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World Capitals by a Single Clue #1

Can you name these national capitals based on a single clue?
Answer must match the yellow box!
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Quiz by Jerry928
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First submittedMay 22, 2017
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Clue
City
Most populous city in the world in 1900
London
People who wish to return to this city will throw a coin in Trevi Fountain
Rome
European capital which is furthest away from Moscow
Lisbon
Formed by the merger of Pest, Óbuda, and Buda in 1873
Budapest
The capital was moved to here from Auckland in 1865
Wellington
South American capital that lies closest to the equator
Quito
On the Caspian Sea
Baku
Was known as Edo until 1868
Tokyo
Bombed by the U.S. in 1972
Hanoi
Built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
On the Vistula (also called Wisła) River
Warsaw
Located in the region of Bohemia
Prague
About 500 miles from Hong Kong and Shanghai
Taipei
The capital moved from Lagos to here in 1991
Abuja
The most populous metro area on a Caribbean island
Santo Domingo
South Africa's judicial capital
Bloemfontein
Located on the Dnieper River
Kyiv
Renamed in 1812 in honor of Britain's king
Georgetown
African capital with 8 vowels and only 3 consonants
Ouagadougou
Has the highest elevation of any capital in Asia
Thimphu
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33 Comments
kariannepizza
+8
Level 50
Jun 12, 2017
Couldn't finish in time because I'm never able to spell Ouagadougou correct...
SundarIsaacs
+11
Level 58
Aug 5, 2017
Sadly Ouaga is accepted now. Why can't we learn to spell correctly?!
lucd13
+11
Level 70
Aug 5, 2017
I know - it's really putting me off Jetpunk altogether. The number of times my answer somehow starts with an E or some other missing letter from the previous answer just because an 'alternate' (read incorrect) version of spelling was accepted.
rabble
+1
Level 68
Jul 16, 2023
I somewhat agree, but I don't need to spell out USA, UK, KSA, DPRK, SJK, etc. every time. I wish there were more abbreviations available to use
tshalla
+13
Level 77
Aug 5, 2017
Except that pretty much everyone in Burkina Faso calls it Ouaga?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Nov 26, 2023
This is why we made the change.
PjotrL
+2
Level 76
Aug 5, 2017
Yet we need to fully spell "Republic" when it's quite clear what's going to follow when you type Dominican Rep... :p
redsplat
+4
Level 73
Nov 1, 2017
But no one calls it "Dominican Rep".
interopia
+13
Level 88
Jan 27, 2018
I hate it when I spell Riyadh but it is accepted after just Riyad.
DrCoolKid69MD
+2
Level 67
Dec 2, 2022
^ yep, or trying to spell "Kazakh" when it accepts "Kazak"
tshalla
+3
Level 77
Aug 5, 2017
I thought Ouaga, Georgetown, and Bloemfontein had particularly good clues.
anything22
+1
Level 39
Aug 5, 2017
reykjavik is further than lisbon
ander217
+2
Level 75
Aug 5, 2017
Curvature of the earth - less the further north you go.
TheodoreE45
+1
Level 93
Aug 7, 2017
Umm, Lisbon is 4,626km from Moscow, and Reykjavik is 4,840km. Guess again.
Jerry928
+5
Level 76
Aug 7, 2017
Lilylee is correct, and Lisbon is definitely the answer. If you're still not convinced, measure it with a piece of string on a globe.
BlueDragon
+8
Level 53
Sep 5, 2017
4843km is Google's suggested quickest route to drive between the two, not distance as the crow flies. It involves driving through Belarus, Poland, Germany and Denmark, where you catch a ferry to Iceland. The ferry arrives at the east of the island, you then drive around the north of Iceland to get to Rejkavik. This is nothing like a straight line!
camus
+6
Level 79
Sep 27, 2020
"Umm", that great code word for "I am wrong but super confident".
Sliema
+1
Level 18
Jan 31, 2018
Just call it agadu lol
stylus
+1
Level 78
Sep 26, 2020
agadu du du, push pineapple shake the tree, agadu du du, push pineapple grind coffee, to the left, to the right, jump up and down and to the knees, come and dance every night sing with a hula melody
blobbyblob
+1
Level 78
Jun 17, 2019
Ouagadougou do push pineapple shake the tree....
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Oct 10, 2019
I did it in 0 seconds and I'm only 11 and Lapp is my regular language!

Seriously, it says I finished in 0 seconds...how?

IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Oct 10, 2019
It's still saying this 1 year and 2 days after I took it. I thought the glitch would've cleared.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Oct 11, 2019
It'll likely think that forever for your previous attempt. Try it again now, and let me know how long it thinks you took - it should come up with something sensible.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Nov 30, 2020
I let it run down to 2 seconds left and it still lists my best time as 0:00. I've had this happen on several quizzes. Presumably I'm not the only one, but I've never seen anyone else mention it.
Pharley
+5
Level 75
Sep 26, 2020
How can only 83% get Budapest, when the answer is there in front of them in the question?
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 91
Nov 30, 2020
17% tried Pestóbudabuda.
rabble
+1
Level 68
Jul 16, 2023
What generally causes a country to move capitals? Fear of the populace? A capital city seems more like a facade, than serving a genuine purpose to my limited understanding.
Dimby
+2
Level 80
Dec 29, 2023
Capital cities are typically where national governments, foreign dignitaries, and embassies are located. Moving capitals is often logistical; a 10-million-person city is often not ideal for efficient government function.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Dec 30, 2023
Nusantara is due to become Indonesia's new capital in August 2024 because the current capital Jakarta, situated on the coast, is subsiding at up to 17 cm per year.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 14, 2025
Many moves seem motivated by a desire by elites to move to a nicer, less crowded city and not have to deal with the teeming masses they rule over.

Jakarta -> Nusuntara

Cairo -> New Egyptian Capital

Rio -> Brasilia

Lagos -> Abuja

Paris -> Versailles

Jerry928
+1
Level 76
May 15, 2025
Ditto Yangon > Naypyidaw
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 66
May 1, 2024
So how are these World Capitals? They're country capitals.
cyceryx
+1
Level 60
Jun 28, 2024
18/20 :3
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