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Africa capitals quiz

See the country, pick the capital.

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Africa capitals quiz: 54 countries, four answers each, and the tricky capitals

Each of the 54 countries lights up once, in random order, with four capitals: the right one, two drawn from the six nearest countries, and one starting with the same letter where the quiz has one. Western Sahara and St. Helena are on the map but not asked. Only capitals are offered, so Lagos, Abidjan, Douala or Casablanca never appear.

  1. The third wrong answer starts with the same letter: for Abuja it is one of Accra, Algiers, Asmara, Addis Ababa and Antananarivo.
  2. A wrong pick turns red and cannot be picked again; the second one shows the right capital in green and moves on, counted as missed.
  3. A skipped country comes back at the end with the same four answers. Small islands such as Cape Verde or the Seychelles carry a circle.
Country lit up Capital to choose Two wrong answers drawn from
Nigeria AbujaPorto-Novo, Lomé, Yaoundé, Malabo, Niamey, Ouagadougou
Côte d’Ivoire YamoussoukroAccra, Monrovia, Conakry, Freetown, Lomé, Ouagadougou
Cameroon YaoundéMalabo, Libreville, Brazzaville, Abuja, São Tomé, Bangui
South Africa PretoriaMaseru, Gaborone, Mbabane, Windhoek, Harare, Lusaka
Benin Porto-NovoLomé, Ouagadougou, Abuja, Accra, Yamoussoukro, Bamako
Morocco RabatAlgiers, Bamako, Tunis, Nouakchott, Dakar, Ouagadougou
Egypt CairoTripoli, Khartoum, N'Djamena, Asmara, Juba, Djibouti

The end gives the capitals right at the first try out of 54 and your time, and lists every miss with its answer — “Nigeria · Abuja” — so “Practise the ones I missed” drills only those.

How it works

  1. Press Start: a country lights up on the map.
  2. Choose its capital from the four answers; two wrong answers show the right one.
  3. At the end, see your time and score, then practise the capitals you missed.

Frequently asked questions

Why multiple choice?
Four answers make it quick to learn the capitals; to practise finding the countries themselves, use the find-the-place quiz for the same map.
Which capital is used when a country has several?
The capital schools teach: Pretoria for South Africa, Yamoussoukro for Côte d’Ivoire, Porto-Novo for Benin, Abuja for Nigeria and Dodoma for Tanzania. Big cities such as Lagos, Abidjan, Cotonou or Dar es Salaam are never among the answers, since only capitals are offered.
Why are Western Sahara and St. Helena not asked?
Western Sahara's capital is not asked so as not to take a side in its dispute, and St. Helena has no capital in the quiz's list. Both stay on the map, which leaves 54 questions.
Are the island countries included?
Yes: Cape Verde (Praia), São Tomé & Príncipe (São Tomé), Comoros (Moroni), Mauritius (Port Louis), Seychelles (Victoria) and Madagascar (Antananarivo). The small ones carry a circle, drawn larger when its country is the one asked.
Do I need an account?
No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.

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