Vowel-less Asian Capitals Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beijing

Beijing can trace its history back nearly 3000 years. It is China's second largest city with over twenty million people and like most of urban China, is growing at an extraordinary rate. The Beijing Capital Airport transfers over 82 million people per year.

Answer: Amman

Amman is the largest city in Jordan and is one of the oldest cities in the world that have been continuously occupied. Along with Doha and Dubai, it has the highest levels of growth in the Gulf region.

Answer: Seoul

Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea. It is the largest city proper in the world with over ten million people (2012) and its metropolitan area, in 2012 was the second largest in the world. Situated on the River Han, over half the country's people live in the metropolitan area.

Answer: Dili

Dili is the capital city of one of the world's newest countries, East Timor, and had a 2010 population of 196,000. The city is located on the central north coast of East Timor, which shares the island of Timor with its Indonesian neighbour.

Answer: Kuwait City

Kuwait City is the largest and capital city of Kuwait. It is centrally located in the country on the western side of the Persian Gulf. It has an arid climate with summer temperatures exceeding 45C with no rainfall during summer. The city has been extensively rebuilt since the Gulf War, and is now regarded as a leading city in the Gulf region.

Answer: Vientiane

Picturesque Vientiane is situated on the Mekong River and is the largest city in Laos as well as being the capital. Vientiane has a lot of French influences, France having settled there in the late 1890s. The First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge links Thailand to Laos, and interestingly the project was financed by the Australian government.

Answer: Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. It is the second largest city behind Ho Chi Minh City. It is located in the north of the country on the Red River and has a population of over 2.5 million people. The city was remade capital after reunification in 1976 and in 2010 celebrated 1000 years as a city.

Answer: Islamabad

When Pakistan became independent in 1947, Karachi was made the capital. Islamabad (City of Islam) was a small city of 100,000 people. In 1960 it was decided that Islamabad would be a better choice for the capital as it was centrally positioned in Pakistan, it was less at risk of invasion because it was not situated on the Arabian Sea and it was away from the business interests of Karachi. It was also closer to the Punjab and Kashmir.

Answer: Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. It has a population of over 4.5 million people and is more centrally located in Turkey compared to its big brother Istanbul, which is in the far west of the country. The Hittites settled in what is now Ankara 1700-2000 years BC.

Answer: Taipei

Taipei is the capital city of the Republic of China. It is situated on the northern end of an island of Taiwan off the coast from mainland China. The city had over 2.5 million and over 6.5 million in the metropolitan area in 2012. It is the major cultural and economic hub of the Republic of China and all of the country's transport networks, air rail and road are focused on Taipei.