Memorize these and you could recognize 29.1% of all Capitals clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 18 | The Copernicus Science Centre & The John Paul II Museum Collection |
| 2 | Moscow | 17 | This city has a Tolstoy museum & has restored the author's home as a tourist attraction |
| 3 | London | 17 | Disraeli described it as "A nation, not a city" |
| 4 | Berlin | 17 | On Oct. 3, 1990 the 2 halves of this capital city were officially reunited |
| 5 | Stockholm | 16 | In June, daylight in this Swedish capital can last over 20 hours |
| 6 | Rome | 16 | In this city, if you're in the mood for piazza, try the Navona or the Santa Maria |
| 7 | Madrid | 16 | European capital where you can visit the Museo Taurino to learn about this "national sport" |
| 8 | Boston | 16 | "Beantown" |
| 9 | Oslo | 15 | The Vigeland Sculpture Park & Museum in this Norwegian city has been called both "obscene" & "unforgettable" |
| 10 | Tokyo | 14 | For a time this capital, then known as Edo, was the largest city in the world |
| 11 | Paris | 14 | 12 avenues radiate from Place Charles de Gaulle in this city |
| 12 | Athens | 14 | In his poem "Hellas", Shelley wrote, "Let there be light!" said Liberty; and this city "Arose!" |
| 13 | Dublin | 13 | Tours of this capital city frequently begin at O'Connell Bridge |
| 14 | Vienna | 12 | Seen here, the city's most visited attraction, Schönbrunn Palace |
| 15 | Sacramento | 12 | It's the "Golden City" of the "Golden State" |
| 16 | Prague | 12 | In 1968 this city's "Spring" lasted until August when Warsaw Pact troops invaded |
| 17 | New Delhi | 12 | Site of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, Gandhi Smriti, now a memorial & museum |
| 18 | Copenhagen | 12 | The Danish royal family lives in the Amalienborg Palace in this city |
| 19 | Cairo | 12 | The Hanging Church & nearby Coptic Museum |
| 20 | Austin | 12 | Referring to the seeming color of nearby hills, this Texas capital is "The City of the Violet Crown" |
| 21 | Mexico City | 11 | This city that's home to theruinsof the Aztecs' great Templo Mayor showed off areplicaof it in 2021 |
| 22 | Havana | 11 | If you know that El Castillo del Morro looms over this city's harbor, have a cigar |
| 23 | Atlanta | 11 | Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 24 | Amsterdam | 11 | 16th c. Jewish refugees from Spain & Portugal helped make it the diamond-cutting capital of the world |
| 25 | Phoenix | 10 | Arizona:Tucson, Scottsdale, Phoenix |
| 26 | Canberra | 10 | By winning a contest, American architect W.B. Griffin got to design this Aussie capital |
| 27 | Buenos Aires | 10 | About one-third of Argentina's population lives within the metropolitan area of this capital city |
| 28 | Albany | 10 | Great Scot! This city on the Hudson has been called the "Edinburgh of America" |
| 29 | Wellington | 10 | Jane Campion |
| 30 | Ottawa | 10 | Appropriately, this river runs through the capital of Canada, right past Parliament Hill |
| 31 | Lima | 10 | In 1984 a skull found in the crypt of this city's cathedral was confirmed as Francisco Pizarro's |
| 32 | Lisbon | 9 | Dom Pedro IV Square in this capital is named for the first emperor of Brazil |
| 33 | Kingston | 9 | The Bob Marley Home & Museum |
| 34 | Helsinki | 9 | Some Moscow-set movie scenes have been filmed in this Finnish capital |
| 35 | Caracas | 9 | Simon Bolivar |
| 36 | Brussels | 9 | Unofficially, the Cathedrale de St.- Michel in this city is the National Cathedral of Belgium |
| 37 | Bangkok | 9 | The Thai name for this capital is Krung Thep, which means "city of angels" |
| 38 | Annapolis | 9 | "Crabtown" |
| 39 | Montpelier | 9 | Named for a French city, this smallest state capital commands the main pass through the Green Mountains |
| 40 | Seoul | 8 | Grab a tasty soondae & score some K-pop music in the Myeongdong District of this South Korean capital |
| 41 | Hanoi | 8 | When North & South Vietnam were reunited in 1976, this city was designated the capital |
| 42 | Ankara | 8 | Beirut, Ankara, Tel Aviv |
| 43 | Victoria | 8 | Of Canada, though it was incorporated in 1862 with a royal name |
| 44 | Juneau | 8 | The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center |
| 45 | Frankfort | 8 | This capital was once known as Frank's Ford after Stephen Ford who was killed by Indians nearby in 1780 |
| 46 | Washington, D.C. | 7 | Mark Twain called this city "That grand old benevolent national asylum for the helpless" |
| 47 | Trenton | 7 | Briefly the capital of the United States, it's still capital of New Jersey |
| 48 | Santiago | 7 | While Valparaiso is the seat of Chile's parliament, this is its capital |
| 49 | Salt Lake City | 7 | It's "the city of the saints" as well as "the Mormon city" |
| 50 | Salem | 7 | Selma |