Europe capitals quiz

Europe capitals quiz: 49 questions, and where the four answers come from

The map of Europe shows 52 places, Russia, Türkiye and Cyprus among them; the quiz asks the capital of the 49 that have one (the Faroe Islands, Guernsey and Jersey are drawn but not asked). Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City are asked too, though the capital has the country’s name. Each question offers the right capital, two of the six nearest ones and one with the same first letter.

1. Press Start: the bar reads “Europe · 49 left”, a country lights up and the question asks, say, “What is the capital of Slovakia?”
2. Four buttons appear, for example Bern / Budapest / Bucharest / Bratislava: Budapest and Bucharest are among the six nearest capitals, Bern starts with B like Bratislava.
3. A wrong pick turns red and you choose again; a second wrong pick shows the right answer, and the question counts as missed.
4. At the end: your score (capitals right at the first try, out of 49), your time, each missed country with its capital (“Slovakia · Bratislava”), and a button to practise only those.

So the wrong answers are close calls, never far-fetched: Bratislava next to Budapest and Vienna, Bern next to Berlin and Brussels. Watch Slovakia (Bratislava) against Slovenia (Ljubljana), and capitals that are not the largest city: Bern, not Zurich — Zurich is never offered, only the 49 capitals are.