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Capitals Named After a Person Quiz - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 131 times
- The average score is 23 of 32
Answer Stats
| Hint | Capital | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Named after Athena, the goddess of Wisdom | Athens | 99%
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| Named after Prince Bräslav of Savia | Bratislava | 92%
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| Named for King George III | Georgetown | 89%
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| Named in honor of Andries Pretorius, the father of the Voortrekker(s) leader Marthinus Pretorius | Pretoria | 89%
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| According to legend, after Romulus killed his brother Remus he named the city after himself | Rome | 89%
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| Named after US President George Washington | Washington, D.C. | 87%
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| Named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington | Wellington | 86%
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| Named after the Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza | Brazzaville | 85%
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| Named after US President James Monroe | Monrovia | 85%
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| Taken from a legend about a nun named Penh and the hill where the temple is | Phnom Penh | 84%
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| Captain John Moresby named the city after his father Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby | Port Moresby | 84%
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| Named after the revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre | Sucre | 84%
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| Named after Saint George | Saint George's | 82%
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| Named after Saint John | Saint John's | 81%
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| Named in honor of Chief Kgosi Gaborone of the BaTlokwa | Gaborone | 80%
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| Named for the chief Mbabane Kunene | Mbabane | 80%
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| Named after Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries | Castries | 77%
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| Named after Saint Dominic | Santo Domingo | 77%
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| Named after Jean Parisot de la Valette who defended the country from invasion | Valletta | 77%
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| Named after Saint Marinus | San Marino | 75%
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| Named after Saint Joseph | San José | 72%
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| Name translates to "Holy Savior" from Spanish, referring to Jesus Christ of Nazareth | San Salvador | 71%
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| Named in honor of the country's national hero Damdin Sükhbaatar | Ulaanbaatar | 70%
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| Named after Queen Yamoussou | Yamoussoukro | 68%
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| Named after King Louis XV | Port Louis | 65%
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| Named after Saint Thomas | São Tomé | 61%
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| Named after Saint James | Santiago | 58%
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| Possibly derived from Habaguanex, a native American chief who controlled that area | Havana | 56%
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| Named in honor of the Phoenician goddess Tanith | Tunis | 41%
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| Named after the Sultan's late father Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien | Bandar Seri Begawan | 36%
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| Named by Dhillu or Dilu, a king of the Mauryan dynasty after himself | New Delhi | 35%
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| Named for Shona chieftain Neharawa | Harare | 25%
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