World Capitals Quiz: The Tricky Ones

Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is the largest city, which is why it is the most common wrong answer.

Ottawa, in Ontario, sits on the border with Quebec. Toronto is Canada's largest city.

Brasília, a planned city inaugurated in 1960, replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital. São Paulo is the largest city.

Atatürk made Ankara the capital in 1923. Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) was the Ottoman capital and is still the largest city.

Switzerland's federal city is Bern. Zurich is the largest city, and Geneva hosts many international organizations.

This is Japan's flag, the Hinomaru. Tokyo has been the capital since 1868; Kyoto was the imperial capital for over a thousand years before that. Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

Ukraine's flag is two horizontal bands, blue over yellow. Sweden also uses blue and yellow, but as a yellow Nordic cross on blue.

Sweden's flag is a yellow Nordic cross on blue. Norway's is a blue-edged white cross on red, Denmark's a white cross on red, and Finland's a blue cross on white.

Wellington, at the southern tip of the North Island, has been the capital since 1865. Auckland is the largest city.

Abuja officially replaced Lagos as the capital in 1991. Lagos is still the largest city and commercial hub.

Rabat is the capital; Casablanca is the largest city and economic center.

Islamabad was built in the 1960s to replace Karachi, which remains the largest city.

Hanoi is the capital in the north. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is the largest city. Hue was the capital of the Nguyen dynasty.

Dodoma is the official capital, though many government offices long remained in Dar es Salaam, the largest city.

The government moved the capital from Yangon (Rangoon) to the purpose-built city of Naypyidaw in 2005-2006.

Astana became the capital in 1997 (it was briefly renamed Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022). Almaty, the former capital, is the largest city. Tashkent and Bishkek are the capitals of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Pretoria is the executive capital, Cape Town the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. Johannesburg is the largest city but not a capital.

Bolivia splits capital functions between Sucre and La Paz. Peru's capital is Lima, Ecuador's is Quito, and Paraguay's is Asunción.