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Asian capitals quiz

We name a capital and you tap it on the map: its dot or the country it’s in both count. Play 10, 20 or all 47, practice the ones you miss and challenge your class with a link.

Capitals of Asia

Tap the capital it asks for on the map.

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The 47 capitals in the quiz

They’re the capitals of the 47 countries of Asia. Tapping the capital’s dot or anywhere in its country both count.

How to play

In Point mode we name a capital and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: which country it belongs to and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

45 of the 47 don’t share the name of their country, and that’s where it gets tricky: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Amman (Jordan), Ankara (Turkey), Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Astana (Kazakhstan), Baghdad (Iraq), Baku (Azerbaijan), Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Bangkok (Thailand), and Beijing (China)….

Tips to learn them

  • Many Middle Eastern capitals are in the news (Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, Tehran): start there. Leave Central Asian ones like Bishkek, Dushanbe and Ashgabat for last.
  • 2 of the 47 share (or nearly share) their country’s name: those come for free.

Playing in class

Play the countries first and their capitals afterward: that way each capital sticks to its place on the map.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 47 capitals

  1. Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
  2. Amman Jordan
  3. Ankara Turkey
  4. Ashgabat Turkmenistan
  5. Astana Kazakhstan
  6. Baghdad Iraq
  7. Baku Azerbaijan
  8. Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei
  9. Bangkok Thailand
  10. Beijing China
  11. Beirut Lebanon
  12. Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
  13. Colombo Sri Lanka
  14. Damascus Syria
  15. Dhaka Bangladesh
  16. Dili East Timor
  17. Doha Qatar
  18. Dushanbe Tajikistan
  19. Hanoi Vietnam
  20. Islamabad Pakistan
  21. Jakarta Indonesia
  22. Jerusalem Israel
  23. Kabul Afghanistan
  24. Kathmandu Nepal
  25. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
  26. Kuwait City Kuwait
  27. Malé Maldives
  28. Manama Bahrain
  29. Manila Philippines
  30. Muscat Oman
  31. Naypyidaw Myanmar
  32. New Delhi India
  33. Nicosia Cyprus
  34. Phnom Penh Cambodia
  35. Pyongyang North Korea
  36. Riyadh Saudi Arabia
  37. Sanaa Yemen
  38. Seoul South Korea
  39. Singapore Singapore
  40. Tashkent Uzbekistan
  41. Tbilisi Georgia
  42. Tehran Iran
  43. Thimphu Bhutan
  44. Tokyo Japan
  45. Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
  46. Vientiane Laos
  47. Yerevan Armenia

Frequently asked questions

How many capitals are there in Asia?

47 in the quiz, one for each UN member country.

Can I learn where each country is first?

Yes: “Countries of Asia”, on its own page. The Countries button in the quiz panel takes you there.

Where is my best score saved?

In this browser: your best score for each mode and number of questions. Neither we nor anyone else can see it; if you clear your browser data, it’s gone.

Is there a printable worksheet of Asia?

Yes: a worksheet with the numbered map, three activities and an answer key. You’ll find it under Printable worksheets below, next to the blank map.

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