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World Capitals: North and South America

Capital cities of 20 countries in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

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  1. What is the capital of the United States?

    • A New York City
    • B Los Angeles
    • C Washington, D.C.
    • D Philadelphia
  2. What is the capital of Canada?

    • A Toronto
    • B Ottawa
    • C Vancouver
    • D Montreal
  3. What is the capital of Mexico?

    • A Mexico City
    • B Guadalajara
    • C Monterrey
    • D Cancún
  4. What is the capital of Cuba?

    • A Varadero
    • B Camagüey
    • C Santiago de Cuba
    • D Havana
  5. What is the capital of Jamaica?

    • A Ocho Rios
    • B Negril
    • C Kingston
    • D Montego Bay
  6. What is the capital of Guatemala?

    • A Guatemala City
    • B Flores
    • C Quetzaltenango
    • D Antigua
  7. What is the capital of Costa Rica?

    • A San José
    • B Liberia
    • C Limón
    • D Cartago
  8. What is the capital of Panama?

    • A Panama City
    • B Santiago
    • C David
    • D Colón
  9. What is the capital of Honduras?

    • A Choluteca
    • B La Ceiba
    • C San Pedro Sula
    • D Tegucigalpa
  10. What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?

    • A Punta Cana
    • B Puerto Plata
    • C Santiago
    • D Santo Domingo
  11. What is the capital of Haiti?

    • A Port-au-Prince
    • B Jacmel
    • C Cap-Haïtien
    • D Gonaïves
  12. What is the capital of Brazil?

    • A Salvador
    • B Brasília
    • C Rio de Janeiro
    • D São Paulo
  13. What is the capital of Argentina?

    • A Rosario
    • B Córdoba
    • C Mendoza
    • D Buenos Aires
  14. What is the capital of Chile?

    • A Santiago
    • B Antofagasta
    • C Concepción
    • D Valparaíso
  15. What is the capital of Peru?

    • A Lima
    • B Arequipa
    • C Trujillo
    • D Cusco
  16. What is the capital of Colombia?

    • A Medellín
    • B Bogotá
    • C Cartagena
    • D Cali
  17. What is the capital of Venezuela?

    • A Caracas
    • B Valencia
    • C Barquisimeto
    • D Maracaibo
  18. What is the capital of Ecuador?

    • A Cuenca
    • B Manta
    • C Quito
    • D Guayaquil
  19. What is the capital of Uruguay?

    • A Colonia
    • B Montevideo
    • C Salto
    • D Punta del Este
  20. What is the capital of Paraguay?

    • A Ciudad del Este
    • B Asunción
    • C Luque
    • D Encarnación

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