Ten World Capitals Named for People

Guess the name of the capital city from the clues

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Named for its country's first president	Washington, D.C.
African capital named for an American president	Monrovia
South American capital named for a British king	Georgetown
Island capital named for man who defended it against the Ottomans	Valletta
African capital named for a French king	Port Louis
European capital named for a legendary city founder	Rome
Capital named for a British war hero	Wellington
Named for the first European to see the island	Port Moresby
Named for an African tribal chief	Gaborone
Named after an Afrikaan pioneer	Pretoria

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Level 77

May 27, 2017

Good quiz if you correct the spelling of Gaborone.

Level 74

May 27, 2017

Thanks. Fixed it.

Level 69

Jun 23, 2017

Nice quiz! My one question is couldn't Athena be a legendary city founder as well? It fits the question.

Level 74

Jul 20, 2017

According to Wikipedia, the legend doesn't say that Athena founded the city, only that she wanted to be a patroness of the existing city and give her name to it. She won that right by defeating Poseidon in a contest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Athens

Level 70

Aug 19, 2017

Good quiz, nice variety of answers.

Level 44

Sep 29, 2020

Great quiz, Gaborone is a bit hard, what about Victoria: Seychelles' capital | British Queen

Level 77

Jan 5, 2021

Interesting that you included neither Nur-Sultan nor Ulaanbaatar.