the world. It was also known as Kristiania until 1925 and is the capital of Norway.
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AReykjavik
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BStockholm
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CHelsinki
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DOslo
Oslo
Oslo, Norway was known as Christiania or Kristiania from 1624 - 1925.
Question 58
This city on the Congo River is now the largest Francophone city in the world.
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AParis
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BFranceville
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CKinshasa
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DLuanda
Kinshasa
Over 20 million live in Kinshasa's metro area, surpassing even Paris.
Question 59
This remote city in the mountains is home to many throat singers as well as the coldest climate of any capital city, with an average January low of -14 F and a year-round daily average below freezing. (Hint: located in a country that starts with M)
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ALa Paz
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BStockholm
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CMoscow
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DUlaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, probably also has the record for most a's in its name. It even beats Antananarivo.
Question 60
Despite being built by Muslims in the 9th century, this capital city, the EU's third largest, is today mostly Roman Catholic.
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AAndorra
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BIstanbul
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CLisbon
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DMadrid
Madrid
Approximately 57% of Madrid residents identify as Roman Catholic.
Question 61
This city 42 miles southeast of Lake Titicaca is located over two miles higher than our previous city and is the world's highest capital city. (Hint: City is two words)
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AThimphu
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BLa Paz
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CBogota
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DMexico City
La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia is located at a mind-numbing 11,942 feet above sea level.
Question 62
This capital city is both the world's windiest city as well as the southernmost capital. Rather ironically, it is located on its country's North Island. This city is located in a country that starts with "New".
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AMaputo
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BWellington
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CCanberra
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DCape Town
Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand, is located at 41 degrees S.
Question 63
This massive city is one of the 20 largest in the world and is also the world's coldest city with a population greater than 10 million people.
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AStockholm
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BHelsinki
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CMoscow
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DReykjavik
Moscow
Moscow has an estimated 18 million people in its urban area.
Question 64
This capital holds the record for lowest capital city, with an elevation of -92 feet, possible because of its location on the Caspian Sea. It is also the largest city below sea level and the largest in the Caucasus, with a metro population over 4 million.
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AMinsk
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BBaku
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CTehran
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DAshgabat
Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan was also ranked in the top 10 by Reuters for best nightlife. Go figure.
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