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No Longer Capitals 2 Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I want you to find some former capitals of countries all over the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
author

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,260

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 20

1. This city was capital of Romania 1859-62 and 1914-18. Hint

Iasi

Timisoara

Galati

Constanta

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Question 2 of 20

2. This city was capital of Bulgaria 1186-1394. Hint

Pleven

Burgas

Veliko Turnovo

Varna

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Question 3 of 20

3. This city was capital of Moldova (Moldavian ASSR) 1924-29. Hint

Bendery

Balta

Belcy

Tiraspol

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Question 4 of 20

4. This city was capital of Serbia 1878-1901. Hint

Nis

Pristina

Novi Sad

Krusevac

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Question 5 of 20

5. This city was capital of Montenegro 1878-1918. Hint

Bar

Titograd

Cetinje

Podgorica

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Question 6 of 20

6. This city was capital of Hungary during Kossuth's revolutionary government 1848-49. Hint

Buda

Pest

Szeged

Szombathely

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Question 7 of 20

7. This city was seat of Greek provisional government 1916. Hint

Saloniki

Iraklion

Piraeus

Edirne

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Question 8 of 20

8. This city was capital of Switzerland 1798-1803. Hint

Luzern

Z�rich

Basel

Gen�ve

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Question 9 of 20

9. This town was capital of Marshall Islands 1885-1944. Hint

Kolonia

Jabor

Rita (Darrit)

Uliga

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Question 10 of 20

10. This city was capital of Cuba 1514-1589. Hint

Holguin

Santiago de Cuba

Camag�ey

Guantanamo

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Question 11 of 20

11. This city was capital of Nicaragua ca.1620-1857. Hint

Leon

Matagalpa

Granada

Chinandega

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Question 12 of 20

12. This city was capital of Guatemala 1543-1776. Hint

Quezaltenango

Huehuetenango

Escuintla

Antigua

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Question 13 of 20

13. This city used to be capital of Australia 1901-27. Hint

Sydney

Melbourne

Brisbane

Adelaide

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Question 14 of 20

14. This city used to be capital of New Zealand 1840-65. Hint

Auckland

Dunedin

Christchurch

Queenstown

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Question 15 of 20

15. This city used to be capital of Canada 1844-49. Hint

Toronto

Quebec

Edmonton

Montreal

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Question 16 of 20

16. This city used to be capital of USA 1790-1800. Hint

Charlottesville

Boston

Philadelphia

New York

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Question 17 of 20

17. This city used to be one of the two capitals of Afghanistan under Ahmad Shah 1747-73. Kabul was the other. Hint

Kandahar

Mazar-i-Sharif

Herat

Jalalabad

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Question 18 of 20

18. This city used to be capital in Iran (Persia) from ca.550 BC to 330 BC. Hint

Pasargadae

Susa

Ekbatana

Persepolis

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Question 19 of 20

19. This city used to be capital of Turkey 1453-1922. Hint

Adana

Izmir

Istanbul

Edirne

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Question 20 of 20

20. This city used to be capital in Israel 1948-50. Hint

Haifa

Tel Aviv

Jaffa

Ashqelon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city was capital of Romania 1859-62 and 1914-18.

Answer: Iasi

Iasi (or Jassy) was the first capital of united Romania, before 1861 called Danubian Principalities. (Moldavia and Wallachia). It was also capital during World War I.

2. This city was capital of Bulgaria 1186-1394.

Answer: Veliko Turnovo

Veliko Turnovo was capital during the second Bulgarian empire.

3. This city was capital of Moldova (Moldavian ASSR) 1924-29.

Answer: Balta

The city is now situated in Ukraine.

4. This city was capital of Serbia 1878-1901.

Answer: Nis

Nis, or Nish, was the first capital of Serbia after independence from Ottoman empire in 1878.

5. This city was capital of Montenegro 1878-1918.

Answer: Cetinje

Cetinje was the first capital of independent Montenegro after independence from Turkey 1878. Podgorica became capital 1918. The same year Monenegro joined Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia to form Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed Yugoslavia 1929. Podgorica was called Titograd 1946-92, but regained its old name 1992.

6. This city was capital of Hungary during Kossuth's revolutionary government 1848-49.

Answer: Pest

Buda was capital from 15th cent. to 1872, except for 1848-49. Buda and Pest united to form Budapest 1872.

7. This city was seat of Greek provisional government 1916.

Answer: Saloniki

Called the "national schism": Venizelos formed a rebel pro-allied government while royalists remained neutral. (In World War I).

8. This city was capital of Switzerland 1798-1803.

Answer: Luzern

Luzern was capital of the so called Helvetic Republic 1798-1803.
(Although Aarau was capital May-Oct 1798). The Helvetic Republic was one of the states controlled by Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars.

9. This town was capital of Marshall Islands 1885-1944.

Answer: Jabor

Jabor on Jaluit Island was capital both during German colonial time 1885-1914 and during Japanese occupation (1914-20) and Japanese mandate period 1920-44. Both Kolonia and Uliga has served as capitals during the 1980s/1990s. Present capital is Dalap-Uliga-Darrit, which is a combination of three cities all situated on Majuro Island: Dalap, Uliga and Darrit, the latter (formerly called Rita) is the biggest city on the islands.

10. This city was capital of Cuba 1514-1589.

Answer: Santiago de Cuba

Havana was made capital 1589.

11. This city was capital of Nicaragua ca.1620-1857.

Answer: Leon

Leon was destroyed by earthquake 1610, but rebuilt some years later on another site. Managua was made capital 1857.

12. This city was capital of Guatemala 1543-1776.

Answer: Antigua

Antigua was abandoned after earthquake 1776, and Guatemala City became the new capital.

13. This city used to be capital of Australia 1901-27.

Answer: Melbourne

Canberra became capital 1927.

14. This city used to be capital of New Zealand 1840-65.

Answer: Auckland

Wellington became capital 1865.

15. This city used to be capital of Canada 1844-49.

Answer: Montreal

Toronto was capital 1849-51 and 1855-59. Ottawa was chosen as the new capital 1858.

16. This city used to be capital of USA 1790-1800.

Answer: Philadelphia

New York was capital 1785-90. Washington became capital 1800.

17. This city used to be one of the two capitals of Afghanistan under Ahmad Shah 1747-73. Kabul was the other.

Answer: Kandahar

Ahmad Shah Durrani is considered to be the founder of Afghanistan.

18. This city used to be capital in Iran (Persia) from ca.550 BC to 330 BC.

Answer: Persepolis

Founded by Cyrus the Great. Destroyed by Alexander the Great.

19. This city used to be capital of Turkey 1453-1922.

Answer: Istanbul

Ankara was made capital 1923. Istanbul was known as Constantinople from the 4th to the 20th century.

20. This city used to be capital in Israel 1948-50.

Answer: Tel Aviv

Jerusalem was made capital 1950.

Source: Author author

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