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World Capitals Challenge: questions and answers

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  1. 1. What is the capital of Australia?

    • A. Sydney
    • B. Canberra
    • C. Melbourne
    • D. Perth

    Answer: Canberra

    Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise after both Sydney and Melbourne wanted to be the capital.

  2. 2. What is the capital of Canada?

    • A. Toronto
    • B. Vancouver
    • C. Montreal
    • D. Ottawa

    Answer: Ottawa

    Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital in 1857, partly because it lay between English- and French-speaking regions.

  3. 3. What is the capital of Brazil?

    • A. Rio de Janeiro
    • B. São Paulo
    • C. Brasília
    • D. Salvador

    Answer: Brasília

    Brasília was built from scratch in the country's interior and became the capital in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro.

  4. 4. What is the capital of Turkey (Türkiye)?

    • A. Ankara
    • B. Istanbul
    • C. Izmir
    • D. Antalya

    Answer: Ankara

    Istanbul is the largest city, but Ankara has been the capital since the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923.

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  6. 5. What is the capital of New Zealand?

    • A. Auckland
    • B. Christchurch
    • C. Wellington
    • D. Queenstown

    Answer: Wellington

    Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since 1865 and is the southernmost national capital in the world.

  7. 6. What is the capital of Nepal?

    • A. Pokhara
    • B. Kathmandu
    • C. Lalitpur
    • D. Bhaktapur

    Answer: Kathmandu

    Kathmandu lies in the Kathmandu Valley, whose seven monument zones are listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  8. 7. What is the capital of Pakistan?

    • A. Karachi
    • B. Lahore
    • C. Peshawar
    • D. Islamabad

    Answer: Islamabad

    Karachi was Pakistan's first capital; the purpose-built city of Islamabad took over the role in the 1960s.

  9. 8. What is the capital of Switzerland?

    • A. Zurich
    • B. Geneva
    • C. Bern
    • D. Basel

    Answer: Bern

    Switzerland's constitution names no official capital, but the government sits in Bern, which is called the 'federal city'.

  10. 9. What is the capital of Nigeria?

    • A. Lagos
    • B. Abuja
    • C. Kano
    • D. Ibadan

    Answer: Abuja

    Abuja, a planned city in the centre of the country, replaced Lagos as Nigeria's capital in 1991.

  11. 10. What is the capital of Morocco?

    • A. Rabat
    • B. Casablanca
    • C. Marrakesh
    • D. Fez

    Answer: Rabat

    Casablanca is Morocco's biggest city, but the capital is the coastal city of Rabat.

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