Geography trivia time! It’s time to see how well you were paying attention in social studies class. It’s time for national capitals trivia.
The setup here is quite simple. I will give you the country, you give me the capital. Nothing more complicated than that. Other than remembering the various national capitals before the timer runs out.
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Geography trivia time! It’s time to see how well you were paying attention in social studies class. It’s time for national capitals trivia.
The setup here is quite simple. I will give you the country, you give me the capital. Nothing more complicated than that. Other than remembering the various national capitals before the timer runs out.
I’m your host and that teacher who hid the map on the wall before the test, Brian Rollins. This is episode 368 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy trivia podcast.
Spin the globe and let’s go.
The Dorky Round
- Canada
a. Ottawa - France
a. Paris - Spain
a. Madrid - Cuba
a. Havana - China
a. Beijing - Italy
a. Rome - Portugal
a. Lisbon - South Korea
a. Seoul - Mexico
a. Mexico City - Ireland
a. Dublin
The Geeky Round
- India
a. New Delhi - Belgium
a. Brussels (Bonus, it’s also the capital of the EU) - Australia
a. Canberra - Poland
a. Warsaw - Ukraine
a. Kyiv - Finland
a. Helsinki - Thailand
a. Bangkok - Iran
a. Tehran - Jamaica
a. Kingston - Denmark
a. Copenhagen
The Nerdy Round
- Afghanistan
a. Kabul - Philippines
a. Manila - Romania
a. Bucharest - Latvia
a. Riga - Peru
a. Lima - Chile
a. Santiago - Haiti
a. Port-au-Prince - Saudi Arabia
a. Riyadh - Syria
a. Damascus - Brazil
a. Brasilia. The capital was Rio de Janeiro until 1960.
Episode Conclusion
And we’re back. How did you do. Did you resist opening Google Maps for the duration of the episode?
Next week I have the final regular episode of Season Seven. It’s also our last music trivia episode for the season. Here’s a clue:
What British rock band was formed in 1960 and broke up in 1970?
It’s one the biggest bands in history, so I think some of you saw this one coming. See you right back here on Wednesday.
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