World Capital Cities True or False #2

1. Seoul was the capital of Korea before it separated into North and South Korea

2. The closest capital to Tripoli is Tunis

3. Before Abuja was designated Nigeria's capital in 1991, Lagos was the capital

4. Although Brazzaville and Kinshasa are on opposite banks of the Congo River, no ferries operate between them

5. Riyadh has the world's largest all-female university

6. Switzerland's capital is Bern in German, Berne in French and Bernissimo in Italian

7. Vienna is Austria's capital, although Salzburg and Linz are more populous

8. More than 10 capital cities are only 4 letters in length

9. Although Manama is on an island, you can drive there along a 25km bridge/causeway

10. London first became a capital in 100 AD, as Londinium, capital of Britannica

11. Dublin was moved from the coast to the country's centre in 1801, to balance competing rivalries of east and west Ireland

12. After Cyprus and Nicosia were partitioned in 1974, both halves of Nicosia remain capitals of each of Northern Cyprus and the (southern) Republic of Cyprus

13. It is more than a day's drive from Moscow to any other capital

14. Oslo was only given that name in the 20th century

15. Baku is below sea level, despite being on Azerbaijan's coast