World Capitals Trivia Questions
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In which capital city is Zarzuela Palace, the primary residence of King Juan Carlos, located just outside?
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madrid
Which capital city on Cuba's south coast was founded by Diego Velazquez before being moved to the north coast four years later?
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havana
Which world capital was originally founded by the Gauls as a fishing settlement in the Seine River in the 3rd century B.C.?
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paris
In which capital city is the elegant shopping street Via Condotti located?
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rome
Which capital city, whose name means 'center' in Korean, is traversed by the Han River?
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seoul
In which capital city is Greece's Parliament building located on Syntagma Square?
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athens
Which world capital features the Raj Path, a tree-lined avenue that leads to the home of India's president?
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new delhi
In which Thai city can you take classes in Thai-style massage at the temple compound of Wat Po?
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bangkok
In which Danish capital city are the Gardens of Tivoli located?
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copenhagen
What Middle Eastern seaport, now a world capital, was known as Berytus in ancient times?
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beirut
What is the capital city from which the Shinkansen, also known as the bullet train, travels to Kyoto in 2 hours and 40 minutes?
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tokyo
Which 4-letter capital city is known as the 'Eternal City' where all roads are said to lead?
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rome
Which capital city was established in 1457 when the samurai Ota Dokan constructed the forerunner to Edo Castle?
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tokyo
In which Egyptian capital did a new opera house open in 1988?
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cairo
Which capital city in Germany has both a subway system known as the U-Bahn and an elevated train system known as the S-Bahn?
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berlin
Which capital city has a Tolstoy museum and a restored home of Leo Tolstoy open to tourists?
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moscow
In which city does the president of India currently reside in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, formerly the residence of the viceroy of India?
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new delhi
In which world capital is Wangfujing Street, the city's most famous shopping district, located east of Tiananmen Square?
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beijing
What is the current capital of Algeria that was once called Icosium by the ancient Romans?
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algiers
In which capital city of Venezuela is Simon Bolivar buried in the National Pantheon?
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caracas
Though Abidjan hosts the main government buildings, what country has Yamoussoukro as its official capital?
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ivory coast
Which city's Royal Court Theater houses the Theater History Museum that actors should enjoy, located in the Danish capital?
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copenhagen
Which 19th century British monarch is the capital of Hong Kong named after?
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queen victoria
What is the capital city where the inhabitants are called Lisboetas?
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lisbon
In which city is the Royal Danish Opera located?
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copenhagen
In which capital city of Indonesia can you find government buildings around Medan Merdeka, also known as Freedom Square?
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jakarta
Which 5-letter capital city has bridges crossing the Nile River, including El Gama'a & El Giza?
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cairo
What is the name of the Ethiopian capital, chosen by Empress Taitu, that means 'new flower'?
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addis ababa
Which Scottish city was the founding place of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1768?
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edinburgh
What is the Yugoslavian capital where the Barjak Mosque, built by the Turks, is located?
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belgrade
What is the current name of the capital city that was formerly known as Edo, meaning 'estuary'?
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tokyo
Which German city is the only one to have a population of more than 3 million?
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berlin
Which South American capital city is an anagram of the phrase 'AS I TANGO'?
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santiago
Which capital city of the Dominican Republic was known as Ciudad Trujillo from 1936 to 1961?
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santo domingo
In which capital city would you find the Palazzo di Spagna, also known as the Spanish Palace?
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rome
In which Norwegian city can you find the amusement park Tusenfryd, whose name means 'a thousand delights'?
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oslo
Which country, whose leaders from various royal families alternate in ruling, has Kuala Lumpur as its capital?
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malaysia
In which Canadian capital can you find the Currency Museum that tells the story of world currency through its exhibits?
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ottawa
What is the city where the Belvedere Palace, the official residence of the Polish president, is located adjacent to Lazienki Park?
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warsaw
Which capital city in Eastern Europe had part of it built in the style of communist North Korea under Nicolae Ceausescu?
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bucharest
What is the legislative capital of South Africa, known as the 'Mother City'?
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cape town
Which Polish capital hosts a Frederic Chopin international piano competition every 4 years?
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warsaw
In which world capital city would you find the Benaki and Acropolis Museums?
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athens
In which capital city did Hans Christian Andersen pass away on August 4, 1875?
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copenhagen
What city became the capital when North and South Vietnam reunited in 1976 after being separated for 22 years?
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hanoi
What is the capital of South Korea where almost 25% of the country's population resides?
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seoul
In which capital city can you visit the Baths of Diocletian and the Capitoline Museum?
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rome
In which country, invaded by the U.S. in 1983, are spice baskets popular souvenirs of its capital, St. George's?
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grenada
Which capital city of Belarus derives its name from the Russian word meaning 'exchange'?
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minsk
In which Venezuelan capital city is the Simon Bolivar Center, known for its twin towers and shopping facilities, located?
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caracas
What is the capital city just outside of which Schonbrunn, the Habsburgs' summer palace, is located?
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vienna
Which world capital is home to Far Eastern University and the Manuel L. Quezon University?
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manila
Which capital's Metro system features Linea Numero Uno with stops including the Observatorio and the Aeropuerto?
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mexico city
In which capital city is Retiro Park, once a private playground for the Spanish royal family, located?
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madrid
In which country is Rabat the capital city?
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morocco
In which city would you find the Little Mermaid statue and the Tivoli Gardens?
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copenhagen
In which city is Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's governor-general, located?
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ottawa
Which city's Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in honor of Bulgaria's liberation from Turkish rule?
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sofia
In which world capital can you ride a subway line from Kifissia to Pireas?
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athens
What is the capital city called Levkosia by those of Greek heritage and Lefkosa by the Turks?
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nicosia
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