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Tricky World Capitals
Countries whose capital is not their biggest or best-known city, plus Australia and the Pacific.
- 🎓 Grades 6–8
- 🌎 Social Studies
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What is the capital of Australia?
- A Perth
- B Sydney
- C Canberra
- D Melbourne
What is the capital of New Zealand?
- A Christchurch
- B Auckland
- C Queenstown
- D Wellington
What is the capital of Fiji?
- A Suva
- B Labasa
- C Lautoka
- D Nadi
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
- A Mount Hagen
- B Madang
- C Port Moresby
- D Lae
What is the capital of Canada?
- A Vancouver
- B Ottawa
- C Montreal
- D Toronto
What is the capital of Brazil?
- A São Paulo
- B Rio de Janeiro
- C Brasília
- D Salvador
What is the capital of Turkey (Türkiye)?
- A Istanbul
- B Antalya
- C Izmir
- D Ankara
What is the capital of Nigeria?
- A Ibadan
- B Lagos
- C Kano
- D Abuja
What is the capital of Switzerland?
- A Bern
- B Zurich
- C Geneva
- D Basel
What is the capital of Morocco?
- A Rabat
- B Casablanca
- C Marrakesh
- D Fez
What is the capital of Pakistan?
- A Karachi
- B Lahore
- C Peshawar
- D Islamabad
What is the capital of Tanzania?
- A Zanzibar City
- B Dodoma
- C Dar es Salaam
- D Arusha
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
- A Astana
- B Almaty
- C Shymkent
- D Karaganda
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
- A Dubai
- B Sharjah
- C Abu Dhabi
- D Al Ain
What is the capital of Vietnam?
- A Da Nang
- B Hanoi
- C Ho Chi Minh City
- D Hue
What is the capital of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)?
- A San-Pédro
- B Yamoussoukro
- C Bouaké
- D Abidjan
What is the capital of Cameroon?
- A Bamenda
- B Yaoundé
- C Garoua
- D Douala
What is the capital of Ecuador?
- A Guayaquil
- B Cuenca
- C Manta
- D Quito
What is the capital of Belize?
- A Belize City
- B San Ignacio
- C Belmopan
- D Orange Walk
What is the capital of the United States?
- A New York City
- B Philadelphia
- C Washington, D.C.
- D Boston
What is the capital of Scotland, part of the United Kingdom?
- A Glasgow
- B Aberdeen
- C Dundee
- D Edinburgh
What is the capital of Myanmar?
- A Bagan
- B Naypyidaw
- C Yangon
- D Mandalay
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