Capitals Trivia Questions and Answers

25 questions on Capitals, each with the answer and a short explanation. Part of the Geography set in Rapid Fire Trivia, which holds 1,500 questions across 5 topics.

All 25 questions, with answers

1. 1Brazil’s purpose-built capital is which city?

   AnswerBrasília

   Brasília replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s capital in 1960 and was planned inland.

2. 2Which capital reconstructed its historic center after near-total destruction during World War II?

   AnswerWarsaw

   Warsaw rebuilt its Old Town using paintings, plans, photographs, and surviving architectural fragments.

3. 3Which capital city contains the Forbidden City?

   AnswerBeijing

   The palace complex served as the imperial center of Chinese government for nearly five centuries.

4. 4The United States governs from which city?

   AnswerWashington, D.C.

   Washington, D.C. was created as a federal district and became the national capital in 1800.

5. 5The capital of the Netherlands is which city?

   AnswerAmsterdam

   Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, although the national government sits in The Hague.

6. 6What city serves as the capital of Egypt?

   AnswerCairo

   Cairo is the national capital and principal seat of government of Egypt.

7. 7Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava in which national capital?

   AnswerPrague

   The stone bridge links Prague’s Old Town and Lesser Town beneath the hilltop castle district.

8. 8The Dnieper runs through both sides of what national capital?

   AnswerKyiv

   Kyiv spreads across hills and lowlands beside the Dnieper, one of eastern Europe’s major rivers.

9. 9Kampala was built on hills near which large African lake?

   AnswerLake Victoria

   Uganda’s capital lies just north of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake by surface area.

10. 10Which capital sits on the Ottawa River opposite Gatineau?

    AnswerOttawa

    Ottawa and Gatineau form a bilingual metropolitan region across the Ontario-Quebec boundary.

11. 11Germany governs from which capital city?

    AnswerBerlin

    Germany’s national government is based in Berlin. It serves as the country’s principal seat of national government.

12. 12Australia governs from which capital city?

    AnswerCanberra

    Canberra was selected as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne and developed as a planned inland capital.

13. 13Lima lies close to which ocean?

    AnswerPacific Ocean

    Peru’s capital occupies an arid coastal plain beside the cold Humboldt Current region.

14. 14The grand Parliament Building beside the Danube identifies what capital?

    AnswerBudapest

    Budapest’s neo-Gothic parliament stretches along the Pest bank and remains one of Hungary’s defining landmarks.

15. 15A traveler reaches Canberra. Which country’s capital have they entered?

    AnswerAustralia

    Canberra is the national capital of Australia. It serves as the country’s principal seat of national government.

16. 16Turkey governs from which inland capital?

    AnswerAnkara

    Ankara became Turkey’s capital in 1923, replacing the former imperial center of Istanbul.

17. 17Which city is Norway’s capital?

    AnswerOslo

    Oslo lies at the northern end of Oslofjord, an inlet opening toward the Skagerrak.

18. 18The Danube separates the historic halves of which capital?

    AnswerBudapest

    Buda rises on western hills while flatter Pest spreads across the eastern bank of the Danube.

19. 19Immediately east of the Giza pyramid complex lies what national capital?

    AnswerCairo

    The pyramids stand on the desert plateau west of the Nile and Cairo’s dense urban area.

20. 20The capital of Chile is which city?

    AnswerSantiago

    Santiago lies in Chile’s central valley beneath the Andes and serves as the national capital.

21. 21A traveler reaches Dublin. Which country’s capital have they entered?

    AnswerIreland

    Dublin is the national capital of Ireland. It serves as the country’s principal seat of national government.

22. 22Warsaw stands on which river?

    AnswerVistula

    The Vistula crosses central Warsaw while flowing north toward the Baltic Sea.

23. 23Which capital is divided by the Danube into historic Buda and Pest?

    AnswerBudapest

    Buda occupies hillier western terrain, while flatter Pest spreads across the eastern bank.

24. 24Which capital stands on the Tagus estuary?

    AnswerLisbon

    Lisbon’s estuary location helped make Portugal a major Atlantic maritime and trading power.

25. 25The capital of Denmark is which harbor city?

    AnswerCopenhagen

    Copenhagen stands on Zealand and Amager, facing Sweden across the narrow Øresund strait.