Why does “Find it from its capital” ask the names?

Most departments of Uruguay share their name with their capital, so naming the capital would give the answer away: that quiz finds the departments by name instead and says so. “Choose the capital” asks all but Montevideo, the city itself — Melo, Minas and Fray Bentos included.

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.

Yes in “Find the place”, as the smallest of the 19, on the south coast between Canelones and San José. Not in “Choose the capital”: Montevideo is its own capital.

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Uruguay departments quiz

Uruguay’s 19 departments: one click each.

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Example

Uruguay quiz: 19 departments, and the 7 whose capital has another name

A student about to spend a semester in Montevideo learns the map first. “Find the place” asks all 19 departments once each, in a random order; Montevideo, the smallest, sits on the south coast between Canelones and San José. Then “Choose the capital” highlights each department and offers four capitals.

“Choose the capital” asks 18 departments, all but Montevideo, the city itself. The other 11 capitals share their department’s name (Artigas, Salto, Rocha…) and are asked too: easy points.
Two of the four answers come from the six nearest departments and one starts with the same letter, so Cerro Largo’s question offers Minas, Maldonado or Mercedes beside Melo.
A wrong pick turns red; the second one shows the right capital and counts as missed. In “Find the place”, the third wrong click shows the department blinking in orange.
“Find it from its capital” finds the places instead: only 5 capitals (Melo, Trinidad, Minas, Fray Bentos, Mercedes) don’t give their department away, too few for a round of 19.

Department	Capital to choose
Cerro Largo	Melo
Colonia	Colonia del Sacramento
Flores	Trinidad
Lavalleja	Minas
Río Negro	Fray Bentos
San José	San José de Mayo
Soriano	Mercedes

A round of “Choose the capital” ends with something like “Done! 15/18 in 2:10”; the missed ones are listed with their capital, such as “Flores · Trinidad”, and “Practise the ones I missed” asks only those 3.

How it works

Choose a quiz: find the departments by name, or see each one highlighted and choose its capital among four.
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

Why does “Find it from its capital” ask the names?: Most departments of Uruguay share their name with their capital, so naming the capital would give the answer away: that quiz finds the departments by name instead and says so. “Choose the capital” asks all but Montevideo, the city itself — Melo, Minas and Fray Bentos included.
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.
Is Montevideo asked?: Yes in “Find the place”, as the smallest of the 19, on the south coast between Canelones and San José. Not in “Choose the capital”: Montevideo is its own capital.
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.