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Quiz about No Longer Capitals 3
Quiz about No Longer Capitals 3

No Longer Capitals 3 Trivia Quiz

Again I will test your knowledge about former capitals.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
author
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
82,886
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 20
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6913
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Question 1 of 20
1. This city was capital of Cambodia from 9th to 14th century. Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. This city was capital of Vietnam (Annam) 1428-1887. Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. This city was capital of Laos (Lan Xang) from 14th to 18th century. Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. This city was capital of China 1625-44. Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. This city was capital of Brazil 1552-1763. Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. This city was capital of Mozambique to 1907. Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. This city was capital of Norway 997-1380. Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. This city was capital of Morocco 1269-1549. Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. What was the name of Mongolia´s capital before 1924? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. This city was capital of Japan 1192-1333. Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. This city was capital of independent principality Armenia in the 9th and 10th century. The city is now in Turkey. Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. This city was capital of Turkey, or the Seljuk sultanate of Rum in Asia Minor, covering most of today´s Turkey. Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. This city was capital of Azerbaijan in the 13th century under Mongol ruler Hulagu Khan. The city is today in Iranian Azerbaijan. Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. This city was capital of Poland 1320-1611. Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. This city was capital of Senegal to 1958. Also capital of French West Africa 1895-1902. Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. This city was made capital of Angola 1627. It is still capital, but now under another name. What was it called before? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. This was the capital of Vice Royalty of New Granada 1549-1819,
the capital of Greater Colombia 1819-1831 and in 1831 again capital of New Granada, to be renamed Colombia. It´s still capital of Colombia, but was called by another name before. Which? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. This city was capital of Mexico before the Spanish invasion 1521. Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. This city was capital of Bhutan to 1955. Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. This city was capital of Tokelau Islands up to the 1990s. Now they have none. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This city was capital of Cambodia from 9th to 14th century.

Answer: Angkor

 Angkor, or Angkor Thom, was capital of the first Khmer empire.
2. This city was capital of Vietnam (Annam) 1428-1887.

Answer: Hué

 Hanoi was capital of French Indochina (including Vietnam) 1887-1946. Saigon was capital of South Vietnam 1954-75.
3. This city was capital of Laos (Lan Xang) from 14th to 18th century.

Answer: Luang Prabang

 Luang Prabang means "one million elephants".
4. This city was capital of China 1625-44.

Answer: Mukden

 Mukden (now called Shenyang) became capital of China under Manchu rule.
5. This city was capital of Brazil 1552-1763.

Answer: Salvador

 Bahia is the name of the state of which Salvador is the capital. The city is colloquially known as Bahia or Salvador da Bahia.
6. This city was capital of Mozambique to 1907.

Answer: Mozambique
7. This city was capital of Norway 997-1380.

Answer: Trondheim
8. This city was capital of Morocco 1269-1549.

Answer: Fez

 Marrakech was capital 1549-1666.
Meknes was capital 1675-1728.
9. What was the name of Mongolia´s capital before 1924?

Answer: Urga

 The capital is now named Ulan Bator, meaning "Red Hero".
10. This city was capital of Japan 1192-1333.

Answer: Kamakura

 Kamakura was made capital under the shogun (general) regime.
11. This city was capital of independent principality Armenia in the 9th and 10th century. The city is now in Turkey.

Answer: Kars

 Kars was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 11th century.
12. This city was capital of Turkey, or the Seljuk sultanate of Rum in Asia Minor, covering most of today´s Turkey.

Answer: Iconium (Konya)
13. This city was capital of Azerbaijan in the 13th century under Mongol ruler Hulagu Khan. The city is today in Iranian Azerbaijan.

Answer: Maragheh

 Tabriz was capital in 14th century under Timurid empire.
14. This city was capital of Poland 1320-1611.

Answer: Krakow
15. This city was capital of Senegal to 1958. Also capital of French West Africa 1895-1902.

Answer: Saint-Louis
16. This city was made capital of Angola 1627. It is still capital, but now under another name. What was it called before?

Answer: Sao Paulo de Loanda

 Now called Luanda.
17. This was the capital of Vice Royalty of New Granada 1549-1819, the capital of Greater Colombia 1819-1831 and in 1831 again capital of New Granada, to be renamed Colombia. It´s still capital of Colombia, but was called by another name before. Which?

Answer: Santa Fe

 Also called Santa Fe de Bogota.
18. This city was capital of Mexico before the Spanish invasion 1521.

Answer: Tenochtitlan

 Tenochtitlan was Aztec capital. It was captured by Cortés 1521.The new capital Mexico City was built on the same site.
19. This city was capital of Bhutan to 1955.

Answer: Punakha
20. This city was capital of Tokelau Islands up to the 1990s. Now they have none.

Answer: Fakaofo

 There is no central capital on the islands. Each island has its own regional capital.
Source: Author author

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