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THE DAILY ASTRONOMER Friday, May 27, 2022
Quiz # 30: World Capitals

Yes, a quiz about capitals. We hardly ever offer such quizzes. This ten-question test doesn't simply ask for capitals. Instead, it also includes capital superlatives, such as the highest capital in terms of altitude and latitude, the most populous capital city and more. A perfect quiz for the globetrotter or for those who aspire to become one.

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1. What is the capital of Mongolia?
a. Ulaanbaatar
b. Antananarivo
c. Tisane
d. Mongolia City

2. What is the northernmost national capital city?
a. Stockholm, Sweden
b. Reykjavik, Iceland
c. Moscow, Russia
d. Helsinki, Finland

3. What capital city is at the highest altitude?
a. Quito, Ecuador
b. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
c. La Paz, Bolivia
d. Bogota, Colombia

4. What is the oldest continuously inhabited capital city?
a. Rome
b. Athens
c. Jerusalem
d. Damascus

5. What is the capital of Australia?
a. Sydney
b. Melbourne
c. Canberra
d. Perth

6. In what year did Congress designate Washington, DC as the capital of the United States?
a. 1776
b. 1784
c. 1790
d. 1801

7. What is the most populous national capital?
a. Tokyo
b. Beijing
c. Jakarta
d. Moscow

8. Tirana is the capital of which country?
a. Bulgaria
b. Tajikistan
c. Albania
d. Sierra Leone

9a. If you were to compile a list of political national capitals in alphabetical order, which city would be listed first? (No choices.)

9b....and which political national capital city would be listed last?

10. Which city is closest to the equator?
a. Oslo, Norway
b. Quito, Ecuador
c. Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
d. Kampala, Uganda



ANSWERS


1. What is the capital of Mongolia?
a. Ulan Battar


2. What is the northernmost national capital city?
b. Reykjavik, Iceland
This capital city is located at 64°08 ′N: just to the south of the Arctic Circle


3. What capital city is at the highest altitude?
c. La Paz, Bolivia
3,640 meters (11,942 feet)

4. What is the oldest continuously inhabited capital city?
d. Damascus
The Syrian capital has been inhabited since 8,000 BCE, making it more than
10,000 years old. 

5. What is the capital of Australia?
c. Canberra

6. In what year did Congress designate Washington, DC as the capital of the United States?
c. 1790
Congress made Washington, a small city in a swamp, as the national capital of July 16, 1790

7. What is the most populous national capital?
b. Beijing
21.5 million

8. Tirana is the capital of which country?
c. Albania

9a. If you were to compile a list of political national capitals in alphabetical order, which city would be listed first? (No choices.)
Abu Dhabi
[United Arab Emirates]

9b....and which political national capital city would be listed last? 
Zagreb, Croatia


10. Which city is closest to the equator?
b. Quito, Ecuador
0.14' S
Note: Kampala is 0.19' N


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