Which Asian Capital?

Can you guess the capital city which applies to each clue?

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Capital

Featured in the movie "Godzilla"

Tokyo

Located just 50 km south of the Demilitarized Zone

Seoul

The only city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics

Beijing

Capital which American troops hastily abandoned in 2021

Kabul

The government plans to eventually move the capital away from here to a new capital on the island of Borneo

Jakarta

Located about 75 km north of the ancient city of Babylon

Baghdad

Its Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998–2004

Kuala Lumpur

Under foreign occupation from 1990–1991

Kuwait City

Islam's third holiest city after Mecca and Medina

Jerusalem

Its luxury hotels include the Yak & Yeti, the Everest, and the Shangri-La

Kathmandu

Mediterranean city once known as "The Paris of the Middle East"

Beirut

It's name means "City of Islam"

Islamabad

The coldest national capital in the world, it was founded as a nomadic Buddhist monastery. After relocating 28 times, it settled in a permanent location in 1778.

Ulaanbaatar

Hosts frequent parades where Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles are the star attraction

Pyongyang

Has been governed by Spain, the United States, and Japan

Manila

Where you'd find Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Taipei

Sits in the middle of the world's third largest hot desert

Riyadh

Has four letters, the last of which is U

Baku

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met here in 1943 to discuss war objectives

Tehran

The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate

Damascus

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22 Comments

Level 85

Nov 8, 2023

This quiz cannot be nominated. Wonder why...

Level 69

Nov 8, 2023

It's already a featured quiz.

Level 70

Dec 20, 2023

It's already featured

Level 67

Dec 27, 2025

You’re a good guy

Level 77

Nov 8, 2023

Manila was also governed by Great Britain for a short time in the 18th century.

Level 81

Nov 8, 2023

Indonesia is changing the capital?

Level 87

Nov 8, 2023

indoNesia?

Level 76

Nov 9, 2023

Yes, Jakarta is sinking, literally, while global sea levels rise.

Level 55

Dec 27, 2025

It's sinking anyway, regardless of rising sea levels.

Level 79

Nov 9, 2023

20/20, 2:37 used. Fun quiz

Level 93

Nov 15, 2023

Hadn't heard about Indonesia, so I just did some research. They're beginning to build the new city (from scratch), but the move won't take place until 2045 (if ever). Java will continue to be a capital city long past 2024.

Level 88

Dec 20, 2023

Java is an island - incidentally the most populous island in the world. The Indonesian capital city is Jakarta, on the northern coast of Java (for now).

Level 93

Dec 20, 2023

Good grief...yes, I meant to say Jakarta will be the capital city. Thanks, Freestatebear.

Level 79

Dec 20, 2023

Its, not It's :)

Level 72

Dec 21, 2023

Couldn't for the life of me remember any other conferences than Yalta and Potsdam, but of course the dates didn't fit...

Level 68

Dec 21, 2023

Jerusalem is not recognized officially as Israel’s capital.

Level 75

Jul 7, 2024

by who

Level 41

Jan 6, 2026

The UN

Level 55

Jan 6, 2025

Yes it is, no idea where you got that from.

Level 45

Jun 22, 2025

Why not a single Central Asian capital

Level 58

Dec 27, 2025

jerusalem is not considered holy in islam. it is not mentioned once in the quran

Level 41

Jan 6, 2026

Is IS considered holy in Islam, as al-Aqsa is found there