World Capitals Trivia

Identify these national capitals based on the clue.

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Hint	Capital
This capital became the largest city in the world around 1850.	London, United Kingdom
This city was burned by the British in 1814.	Washington D.C., United States
This capital is widely believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.	Damascus, Syria
This city is the world’s most populous national capital, based on city proper population.	Beijing, China
In 1952, this city was the first world capital to host the Winter Olympics.	Oslo, Norway
This capital is the home of twin towers that were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Known as “The World’s Wildlife Capital,” this city is four miles from a National Park with lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and more.	Nairobi, Kenya
This city was built in secret and inaugurated as a new national capital in 2006.	Naypiydaw, Myanmar
In an alphabetical list of national capitals, this city is first.	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
In an alphabetical list of national capitals, this city is last.	Zagreb, Croatia
This city has the highest elevation of any national capital in Africa.	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This capital was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535.	Lima, Peru

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11 Comments

Level 75

Oct 17, 2019

Naypyidaw is in Myanmar, not in Cambodia

Level 88

Oct 17, 2019

Shoot. You're right. Proofreading is always a good idea. Thanks. I'll fix that.

Level 94

Dec 24, 2019

Fix also the name, NaypYIdaw

Level 88

Dec 24, 2019

Yikes... that's two strikes. One more, and I should probably lose my quiz-making license.

Level 93

Apr 1, 2020

Why does Washington require the "DC"? That isn't the case in other JetPunk quizzes.

Level 88

Apr 1, 2020

Fixed.

Level 58

Jul 1, 2020

The world's most populous national capital is Tokyo, not Beijing: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/42995/largest-world-capitals

Level 88

Jul 1, 2020

Thanks. The question was based on city proper population, not metro area. I reworded the hint to make that clear.

Level 48

Apr 16, 2021

By the way, that Washington DC thing was probably your 3rd strike.

Level 91

Mar 1, 2024

"Addis" is sufficient on most quizzes.

Level 88

Mar 1, 2024

Thanks. Old quiz. :) Just added it.

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