1. What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Auckland is bigger, but Wellington has been the capital since 1865.
2. What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Canberra was purpose-built as the capital so Sydney and Melbourne would stop arguing.
3. What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
Tokyo took over from Kyoto as Japan's capital in 1868.
4. What is the capital of France?
Paris
Paris sits on the River Seine and is home to the Eiffel Tower.
5. What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
London is the UK capital; Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city.
6. What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
New York is the biggest city, but Washington, D.C. is the capital.
7. What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital even though Toronto is much larger.
8. What is the capital of China?
Beijing
Beijing means 'northern capital' in Chinese.
9. What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
Rome has been a capital city for well over 2,000 years.
10. What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
Madrid sits almost exactly in the middle of Spain.
11. What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Berlin became the capital of a reunited Germany in 1990.
12. What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
Moscow is home to the Kremlin and Red Square.
13. What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital; Mumbai is India's biggest city.
14. What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasília
Brasília was built from scratch in the 1950s to be the capital.
15. What is the capital of Argentina?
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires sits on the wide Río de la Plata.
16. What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
Cairo, on the Nile, is one of the biggest cities in Africa.
17. What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
Nairobi even has a national park right on the edge of the city.
18. What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
Lagos is far bigger, but Abuja became the capital in 1991.
19. What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat
Casablanca is the famous big city, but Rabat is the capital.
20. What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
Istanbul is huge, but Ankara has been the capital since 1923.
21. What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
Athens is named after Athena and is over 3,000 years old.
22. What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
Lisbon sits where the River Tagus meets the Atlantic.
23. What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital, though the government sits in The Hague.
24. What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
Zurich and Geneva are bigger, but Bern is the capital.
25. What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
Vienna is famous for music, from Mozart to Beethoven.
26. What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw
Warsaw was rebuilt almost completely after World War Two.
27. What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv
Kyiv sits on the Dnipro River and is over 1,400 years old.
28. What is the capital of Sweden?
Stockholm
Stockholm is built across 14 islands.
29. What is the capital of Norway?
Oslo
Oslo sits at the top of a long fjord.
30. What is the capital of Denmark?
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is home to the Little Mermaid statue.
31. What is the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
Helsinki is the world's northernmost capital of a whole country, or close to it.
32. What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is heated largely by underground volcanic hot water.
33. What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
Dublin sits on the River Liffey on Ireland's east coast.
34. What is the capital of South Korea?
Seoul
Around half of all South Koreans live in the greater Seoul area.
35. What is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
Bangkok's full ceremonial name is one of the longest city names in the world.
36. What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City is bigger, but Hanoi is the capital.
37. What is the capital of the Philippines?
Manila
Manila sits on a huge natural bay on the island of Luzon.
38. What is the capital of Malaysia?
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is home to the Petronas Twin Towers.
39. What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva
Most flights land at Nadi, but Suva is Fiji's capital.
40. What is the capital of Samoa?
Apia
Apia is on Upolu, Samoa's most populated island.
41. What is the capital of Tonga?
Nukuʻalofa
Nukuʻalofa is on Tongatapu, Tonga's main island.
42. What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Port Moresby
Port Moresby faces the Coral Sea on PNG's southern coast.
43. What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago
Santiago sits in a valley with the Andes rising behind it.
44. What is the capital of Peru?
Lima
Lima was founded in 1535 and sits on the Pacific coast.
45. What is the capital of Colombia?
Bogotá
Bogotá sits high in the Andes, about 2,640 metres up.
46. What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana
Havana is famous for its old town and classic cars.
47. What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Mexico City is built on the site of the Aztec city Tenochtitlan.
48. What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa means 'new flower' in Amharic.
49. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city on Earth.
50. What is the capital of Nepal?
Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the gateway city for Mount Everest expeditions.