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Easy World Capitals Trivia Questions
The easy questions from our world capitals set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
Keys 1-4 pick an answer, Enter moves on. Nothing is saved to an account.
The easy band asks for capitals with no complications: Paris, Tokyo, Cairo, Madrid, Athens, Beijing and their neighbours. Anyone who has looked at a world map will clear most of it, which makes it a fair opening round for a mixed group.
14 easy world capitals trivia questions with answers
What is the capital of France?
Answer: Paris It has been the seat of French government for more than a thousand years.Why?
What is the capital of Japan?
Answer: Tokyo Kyoto held the role until the imperial court moved east in 1868.Why?
What is the capital of Egypt?
Answer: Cairo It sits at the head of the Nile delta.Why?
What is the capital of Russia?
Answer: Moscow Saint Petersburg took the role for two centuries before it returned to Moscow.Why?
What is the capital of Spain?
Answer: Madrid It sits almost exactly in the geographic centre of the country.Why?
What is the capital of Kenya?
Answer: Nairobi It grew from a railway depot built at the turn of the twentieth century.Why?
What is the capital of Argentina?
Answer: Buenos Aires It stands on the estuary of the Rio de la Plata.Why?
What is the capital of Portugal?
Answer: Lisbon It was rebuilt on a grid plan after the earthquake of 1755.Why?
What is the capital of Greece?
Answer: Athens The Acropolis has overlooked the city since antiquity.Why?
What is the capital of Mexico?
Answer: Mexico City It was built over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.Why?
What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi Kolkata was the capital of British India until 1911.Why?
What is the capital of China?
Answer: Beijing Its name means northern capital.Why?
What is the capital of Norway?
Answer: Oslo It sits at the head of a long fjord in the country's south east.Why?
What is the capital of Canada?
Answer: Ottawa It was chosen partly as a compromise between English and French-speaking rivals.Why?
Answer key
- Paris
- Tokyo
- Cairo
- Moscow
- Madrid
- Nairobi
- Buenos Aires
- Lisbon
- Athens
- Mexico City
- New Delhi
- Beijing
- Oslo
- Ottawa
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
- Hosting a night? The full world capitals list and a separate answer key are printed below, and the print layout drops the game and keeps the paper.
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