Can I quiz the capitals?

Yes — choose “Choose the capital” to see each place highlighted and pick its capital, or “Find it from its capital” to be given the capital and find the place.

A department’s name (or, in “Find it from its capital”, a capital) appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.

How many departments does the quiz ask?

All 32 departments and Bogotá, 33 places, in find mode. “Find it from its capital” asks 28 and “Choose the capital” 31: Cundinamarca has no capital of its own here, as its government sits in Bogotá, and Bogotá, the city itself, is not asked for one.

Is San Andrés included?

Yes: San Andrés y Providencia, out in the Caribbean, is drawn in its own box in the top-left corner; zoom in there to click it.

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.

Colombia departments quiz

Colombia departments: how fast can you find them all?

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Example

The Colombia quiz: 33 places to find, 28 capitals, 31 to choose

An exchange student going to Medellín learns Colombia’s map. “Find the place” asks the 32 departments and Bogotá once each, in a new random order every round; San Andrés y Providencia is in a box top left, out in the Caribbean.

A right answer turns green; a wrong click flashes the department you clicked in red with its name; the third miss shows the answer blinking (the second wrong pick in “Choose the capital”).
Look-alikes to watch: Santander and Norte de Santander, Cauca and Valle del Cauca; Bolívar’s capital is Cartagena, Quindío’s Armenia, Risaralda’s Pereira and Caldas’s Manizales.
For paper practice, the printable map of Colombia among the related tools prints the departments blank or numbered with answers.

Quiz	What you are given	Questions
Find the place	A name: “Find Risaralda”	33: 32 departments and Bogotá
Find it from its capital	A capital: “Find the one whose capital is Pereira”	28: not Arauca, Bogotá, Guaviare or San Andrés y Providencia (their capitals give the name away), nor Cundinamarca, governed from Bogotá
Choose the capital	A highlighted department and four capitals	31: all but Cundinamarca and Bogotá, the city itself

The end shows the score and time, for instance “Done! 29/33 in 4:05”: only first-try answers count, and the 4 missed are listed with “Practise the ones I missed” for a round of just those.

How it works

Choose whether to find the places or find them from their capitals.
Click or tap each place as its name appears; zoom in for the small ones.
At the end, see your time and score, then practise only the ones you missed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I quiz the capitals?: Yes — choose “Choose the capital” to see each place highlighted and pick its capital, or “Find it from its capital” to be given the capital and find the place.
How does it work?: A department’s name (or, in “Find it from its capital”, a capital) appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
How many departments does the quiz ask?: All 32 departments and Bogotá, 33 places, in find mode. “Find it from its capital” asks 28 and “Choose the capital” 31: Cundinamarca has no capital of its own here, as its government sits in Bogotá, and Bogotá, the city itself, is not asked for one.
Is San Andrés included?: Yes: San Andrés y Providencia, out in the Caribbean, is drawn in its own box in the top-left corner; zoom in there to click it.
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.