Coastal Capitals Quiz - Part 1
Can you name fourteen Capital Cities that are located on the coast. Some, but not all, we have visited in the past.
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Quiz Questions
1.
Which capital is a constantly growing version of Blackpool?
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A.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
B.
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
C.
Cardiff, Wales
D.
Edinburgh, Scotland
2.
Where did Reagan and Gorbachev meet in a former British consulate?
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A.
Reykjavik, Iceland
B.
Washington D.C., USA
C.
Valletta, Malta
D.
Helsinki, Finland
3.
Which capital city was previously called Christiania?
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A.
Stockholm, Sweden
B.
Copenhagen, Denmark
C.
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
D.
Oslo, Norway
4.
Which capital city replaced an anagram of itself?
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A.
Nuuk, Greenland
B.
Toyko, Japan
C.
Muscat, Oman
D.
Manila, Philippines
5.
Which capital city was I meant to visit, but it was cancelled because of a "coup"?
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A.
Nouakchott, Mauritania
B.
Luanda, Angola
C.
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
D.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
6.
Which capital city's location was decided by a different country?
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A.
Washington D.C., USA
B.
Suva, Fiji
C.
Wellington, New Zealand
D.
Tripoli, Libya
7.
Which capital city will be moved, according a Presidential statement in 2019?
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A.
Papeete, French Polynesia
B.
Jakarta, Indonesia
C.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
D.
Vientiane, Laos
8.
Which capital was founded by a Spanish conquistador on 24th June 1571?
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A.
Havana, Cuba
B.
Lima, Peru
C.
Montevideo, Uruguay
D.
Manila, Philippines
9.
The Portuguese and Ottomans once ruled which capital city?
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A.
Muscat, Oman
B.
Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania
C.
Maputo, Mozambique
D.
Beirut, Lebanon
10.
Which capital city was officially named Lourenço Marques until 1976?
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A.
Dili, East Timor
B.
Praia, Cape Verde
C.
São Lourenço, Macau
D.
Maputo, Mozambique
11.
Which capital city contains a third of the country's population of 56,081?
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A.
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
B.
Port Vila, Vanuatu
C.
Nuuk, Greenland
D.
Jamestown, St Helena
12.
Which capital city has landmarks like San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro?
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A.
London, UK
B.
Lisbon, Portugal
C.
Algiers, Algeria
D.
Valletta, Malta
13.
Which capital city houses a bar that is "the cradle of the Daiquiri"?
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A.
Washington D.C., USA
B.
Havana, Cuba
C.
Belize City, Belize
D.
Kingston, Jamaica
14.
Where did the Bridge of the Americas permanently link two continents in 1962?
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A.
Panama City, Panama
B.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
C.
Managua, Nicaragua
D.
San José, Costa Rica
Quiz Outcomes
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Congratulations!
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A final photo of Wellington, New Zealand, as seen from a cruise with 'Caledonian Sky' on 27th December 2018.
