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 name 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.

Why are Kano, Kaduna and Sokoto not asked from their capitals?

Their capitals have the state’s name, so the question would answer itself. The same goes for Bauchi, Enugu, Gombe, Katsina, Ekiti (Ado-Ekiti) and Kebbi (Birnin Kebbi): “Find it from its capital” asks the other 28, “Choose the capital” all 37.

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Nigeria states quiz

Nigeria states: how fast can you find them all?

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Example

Nigeria states and capitals quiz: 37 places, and the 9 capitals named after their state

A JSS 2 pupil in Ibadan revises states and capitals for Social Studies. “Find the place” asks 37: the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “Choose the capital” asks all 37 with four capitals each. “Find it from its capital” asks 28, leaving out the 9 states whose capital carries the state’s name.

Lagos’s capital is Ikeja. In “Choose the capital” two decoys come from near states (Abeokuta, Osogbo, Ibadan, Akure, Ado-Ekiti, Benin City) and one starts with I: Ilorin or Ibadan.
Delta’s Asaba sits among many A capitals (Awka, Abakaliki, Ado-Ekiti, Abuja, Abeokuta, Akure), so one decoy will start with A too.
Imo, Ekiti and the FCT are the smallest on the map; zoom in on a phone. A click on a state already found does nothing.

State	Capital	Asked in “Find it from its capital”
Bauchi	Bauchi	no — same name
Ekiti	Ado-Ekiti	no — name inside
Enugu	Enugu	no — same name
Gombe	Gombe	no — same name
Kaduna	Kaduna	no — same name
Kano	Kano	no — same name
Katsina	Katsina	no — same name
Kebbi	Birnin Kebbi	no — name inside
Sokoto	Sokoto	no — same name
Lagos	Ikeja	yes
Federal Capital Territory	Abuja	yes
Akwa Ibom	Uyo	yes
Delta	Asaba	yes
Rivers	Port Harcourt	yes

The round ends, say, “Done! 31/37 in 4:12”: 31 right at the first try. The 6 missed are listed (in “Choose the capital” as “Lagos · Ikeja”), and “Practise the ones I missed” asks only 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 name 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.
Why are Kano, Kaduna and Sokoto not asked from their capitals?: Their capitals have the state’s name, so the question would answer itself. The same goes for Bauchi, Enugu, Gombe, Katsina, Ekiti (Ado-Ekiti) and Kebbi (Birnin Kebbi): “Find it from its capital” asks the other 28, “Choose the capital” all 37.
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.