About this quiz
This quiz tests how well you know the world’s capital cities. Most rounds name a country and ask for its capital; about three in ten turn it around and give you a capital to place on the map. You have twenty-five seconds per round, with bonus points for fast answers and for a streak of correct ones.
Some capitals are classic traps: Canberra, not Sydney; Ottawa, not Toronto; Abuja, not Lagos. Hard mode leans into this by taking wrong answers from neighbouring countries and the same subregion, so every option looks plausible. Capitals that simply repeat the country’s name, such as Kuwait City, are never asked in reverse because they would give the answer away.
Countries whose capital is disputed internationally are left out of this quiz, and their country pages explain the situation neutrally. Each answer is followed by a fact card with the country’s name in both languages, its capital and its currency, so you build up a picture of each place as you play.