Historical Capitals Trivia Questions
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What city became the new capital of the caliphate when the Abbasid dynasty moved it from Damascus?
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baghdad
Which Afghan capital was rebuilt and modernized by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in the 19th century?
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kabul
What city did Hammurabi make the capital of his kingdom after conquering surrounding city-states?
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babylon
Which major port and current capital of Latvia was once part of the Hanseatic League?
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riga
What city became a city in 1782 and later served as the Confederate capital, with half of its population being slaves at the time?
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richmond, virginia
What is the Jordanian capital that was known as Philadelphia during the Roman and Byzantine Empires?
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amman
In which state was Lancaster the nation's capital for just one day in 1777?
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pennsylvania
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