1. Washington DC became capital of the United States in 1800. Which city had been capital immediately prior to this? Philadelphia Boston New York Richmond

2. Belmopan was built as the new capital for which Central American country? Honduras Costa Rica Nicaragua Belize

3. In 1991 Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to which purpose-built city? Answer: (One Word)

4. Brasilia became the federal capital of Brazil in 1960. What was the Brazilian capital immediately prior to that? Sao Paolo Rio de Janeiro Belem Salvador

5. What is the name of Pakistan's purpose-built capital? Karachi Rawalpindi Islamabad Lahore

6. In which year did Australia move its capital from Melbourne to the purpose-built Canberra? 1927 1934 1913 1946

7. Which country has moved its capital to the planned city of Putrajaya, about 25km from the previous capital? Indonesia East Timor Sri Lanka Malaysia

8. Who designed the Indian capital, New Delhi? Constantinos Doxiadis Walter Burley Griffin Edwin Lutyens Lucio Costa

9. In 1997 Kazakstan moved its capital from Almaty to Astana (meaning "the capital"). Was Astana purpose-built as the new capital? Yes No

10. Peter the Great of Russia so hated Moscow that he determined to build a new capital on the Baltic Sea despite the fact that Russia did not control the area in question at the time. Which European power did? Denmark Sweden Poland Prussia