Are the islands’ capitals asked too?

The independent countries are, and territories with a capital on the list, such as Aruba (Oranjestad) and Curaçao (Willemstad). Places without one, such as Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe, are not asked.

Four answers make it quick to learn the capitals; to practise finding the countries themselves, use the Central America and Caribbean map quiz.

A country lights up on the map and four capitals appear under the question: pick one. A right answer turns the country green; a wrong one turns red and you pick again, and the second wrong pick shows the answer. Skipped countries come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.

How many capitals does the quiz ask?

24: the 20 independent countries, from Guatemala and Belize to Trinidad & Tobago, plus Aruba (Oranjestad), Curaçao (Willemstad), the Cayman Islands (George Town) and the Turks & Caicos Islands (Cockburn Town). The other 11 places on the map have no capital in the quiz.

Which capitals are easy to mix up?

Kingston (Jamaica) and Kingstown (St. Vincent & Grenadines), Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis) and Bridgetown (Barbados), and Belmopan, the capital of Belize, which is not Belize City.

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No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to install or sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.

Central America and Caribbean capitals quiz

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Example

Central America and Caribbean capitals: 24 questions, four answers each

A teacher revising the Caribbean with a class plays the capitals quiz. The map shows 35 places; the quiz asks the capital of 24: the 20 independent countries plus Aruba, Curaçao, the Cayman Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Martinique and eight other territories stay pale and are not asked.

Press Start: the bar reads “Central America and the Caribbean · 24 left”, a country lights up and the question asks, say, “What is the capital of Jamaica?”
Four buttons follow, such as Kingston / George Town / Havana / Kingstown: two wrong answers come from the six nearest capitals, one starts with the same letter as the right one.
A wrong pick turns red and you choose again; the second wrong pick shows the answer and counts as missed. Small islands such as Grenada or Aruba get a circle, and the lit one is drawn larger.
At the end: your score (right at the first pick, out of 24), your time, each miss with its capital (“St. Vincent & Grenadines · Kingstown”) and “Practise the ones I missed”.

Country lit	Right answer	Six nearest capitals (two are offered)	Same first letter (one is offered)
Jamaica	Kingston	George Town, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Cockburn Town, Santo Domingo, Nassau	Kingstown
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Managua, San Salvador, Belmopan, Guatemala City, San José, George Town	none: any other capital
Costa Rica	San José	Managua, Panama City, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Belmopan	Saint John's, Santo Domingo, St. George's, San Salvador
Trinidad & Tobago	Port of Spain	St. George's, Kingstown, Bridgetown, Castries, Roseau, Saint John's	Port-au-Prince, Panama City
Belize	Belmopan	Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, George Town, San José	Bridgetown, Basseterre
Dominica	Roseau	Castries, Saint John's, Kingstown, Basseterre, Bridgetown, St. George's	none: any other capital

So the wrong answers are close calls: Kingston (Jamaica) beside Kingstown (St. Vincent & Grenadines), Port of Spain beside Port-au-Prince, Belmopan rather than Belize City, which is never offered, and Dominica (Roseau) against the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo).

How it works

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

Frequently asked questions

Are the islands’ capitals asked too?: The independent countries are, and territories with a capital on the list, such as Aruba (Oranjestad) and Curaçao (Willemstad). Places without one, such as Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe, are not asked.
Why multiple choice?: Four answers make it quick to learn the capitals; to practise finding the countries themselves, use the Central America and Caribbean map quiz.
How does it work?: A country lights up on the map and four capitals appear under the question: pick one. A right answer turns the country green; a wrong one turns red and you pick again, and the second wrong pick shows the answer. Skipped countries come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
How many capitals does the quiz ask?: 24: the 20 independent countries, from Guatemala and Belize to Trinidad & Tobago, plus Aruba (Oranjestad), Curaçao (Willemstad), the Cayman Islands (George Town) and the Turks & Caicos Islands (Cockburn Town). The other 11 places on the map have no capital in the quiz.
Which capitals are easy to mix up?: Kingston (Jamaica) and Kingstown (St. Vincent & Grenadines), Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis) and Bridgetown (Barbados), and Belmopan, the capital of Belize, which is not Belize City.
Do I need an account?: No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to install or sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.