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 World Capitals
Bamako. Although Niamey is built on the Niger river it is not south west of Timbuktu.
| Which capital city is built on the banks of the Vistula river and through its long history has been under the control of the Russians, Germans and Prussians? | Different Kind of Capital Quiz
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Brazzaville and Kinshasa.
Seine. The Seine is the second longest river in France at 776km or 482m long.
Cape Town. Pretoria is the administrative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. Johannesburg is not a capital city despite being the largest city in the country.
| What Asian capital is near the confluence of the rivers Baghmati and Vishnumati? | Capital Facts
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Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu was founded in the 8th century AD.
| Which is the more southerly out of Brasilia and Montevideo? | Capital Facts
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Montevideo. Brasilia is at 16 degrees south and Montevideo is at 35 degrees south.
| What was the name of Chad's capital N'djamena up until 1973? | Capital Facts
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Fort Lamy. This capital city was founded in 1900.
| Which northern hemisphere country's capital city was originally founded as a centre in the early 19th century and named Bytown? | Capital Facts
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Canada. Ottawa was originally Bytown and was founded as a lumbering centre, becoming capital of the United Provinces of Canada in 1858 and national capital in 1867.
| In which capital city are the Great Mosque and the Gate of God? | Capital Facts
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Damascus. Damascus is the capital of Syria and is situated in the south east of the country near to the Lebanese border.
| Which is the more northerly out of Ankara and Tokyo? | Capital Facts
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Ankara. Ankara is at 40 degrees north and Tokyo is at 35 degrees north.
| Which European capital has the river Danube flowing through it? | Capital Facts
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Vienna. Vienna is the capital of Austria. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe (the Volga is the longest).
| In which continent is there a capital city founded in the 12th century as a military post, which then became a capital city in the 20th century and where you can still find the 12th century Hassan Tower? | Capital Facts
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Africa. The capital city referred to is Rabat, which is the capital of Morocco.
| Which capital city is situated on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano? | Capital Facts
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Quito, Ecuador. It is at an altitude of 2850m or 9350ft.
| What was Norway's capital Oslo, called between 1877 and 1925? | Capital Facts
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Kristiania. Oslo became the capital of Norway in 1299.
| Which Asian capital city, founded in the 8th century, is located on the western coast of its country at the mouth of the River Kelani? | Capital Facts
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Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo was founded by the Arabs and later developed by the Portuguese, Dutch and British before Sri Lanka's independence in 1972.
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital.
| What capital city was described by the writer Paul Theroux as: 'One of the most violent and decrepit towns on the face of the planet' 'it had been thoroughly vandalized before it could ever be finished, and so it looked like an enormous building site...'? | Capital Facts
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Port Moresby. Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea, and for the sake of balance, I should say other travellers to the capital have not been nearly so harsh!
| The Nile from its source to the sea flows through both Cairo and Khartoum: True or False? | Capital Facts
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t. The Blue and White Nile rivers converge at Khartoum.
Moscow. Although first documented in 1147, settlements are thought to have begun in prehistoric times where Moscow now stands.
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