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Capital cities and deceptive lookalikes

Twelve questions on capital cities and deceptive lookalikes. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Which pairing identifies the capitals of Niger and Nigeria, respectively?

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1. Which pairing identifies the capitals of Niger and Nigeria, respectively?
- A. Niamey and Lagos
- B. Abuja and Niamey
- C. N'Djamena and Abuja
- D. Niamey and Abuja (answer)
Niger's capital is Niamey. Nigeria's is Abuja, not its former capital Lagos.
2. Which city is the capital of Dominica, rather than the Dominican Republic?
- A. San José
- B. Santo Domingo
- C. Castries
- D. Roseau (answer)
Roseau is Dominica's capital; Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic.
3. Which capital belongs to Slovakia, rather than Slovenia?
- A. Bratislava (answer)
- B. Sarajevo
- C. Ljubljana
- D. Zagreb
Bratislava is Slovakia's capital. Ljubljana is Slovenia's.
4. Which pairing distinguishes the capitals of the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- A. Libreville and Kinshasa
- B. Kinshasa and Brazzaville
- C. Brazzaville and Kinshasa (answer)
- D. Brazzaville and Libreville
The Republic of the Congo has Brazzaville as its capital; the Democratic Republic of the Congo has Kinshasa.
5. Benin's official capital is Porto-Novo. Which other city is its seat of government?
- A. Cotonou (answer)
- B. Parakou
- C. Abomey
- D. Lomé
Benin distinguishes Porto-Novo, the capital, from Cotonou, the seat of government.
6. Which city is Côte d'Ivoire's official capital, rather than Abidjan?
- A. Bamako
- B. Yamoussoukro (answer)
- C. Ouagadougou
- D. Bouaké
Yamoussoukro is the official capital; Abidjan remains a major economic and administrative centre.
7. Which city, rather than coastal Dar es Salaam, is Tanzania's official capital?
- A. Dodoma (answer)
- B. Arusha
- C. Zanzibar City
- D. Mwanza
Dodoma is Tanzania's official capital. Dar es Salaam is the former capital.
8. Which city is the capital of Belize, despite not sharing the country's name?
- A. Belize City
- B. Belmopan (answer)
- C. Orange Walk
- D. San Ignacio
Belmopan is the capital; Belize City is the former capital.
9. Palikir is the capital of which Pacific country?
- A. Marshall Islands
- B. Kiribati
- C. Federated States of Micronesia (answer)
- D. Palau
Palikir belongs to the Federated States of Micronesia. The other countries have different capitals.
10. Which pairing distinguishes the capitals of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- A. Bissau and Conakry
- B. Conakry and Banjul
- C. Malabo and Bissau
- D. Conakry and Bissau (answer)
Guinea's capital is Conakry; Guinea-Bissau's is Bissau.
11. Which is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, rather than its better-known neighbour Dubai?
- A. Sharjah
- B. Doha
- C. Muscat
- D. Abu Dhabi (answer)
Abu Dhabi is the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates.
12. Which pairing identifies the capitals of Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis, respectively?
- A. Basseterre and Saint John's
- B. Saint George's and Basseterre
- C. Saint John's and Castries
- D. Saint John's and Basseterre (answer)
Saint John's is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda; Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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