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No Longer Capitals 5 Trivia Quiz

This is my fifth former capitals quiz. This time I name the former capital, you name the country.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,388

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 25

1. In which country was Nova Lisboa (now Huambo) the capital 1912-27? Hint

Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea)

Mozambique

Angola

Guinea Bissau (Portuguese Guinea)

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Question 2 of 25

2. In which country was Porto Seguro the capital 1500-1549? Hint

Cape Verde

Guinea Bissau (Portuguese Guinea)

Sao Tom� and Principe

Brazil

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Question 3 of 25

3. In which country was Cidade de Ribeira the capital 1462-1769? Hint

Angola

Sao Tom� and Principe

Cape Verde

Mozambique

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Question 4 of 25

4. In which country was Chingoni the capital 1841-87? Hint

Maldives

Comoros

Seychelles

Mauritius

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Question 5 of 25

5. In which country was Boma the capital 1887-1926? Hint

Rwanda

Congo Kinshasa (Belgian Congo)

Burundi

Congo Brazzaville (French Congo)

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Question 6 of 25

6. In which country was Riobamba the capital 1859-1860? Hint

Ecuador

Peru

Bolivia

Chile

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Question 7 of 25

7. In which country was Piribebuy the capital January-August 1869? Hint

Ecuador

Bolivia

Paraguay

Uruguay

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Question 8 of 25

8. In which country was Lavuka the capital 1871-77? Hint

Samoa

Fiji

Solomon Islands

Cook Islands

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Question 9 of 25

9. In which country was Fort James the capital 1661-1765?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 10 of 25

10. In which country was Cape Coast Castle the capital 1664-1877?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 11 of 25

11. In which country was Bolama the capital 1879-1942? Hint

Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea)

Guinea Bissau (Portuguese Guinea)

Gabon

Cameroon

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Question 12 of 25

12. In which country was Tulagi the capital 1896-1942? Hint

Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)

Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu (New Hebrides)

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Question 13 of 25

13. In which country was Santo Antonio the capital 1753-1852? Hint

Cape Verde

Sao Tom� and Principe

Angola

Mozambique

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Question 14 of 25

14. In which country was Saint Pierre the capital 1635-1902? Hint

Mauritius

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Reunion

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Question 15 of 25

15. In which country was Mujibnagar the capital April-December 1971?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 16 of 25

16. In which country was Saint Paul the capital 1649-1736? Hint

Mauritius

Martinique

Reunion

Guadeloupe

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Question 17 of 25

17. In which country was Bremersdorp (now Manzini) the capital 1890-1902? Hint

Swaziland

Lesotho

Namibia (South West Africa)

South Africa

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Question 18 of 25

18. In which country was San Jos� de Oruna the capital 1592-1783? Hint

Puerto Rico

Colombia

Venezuela

Trinidad

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Question 19 of 25

19. In which country was Christiansted the capital 1754-1871? Hint

Virgin Islands (US)

Bahamas

Virgin Islands (UK)

Bermuda

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Question 20 of 25

20. In which country was Bagamoyo the capital 1885-1891? Hint

Tanzania (Tanganyika)

Kenya

Uganda

Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia)

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Question 21 of 25

21. In which country was An�ho the capital 1880s-1897? Hint

Benin (Dahomey)

Ivory Coast

Cameroon

Togo

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Question 22 of 25

22. In which country was Port Royal the capital 1655-92?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. In which country was Nueva Isabella the capital 1493-96? Hint

Dominican Republic

Trinidad

Puerto Rico

Cuba

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Question 24 of 25

24. In which country was Grand Bassam the capital 1843-89 and 1893-1900? Hint

Ivory Coast

Guinea

Senegal

Gabon

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Question 25 of 25

25. In which country was Obock the capital 1884-92? Hint

Senegal

Djibouti (French Somaliland)

Cameroon

Mali (French Sudan)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which country was Nova Lisboa (now Huambo) the capital 1912-27?

Answer: Angola

Huambo was called Nova Lisboa at the time. It was severely damaged during the war for liberation in the 1960s-70s.

2. In which country was Porto Seguro the capital 1500-1549?

Answer: Brazil

The city was the first capital of Brazil.

3. In which country was Cidade de Ribeira the capital 1462-1769?

Answer: Cape Verde

The city was the first capital of Cape Verde.

4. In which country was Chingoni the capital 1841-87?

Answer: Comoros

Chingoni today belongs to Mayotte, a French colony.

5. In which country was Boma the capital 1887-1926?

Answer: Congo Kinshasa (Belgian Congo)

The capital changed to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) in 1926.

6. In which country was Riobamba the capital 1859-1860?

Answer: Ecuador

The first constitution of Ecuador was proclaimed here in 1830.

7. In which country was Piribebuy the capital January-August 1869?

Answer: Paraguay

This is today a sleepy little city with no importance.

8. In which country was Lavuka the capital 1871-77?

Answer: Fiji

The capital moved to Suva in 1877.

9. In which country was Fort James the capital 1661-1765?

Answer: Gambia

Fort James and James Island on which it is situated was owned by colonialists from Courland (in today�s Latvia) until it was conquered by the British in 1661.

10. In which country was Cape Coast Castle the capital 1664-1877?

Answer: Ghana

The castle was built by the Swedes and was captured by Britain in 1664. The city has been renamed Cape Coast.

11. In which country was Bolama the capital 1879-1942?

Answer: Guinea Bissau (Portuguese Guinea)

The city is situated on Bolama Island. The capital was later moved to Bissau.

12. In which country was Tulagi the capital 1896-1942?

Answer: Solomon Islands

The capital of this British Protectorate was moved to Honiara after WW2.

13. In which country was Santo Antonio the capital 1753-1852?

Answer: Sao Tom� and Principe

Santo Antonio is today the capital of Principe Island, while the state capital has been moved to the city Sao Tom� on Sao Tom� Island.

14. In which country was Saint Pierre the capital 1635-1902?

Answer: Martinique

The city was destroyed by a volcano in 1902. Only two out of 30.000 survived.

15. In which country was Mujibnagar the capital April-December 1971?

Answer: Bangladesh

The first rebel government of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) was settled here in April 1971. The capital moved to Dacca (now Dhaka) in December.

16. In which country was Saint Paul the capital 1649-1736?

Answer: Reunion

The capital was moved to Saint-Denis in 1736.

17. In which country was Bremersdorp (now Manzini) the capital 1890-1902?

Answer: Swaziland

The capital was moved to Mbabane after the Boer War in 1902.

18. In which country was San Jos� de Oruna the capital 1592-1783?

Answer: Trinidad

Trinidad was then under Spanish rule. This city was just the capital of Trinidad, not of Tobago (the two islands are today united). Trinidad was occupied by Britain in 1797 and ceded to them in 1802.

19. In which country was Christiansted the capital 1754-1871?

Answer: Virgin Islands (US)

US Virgin Islands were then a Danish colony.

20. In which country was Bagamoyo the capital 1885-1891?

Answer: Tanzania (Tanganyika)

This was then a German colony, and the Germans moved the capital to Dar es Salaam in 1891.

21. In which country was An�ho the capital 1880s-1897?

Answer: Togo

The city declined after the capital was moved to Lom� in 1897. Togo was then a German colony.

22. In which country was Port Royal the capital 1655-92?

Answer: Jamaica

Port Royal is a fortified town at the entrance to Kingston harbor. It was destroyed by earthquakes in 1692 and 1907.

23. In which country was Nueva Isabella the capital 1493-96?

Answer: Dominican Republic

The first Spaniards settled here, but soon moved their capital to Santo Domingo.

24. In which country was Grand Bassam the capital 1843-89 and 1893-1900?

Answer: Ivory Coast

Grand Bassam (or just Bassam) remained an important seaport city until the 1950s when it declined.

25. In which country was Obock the capital 1884-92?

Answer: Djibouti (French Somaliland)

The seat of government was transferred to Djibouti (city) in 1892.

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