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Capitals Starting With C

Try to name the national capitals that begin with the letter C.
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First submittedApril 20, 2014
Times taken96,598
Average score66.7%
Rating4.74
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Africa
Cairo
Cape Town
Ciudad de
la Paz
Conakry
(Cotonou)
Asia
(Colombo)
Europe
Chișinău
Copenhagen
North America
Castries
Oceania
Canberra
South America
Caracas
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65 Comments
lottoid
+5
Level 92
Dec 15, 2015
and colombo isn't the capital of sri lanka
Jerry928
+10
Level 76
Dec 29, 2015
Many publications say that it is. Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a suburb of Colombo (only 5 miles from downtown Colombo!), and many publications list Colombo as the capital. In addition, the High Court is in downtown Colombo (which makes it the judicial capital) and Colombo is also listed widely, even by places that name SJK as the capital, as the commercial capital.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Apr 7, 2016
From my understanding it's pretty similar to the situation in Delhi where New Delhi is really just a neighborhood or district of Delhi. Same deal with Colombo and Sri JK
scambigol
+3
Level 80
Dec 16, 2015
Maybe there's a specific reason but both Cape Town and Cotonou are listed as "secondary" capitals in the World Capitals quiz so why are you shown one but not the other? I do agree that Colombo deserves at least a mention
flzubuduuz
+5
Level 69
Jun 7, 2020
I guess it's because Cape Town is explicitly listed as a capital by South Africa, while Cotonou is not explicitly listed as a capital even though it is the seat of government. This last one actually happens quite often without us even noticing; I'm from Chile, and even though our only capital city is Santiago, the seat of government is in Valparaíso!

I think the only reason that Cotonou is counted and Valparaíso is not is because Cotonou is the largest (and probably best known) city in Benin, so it's better to explicitly state that it's not being counted as a capital.

beccimoo
+3
Level 55
Dec 20, 2015
Ah the South Africa question! Is it Cape Town, is is Pretoria? A question as eternal as life itself......
macie22austria
+15
Level 43
Apr 7, 2016
It's both, and Bloemfontein...
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Nov 2, 2017
Yep. Think of it like that wonderful product from one of Saturday Night Live's "commercials". Shimmer. Is it a floor wax? Or is it a dessert topping? It's BOTH!!! (back when SNL was funny)
raj123
+1
Level 44
May 22, 2016
Cardiff?
brandybuck96
+10
Level 82
Jul 29, 2016
Wales isn't a country by these standards, much as you might like it to be.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Apr 23, 2019
Wales is as much a country as Sealand.

Cardiff's as valid a national capital as Crayola.

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Sep 17, 2019
sealand is not a country
TurkeyCookTime
+8
Level 85
Feb 7, 2020
That's the point
NoutButBuckets
+11
Level 55
Sep 3, 2020
Wales is very much a country, just not a sovereign one.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Nov 6, 2021
Sealand is more so.
Omnikin
+1
Level 68
Feb 6, 2018
Can you put Cayenne at the start?
cornflakesfu
+16
Level 89
Aug 1, 2018
Why? French Guiana isn't a country. Columbus is the capital of Ohio, but it doesn't belong on this quiz.
jayhiatt
+3
Level 72
Aug 26, 2019
Only on Jetpunk do 54% of people get Chisinau.
DaveH
+3
Level 47
Aug 26, 2019
Actually, I absolutely do NOT believe that 54% of the people taking the quiz could correctly identify Chisinau without help, e.g. Google. This happens all of the time where so many people supposedly correctly know answers to the most obscure challenges within the quizzes, which is weird, because people are only cheating themselves.
divantilya
+16
Level 36
Aug 26, 2019
^ Some of us make the extra effort to memorize obscure capitals (chisinau) precisely because they are obscure. At the same time, I would be really grateful if this site would accept Colombo for Sri Lanka, as I will not attempt to tackle sri.........!
ruudsje
+28
Level 68
Aug 27, 2019
pretty standard jetpunk-user knowlegde i'd say
Sifhraven
+12
Level 76
Sep 17, 2019
really, most people do geography quizzes here, or at least started out that way and after mastering that moved on to other genres.

Have a little, faith. It is NOT weird to have knowledge and (like to) learn stuff. yes cheaters exist and sadly are on this site as well, but I think a much bigger part are the nerdy type (in a good way!) that like to test and broaden their knowledge.

meteorologicalwolverine
+12
Level 45
Dec 9, 2019
And with many geography quizzes, the harder they should be, the higher the score. This is because people who know they don't know them start at the easier quizzes and work their way up. For instance, if you look at the countries of the world quizzes, the blank map without the filled in list has a higher percent correct than the countries of the world with a map.
EcceHomo
+5
Level 85
Sep 16, 2020
I think you are being a little harsh. I would say that many people on this site could name all the capitals of Europe without any prompting such as a map or even a list of countries.
barmanitan
+1
Level 84
Jan 25, 2021
divan you can type Kotte instead
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Mar 31, 2023
Why waste all that time typing extra letters when you could just go for SJK?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Aug 26, 2019
I got it. Didn't cheat.
alexandertorres1978
+2
Level 70
Aug 26, 2019
Holy crap that was tough! Didn't get Castries... :(
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Sep 17, 2019
The guinea one sounds sort of Irish haha.
MindWax
+2
Level 87
Nov 26, 2024
Funny you say that -- it's actually how I remember it! Guinea like Guinness :)
sergeantmalice
+5
Level 56
Aug 19, 2022
I know Conakry is relatively obscure but I'm surprised more people got Castries than it. Also, when I was learning capitals, I memorised Chisinau as "cheesy now" but thankfully I now know how to pronounce it correctly, but maybe that mnemonic can help some people
JDex
+2
Level 51
Mar 22, 2023
today i learned...
gome
+12
Level 73
Jan 12, 2026
Didn't realize that Equitorial Guinea had shifted already
rocamorar
+8
Level 80
Jan 12, 2026
Whis is "Ciudad de la Paz" used?? The common name is "La Paz" (starting with either L or P), and the official name is "Nuestra Señora de La Paz" (starting with N).

I feel that at least, as in the capital cities where there's room for discussion, it should be given as a freebie.

Quizmaster
+24
Level ∞
Jan 12, 2026
Ciudad de la Paz is the new capital of Equatorial Guinea.
sumguy
+12
Level 87
Jan 12, 2026
It's still debatable that it starts with C. "Ciudad" means city, as in "Ciudad Juárez" -- Juárez City. In this case, it means "City of Peace", so the "Ciudad de la" is relevant to the overall name. Without that, the city is called "Peace" or "the Peace". Of course, the quiz implicitly acknowledges that "Ciudad" isn't truly part of the name since it accepts "La Paz". So, does it start with C, L, or P? All three positions are defensible.
gustavo11
+4
Level 73
Jan 12, 2026
Same thing for Mexico City. It is in the "letter M" quiz, because it is translated, while the formal name is Ciudad de México, making it a "letter C" city.
buck1017
+12
Level 78
Jan 12, 2026
Except Cuidad de Mexico has an English equivalent. These quizzes are in English, so if there is an English equivalent, that is what is used. Like Ivory Coast for Cote d'Azur and East Timor for Timor-Leste. In the case of cities like Cuidad de la Paz or Andorra la Vella, there isn't an English equivalent, so that's what is used.
Quizmaster
+21
Level ∞
Jan 12, 2026
Equatorial Guinea chose the name of their capital to maximize headaches for me, lol.
cathlete
+11
Level 78
Jan 12, 2026
buck1017 is spot-on here. Unless a formal exonym is declared (or an informal one enters the vernacular) for the name of the city, it starts with C.

Ciudad Juárez is an odd case because in English, everyone calls it Juarez. In essence "Juarez" has become the exonym for "Ciudad Juárez". Port-au-Prince means "Prince's Port", but that doesn't mean we would said that Haiti's capital starts with the letters "Pr".

zimny
+13
Level 71
Jan 12, 2026
Nooooo! I will have to re-do so many quizes! Damn you Equatorial Guinea!! ;)
loganite
+12
Level 93
Jan 12, 2026
I agree with buck1017, except of course Ivory Coast is Cote d'Ivoire, not Cote d'azur...;)
rocamorar
+5
Level 80
Jan 13, 2026
Oh, thanks! I had missed that.

Damn, that will lose me a tleast a hundred jetpunk points...

rosebuster
+8
Level 66
Jan 13, 2026
I was so confused at first too. Good to know the capital changed. Bye bye, Malabo. I shall miss you. :(
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 74
Jan 16, 2026
I miss all the points I lost from reset quizzes because of this.
Snoflakes
+7
Level 73
Jan 12, 2026
That's the Bolivian one. The new Ciudad de la Paz is in Equatorial Guinea
theenforcer22
+3
Level 70
Jan 13, 2026
Need more flexibility on the spelling of Ciudad. I tried Cuidad at first.
HydratedMite
+4
Level 68
Jan 16, 2026
CDLP works
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 74
Jan 16, 2026
Good to know. I always appreciate learning new acronyms for quizzes. Thanks! Now if only we could get one for Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, and Sri Jayawardenepura...
snapatoot
+4
Level 57
Jan 19, 2026
If I remember correctly, SJK works for Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte :-)
interopia
+3
Level 90
Feb 21, 2026
Also Kotte
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Mar 3, 2026
and Djibloho and Oyala
CosmicCalamity
+2
Level 74
Jan 16, 2026
Well, that's blatantly wrong, so...
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Mar 3, 2026
So is "Stlis" but it works for Saint Louis
GeoguessrGirl
+1
Level 44
Jan 18, 2026
Isn’t Equatorial Guinea Malabo?
Marli5
+6
Level 50
Jan 19, 2026
No anymore
Antwan22
+3
Level 77
Jan 21, 2026
Ciudad de la paz? No one writes it like that and why is it even in africa column?
docterbunsen
+11
Level 62
Jan 22, 2026
Equatorial Guinea is in Africa. It is the only African country with Spanish as an official language. They moved their capital on January 2nd.
Muncie
+2
Level 75
Mar 8, 2026
Still dealing with the shock of CDLP and re-reading the comments here. Thought it might be worth rethinking Kotte as the capital of Sri Lanka ... I have a dozen Lankan friends, all the scholarly type, and have edited many journal articles for them. They very consistently use Colombo as the seat of government and one laughed when I asked about using Kotte instead. NOT that Jetpunk should change because of these tiny anecdotes, but I'm just curious about the distinction.
Mapsarefun
+1
Level 34
Mar 8, 2026
Is Ciudad de la Paz even a capital? 😑
Sagaris
+2
Level 68
Mar 8, 2026
New capital of Equatorial Guinea
JeanO7
+1
Level 47
Mar 9, 2026
so this is how I learn Equatorial Guinea changed its capital
Dougnut
+1
Level 57
Mar 27, 2026
The only two I missed: Ciudad de la Paz, understandably, and Canberra...
FelixHugy
+1
Level 63
Mar 29, 2026
official answer of ciudad de la paz is missing a space
JessicaWren
+1
Level 64
Apr 19, 2026
Dang, I keep forgetting it's Ciudad de la Paz now and not Malabo.
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