Capitals Study Guide

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Warsaw 18 Moscow 17 London 17 Berlin 17 Stockholm 16 Rome 16 Madrid 16 Boston 16 Oslo 15 Tokyo 14 Paris 14 Athens 14 Dublin 13 Prague 13 Austin 13 Vienna 12 Sacramento 12 New Delhi 12 Copenhagen 12 Cairo 12 Havana 12 Mexico City 11 Atlanta 11 Amsterdam 11 Phoenix 10 Canberra 10 Buenos Aires 10 Albany 10 Wellington 10 Ottawa 10 Lisbon 10 Lima 10 Kingston 9 Helsinki 9 Caracas 9 Brussels 9 Bangkok 9 Annapolis 9 Hanoi 9 Montpelier 9 Seoul 8 Ankara 8 Victoria 8 Salem 8 Quito 8 Juneau 8 Frankfort 8

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Europe

64 answers | 412 clues
Must-Know (20)
Warsaw 18x 11.1% stumper $761 avg J:11 DJ:7
J $200 2006 This European capital is home to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University
J $600 2021 The Vistula
DJ $1,200 2025 The Vistula river:Through this capital
London 17x 5.9% stumper $600 avg J:8 DJ:9
J $200 2010 Kensington Gardens, the Old Vic Theatre
DJ $800 2003 A.A. Milne,1882
J $1,000 2013 1665:the "Great Plague" kills 7,000 people in one week
Berlin 17x 12.5% stumper $775 avg J:11 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $100 1995 On Oct. 3, 1990 the 2 halves of this capital city were officially reunited
J $600 2010 Kurfurstendamm (an elegant shopping boulevard), the 630-acre Tiergarten
J $1,000 DD 2018 Right before Bern on the list is this city, just 600 miles away
Stockholm 16x 18.8% stumper $981 avg J:8 DJ:8
J $200 2017 The Nobel Museum, ABBA the Museum
J $600 2006 Alfred Nobel
J $1,000 2003 The Scandic Jarva Krog, the Kung Carl
Rome 16x $456 avg J:12 DJ:4
J $100 1999 It's been said that "All roads lead to" this "Eternal City"
J $600 2012 Fiumicino Airport
J $200 2013 The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
Madrid 16x 6.2% stumper $625 avg J:8 DJ:8
J $200 2018 The Prado Museum
DJ $600 2001 Hostel La Macarena &Hostel Cervantes
J $1,000 DD 1995 An equestrian statue of King Philip III stands in the center of this city's Plaza Mayor
Oslo 15x 13.3% stumper $633 avg J:10 DJ:5
J $100 1998 In the 1920s Norway's parliament voted to change the name of Christiania back to this
J $500 DD 1999 Akershus Castle, a tourist site in this capital, sits on a rocky peninsula overlooking a fjord
J $1,000 2020 "O", around 1300: Akershus Castle is built in this city; it's still there today, south of a street called Karl Johans Gate
Paris 14x 7.1% stumper $521 avg J:10 DJ:4
J $100 2001 Paris, Madrid, Rome
J $600 2003 I RASP
DJ $1,600 2004 Playwright Samuel Beckett
Athens 14x 14.3% stumper $693 avg J:6 DJ:8
J $200 2017 Hotel Neos Olympos, Electra Hotel
J $800 2004 This capital lies on the Attica Plain surrounded by mountains including Parnes & Hymettus
DJ $1,200 2022 The Cynics once taught along the banks of the Ilisos River in this capital; today, the Ilisos is underground
Dublin 13x $600 avg J:8 DJ:5
J $200 2019 The Daniel O'Connell monument on O'ConO'ConnO'ConnelO'ConnelletOO'ConnelletO'ConnelO'ConnelletO'ConneO'ConnelO'ConnelletO'Connellet
J $500 2001 Jonathan Swift
J $1,000 2010 St. Stephen's Green, Trinity College
Prague 13x 30.8% stumper $1,385 avg J:6 DJ:7
J $200 2022 Let's Czech in with this capital where Smetana & Dvorak both lived
DJ $800 2022 Wenceslas Square is at its heart
DJ $2,600 DD 2015 The Franz Kafka Museum
Vienna 12x $675 avg J:5 DJ:7
J $100 1995 Originally, this Austrian city was a Celtic settlement called Vindobona
DJ $800 2004 Pop music star Falco
J $1,000 DD 2022 In 1791 Mozart conducted the first performance of "The Magic Flute" in this city
Havana 12x 33.3% stumper $733 avg J:7 DJ:5
J $200 2013 Communist Party HQ in the Plaza de la Revolucion
J $600 2013 Dec. 11, 2012:Hugo Chavez has major cancer surgery (it's not Caracas)
DJ $1,600 2022 Known as the "City of Columns", it's one of the oldest in the Caribbean
Amsterdam 11x 20.0% stumper $750 avg J:8 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $200 2021 The Amstel
J $500 1998 Willemstad, the capital of Curacao, has an 18th century fort named for this European capital
J $1,000 2012 Schiphol Airport
Albany 10x $589 avg J:5 DJ:4 FJ:1
J $100 1999 ANY LAB
J $800 2023 Corning Tower & the American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
J $1,000 2026 The Alfred E. Smith state office building, the second-tallest in the city
Wellington 10x 20.0% stumper $670 avg J:5 DJ:5
J $200 2001 Sydney, Wellington, Jakarta
J $800 2003 Jane Campion
J $1,000 2012 Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary
Lisbon 10x 10.0% stumper $1,080 avg J:6 DJ:4
J $100 2001 London, Paris, Lisbon
J $500 1994 Dom Pedro IV Square in this capital is named for the first emperor of Brazil
J $1,000 2018 The Tagus River
Helsinki 9x 11.1% stumper $500 avg J:6 DJ:3
J $200 2022 The Gulf of Finland causes a 50-mile gap between Tallinn & this capital of Finland
J $500 DD 2000 Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm
J $1,000 2003 IN SILK, EH?
Brussels 9x 12.5% stumper $1,200 avg J:4 DJ:4 FJ:1
J $100 1994 Unofficially, the Cathedrale de St.- Michel in this city is the National Cathedral of Belgium
J $500 2000 The free university of this capital is actually 2 schools: one for French-speaking students & one for Flemish
DJ $2,000 2020 Audrey Hepburn & Jean-Claude Van Damme
Montpelier 9x $1,644 avg J:4 DJ:5
J $400 2017 After Montgomery; 4/10 of the work is already done!
J $800 2018 It commands the main pass through the Green Mountains
J $1,000 2011 It hosts the National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest as well as the Green Mountain Film Festival
Should-Know (17)
Trenton 7x 14.3% stumper $586 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $300 1999 RENT NOT
J $600 2018 Thomas Edison State College
J $1,000 2017 After Topeka, head to the Northeast
Santiago 7x $586 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $200 2015 In 2010 a massive 8.8 earthquake damaged this Chilean capital city
DJ $800 2018 This city's airport is named for LAN Chile Airlines founder Arturo Merino Benitez
DJ $1,600 2018 The Casablanca Valley between Valparaiso & this capital is known for its wineries & tasting tours
Bern 7x $914 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $400 2007 It's home to the Swiss Parliament
J $600 2022 Completed in the 1490s, Nydegg Church is a landmark in this city, capital of both its nation & its same-named Canton
J $1,000 DD 2010 This city is in the fertile northern foothills of the Alps on the Aare river
Sofia 6x $1,067 avg J:1 DJ:5
J $200 2015 In 447 the Huns destroyed this city, now the capital of Bulgaria
DJ $600 1994 This city was designated the Bulgarian capital in 1879, soon after it was captured from the Turks
DJ $1,200 2021 Some girls who share a name with this Eastern European capital spell it with a "PH" in the middle rather than an "F"
Dover 6x 16.7% stumper $517 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 1998 This Delaware capital was laid out as a site for a jail & courthouse on the order of William Penn
J $600 2016 First State Heritage Park, Silver Lake
DJ $400 2005 English cliff site
Beirut 6x 16.7% stumper $933 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $400 2022 It's about a 50-mile jaunt from Damascus, Syria to this Lebanese capital
DJ $800 1991 The nearest seaport to Damascus, Syria is this capital 70 miles away
J $1,000 2025 Once one of the busiest in the Middle East, this city's airport was renamed for Rafic Hariri in 2005
Hartford 5x 40.0% stumper $1,120 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $400 2018 The first of its defining insurance policies was issued in 1794
DJ $600 1999 It's New England's "City Beautiful" as well as the "Insurance City"
DJ $1,000 DD 1997 "The Charter Oak City"
Des Moines 5x 20.0% stumper $1,040 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $600 2023 Probably from French:SIDE OMENS
J $1,000 2017 I NEED MOSS
J $600 2017 After Denver, enjoy a trip to the Midwest
Budapest 5x 20.0% stumper $1,080 avg J:2 DJ:3
DJ $400 2018 This "Queen of the Danube" is found where the hills of western Hungary meet the nation's eastern plains
J $1,000 2013 Matthias Church, or Matyas Templom, where Franz Joseph was crowned in 1867
J $1,000 2007 Zsa Zsa Gabor,19??
Bucharest 5x $540 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 1995 According to legend, this European capital was founded by a peasant named Bucur
J $500 DD 1993 In 1989 violence erupted in this capital city, leading to the overthrow & execution of Nicolae Ceausescu
J $400 DD 2022 Something to sink your teeth into... a signed document by Vlad the Impaler in 1459 is the first written appearance of this capital
Belgrade 5x $1,800 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $600 2025 In 2006 this city's airport was renamed in honor of inventor Nikola Tesla
DJ $1,600 2016 In 1919 this Balkan city became capital of the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes
J $600 2015 Serbia
Riga 4x $950 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 1999 This Latvian capital was founded in 1201 by German crusaders
DJ $600 1997 This Latvian city's Dome Cathedral sometimes hosts the International Boys' Choir Festival
DJ $2,000 2007 Helsinki, Oslo, Riga
Olympia 4x 25.0% stumper $1,350 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $1,000 2023 It's a 29-hour, 2,000-mile drive from Oklahoma City to this state capital, the only other that begins with "O"
DJ $1,200 2013 OILY MAP
DJ $1,200 2004 OILY MAP
Nicosia 4x 33.3% stumper $933 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $800 2008 This island capital city's main gov't offices are located in the Greek sector, not the Turkish sector
J $1,000 2015 You'll find it on an eastern Mediterranean isle
FJ 2006 This city's website calls it "the last divided capital in Europe"
Malta 4x 25.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 2005 "Knightly" & daily:Valletta
J $1,000 2014 This Mediterranean island's capital Valletta was planned by the Knights of St. John in the 16th century
DJ $1,000 1998 Valletta
Harrisburg 4x $750 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $400 2013 The dome of the state capitol in this Pennsylvania city is a copy of St. Peter's in Rome
J $600 2018 It's the hub of an urbanized area that includes the borough of Steelton
DJ $1,200 2017 The last name of NFL great Franco helps get you to this capital in the state in which he played
Quebec 4x $375 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1988 A former capital of Canada, it's the country's oldest city
DJ $700 DD 1993 This province and its capital have the same name
J $400 2024 Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, this city has a name that comes from Algonquian for "the river narrows here"
Worth Knowing (27)
Zagreb 3 Vilnius 3 Sydney 3 St. John's 3 San Jose 3 Belmopan 3 Amman 3 Albania 3 Bucharest, Romania 3 the Tiber 2 the Danube 2 Switzerland 2 Slovakia 2 San Marino 2 Port-au-Prince 2 Nassau 2 Monaco 2 Liechtenstein 2 Lagos 2 Hobart 2 Georgetown 2 Croatia 2 Bonn 2 Belfast 2 Warsaw, Poland 2 Stockholm, Sweden 2 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2

Other

72 answers | 314 clues
Must-Know (9)
Moscow 17x 17.6% stumper $606 avg J:9 DJ:8
J $100 2001 Boris Pasternak
J $600 2017 Hotel Peter I, Hotel Soyuz
J $1,000 2003 Wassily Kandinsky
Boston 16x 6.2% stumper $275 avg J:12 DJ:4
J $100 1999 "Beantown"
J $100 1994 "Beantown"
J $200 2023 Copley Square & the Old North Church
Austin 13x 7.7% stumper $700 avg J:8 DJ:5
J $200 2014 "The Fun-tier Capital of Texas"
J $500 1999 IS A NUT
J $1,000 2017 Go to both the film & music parts of the SXSW festival in this capital & by all means, enjoy some BBQ
Sacramento 12x 8.3% stumper $1,050 avg J:8 DJ:4
J $100 1998 It's the "Camellia Capital Of The World", but it's better known as California's capital
J $500 1999 Not a scream
J $1,000 2014 "The Almond Capital of the World"
Atlanta 11x 36.4% stumper $818 avg J:8 DJ:3
J $200 2022 The vault of the secret formula is part of the experience at the World of Coca-Cola in this city
J $600 2010 The city-operated Margaret Mitchell House
J $1,000 2016 The Chattahoochee River
Phoenix 10x 10.0% stumper $490 avg J:8 DJ:2
J $100 1999 Nix hope
J $600 2023 Camelback Mountain & the Desert Botanical Garden
J $200 2018 Grand Canyon University
Annapolis 9x 11.1% stumper $1,656 avg J:7 DJ:2
J $200 2012 Home to the U.S. Naval Academy, it served as the U.S. capital from November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784
J $500 1994 "Crabtown"
J $2,000 DD 2026 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Salem 8x $450 avg J:7 DJ:1
J $200 2017 MEALS
DJ $1,200 2024 The Willamette River
J $200 2017 Willamette Valley /It's not the witch trial one /A "Lot" to look at
Juneau 8x $850 avg J:5 DJ:3
J $300 1994 "The Gateway to Glacier Bay National Park"
J $600 2017 No roads lead to it /Named for a gold prospector /It gets quite cold there
J $1,000 DD 2011 This city has been hosting its Golden North Salmon Derby since 1947, before it was officially a state capital
Should-Know (19)
Salt Lake City 7x 14.3% stumper $700 avg J:4 DJ:3
J $100 1996 It's "the city of the saints" as well as "the Mormon city"
J $800 2013 From Beehive House, built in the 1850s--somehow I expected it to be round
J $1,000 2015 Zions Bancorporation
Honolulu 7x 16.7% stumper $450 avg J:5 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $100 1999 OH NO LULU!
DJ $800 2018 It's just another day in paradise for its Star-Advertiser; is it gonna be 82 & sunny...again? Probably
J $1,000 2014 OOUU
Denver 7x $414 avg J:6 DJ:1
J $100 2001 The "Mile High City"
DJ $1,200 2005 Last name of Bob, who played Maynard G. Krebs
J $200 2026 Coors Fieldin the Lo Do, lower downtown
Baton Rouge 7x 14.3% stumper $571 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $200 2011 Krewe Mystique holds this capital city's oldest Mardi Gras parade
J $600 2013 From the main campus of Southern University... so laissez les bon temps roulez
DJ $400 2022 For info on this state capital, check out The Redstick Blog
Richmond 7x 28.6% stumper $1,057 avg J:3 DJ:4
DJ $400 2017 The state capitol building, naturally, designed by Thomas Jefferson
DJ $800 1999 It's the "Queen on the James"--the James River, that is
J $1,000 2013 At the White House of the Confederacy on Clay Street
Providence 7x 14.3% stumper $729 avg J:6 DJ:1
J $300 1999 PROVED NICE
J $600 2022 "The Renaissance City" & "PVD"
J $1,000 2018 A seaport on Narragansett Bay
Tallahassee 6x 33.3% stumper $767 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2014 Actually not in Hawaii: AAAEE
J $1,000 DD 2024 The only capital with 3 sets of double letters in its name, it was visited by de Soto in the 16th century
DJ $400 2021 Named for Ponce de Leon, Leon County
Reykjavik 6x $500 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $100 1993 In 1986, in this Icelandic capital, Reagan & Gorbachev discussed arms reduction
DJ $800 2022 From nearby steaming hot springs, "smoky bay" is the etymology of this Icelandic capital
DJ $1,200 2006 ...Greenland
Manila 6x $567 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 2008 This Philippine capital was so devastated during WWII that Quezon City served as interim capital from 1948 to 1976
J $600 2024 Ninoy Aquino International is nearby
J $400 2001 Taipei, Hanoi, Manila
Helena 6x 33.3% stumper $1,467 avg J:1 DJ:5
J $400 2010 HEN ALE
DJ $1,600 2018 This city's Independent Record covers the big sky & we'd read the Handbasket if it existed, just for the name
DJ $1,600 2013 In an 1894 election to decide the state capital, the city of Anaconda near Butte lost out to this city
Springfield 5x $520 avg J:5
J $200 2009 Lincoln's House Divided speech may "ring" in your ears at the State Capitol where he gave it, in this city
J $800 2017 FRINGED LIPS
J $400 2018 Lincoln Land Community College
Nashville 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 2018 It's been home to the Grand Ole Opry since 1925
J $1,000 2016 Historic RCA Studio B, Belle Meade Plantation
J $200 1999 "Music City, U.S.A."
Minsk 5x $1,180 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $600 1998 The name of this Belarusian capital comes from the Russian for "exchange"
J $1,000 2007 Minsk, Monrovia, Manama
DJ $800 2015 Population 1.8 million, it's home to the National Opera & Ballet Theater of Belarus
Jackson 5x $720 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 1996 This Mississippi capital has been called "the city where the old South and the new South meet"
DJ $800 2022 This capital was named for the man called "Old Hickory"
J $1,000 2023 Lefleur's Bluff State Park & the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Georgia 5x $1,040 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $200 2005 Augusta
DJ $1,200 2002 Augusta(1786-1795)
J $200 2001 Savannah(1777-1778)
Edinburgh 5x 40.0% stumper $780 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $300 2001 Sir Walter Scott
DJ $800 2024 In 1284 a parliament began meeting at Moot Hill in Scone; in 1452, it moved to this city
J $1,000 2017 The Balmoral, Nira Caledonia
Raleigh 4x 50.0% stumper $925 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $500 1999 LEG HAIR
J $1,000 2010 HAIR GEL
J $600 2009 I'll quaff some "ale" at the Carolina Ale House in this capital
Oklahoma 4x 50.0% stumper $1,075 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $500 2001 Guthrie(1890-1910)
J $1,000 2010 Guthrie
J $800 2005 Guthrie
Bismarck 4x $800 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2016 Bismarck, Boise, Baton Rouge
J $600 2010 RIB SMACK
DJ $2,000 2004 MACK RIBS
Worth Knowing (44)
West Virginia 3 Topeka 3 Tennessee 3 Regina 3 Maine 3 Hartford, Connecticut 3 Detroit 3 Columbia 3 Charleston 3 Boise 3 Augusta 3 Pierre 3 Nebraska 3 Frankfort, Kentucky 3 Uzbekistan 2 Tuscaloosa 2 Tucson 2 St. Paul 2 Santa Fe 2 Quezon City 2 Pretoria 2 Philadelphia 2 Oklahoma City 2 Montpelier, Vermont 2 Montgomery 2 Mississippi 2 Macedonia 2 Little Rock 2 Lincoln 2 Kyiv 2 Kiev 2 Juneau, Alaska 2 Jefferson City, Missouri 2 Dover, Delaware 2 Cyprus 2 Concord 2 Carson City 2 California 2 Belarus 2 Arizona 2 Anchorage 2 Alabama 2 the Vistula 2 St. Petersburg 2

Asia

36 answers | 175 clues
Must-Know (8)
Tokyo 14x $429 avg J:9 DJ:5
J $100 2001 In Asia:OK TOY
J $600 2003 Someone had the bright idea to build a Disneysea theme park in this Asian city; it opened in 2001
DJ $1,600 2021 The metropolitan area of this city, once a small fishing village named Edo, is home to 38 million people
New Delhi 12x 9.1% stumper $527 avg J:8 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $200 2012 Indira Gandhi International Airport
J $500 2001 Jakarta, Colombo, New Delhi
J $1,000 2004 An Asian capital:HELD WINE
Bangkok 9x 11.1% stumper $733 avg J:5 DJ:4
J $200 2017 "City of Angels, the Great City, the Residence of the Emerald Buddha" is just the start of the official name of this Thai capital
J $600 2015 One night in this Asian city, go to Wat Traimit, a temple with a 5 1/2-ton solid gold Buddha statue
J $1,000 2018 King Rama IX Park
Hanoi 9x 22.2% stumper $500 avg J:5 DJ:4
J $200 2024 The job of guarding the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumin this capital is a high honor
DJ $800 DD 2009 Once the capital of the French protectorate of Tonkin, it's now the capital of an entire country
J $300 DD 1998 Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port
Seoul 8x 12.5% stumper $1,475 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $400 2024 It's served by Incheon International
J $600 2018 The 300-mile-long Han River
J $1,000 2003 Kyung Hee University
Victoria 8x 12.5% stumper $650 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $200 2012 Although Vancouver is not on Vancouver Island, this capital named for a queen is
DJ $600 2000 Vancouver isn't on Vancouver Island, but this capital is
J $1,000 2024 It has been the capital of British Columbia ever since the province joined Canada in 1871
Quito 8x $1,450 avg J:3 DJ:3 FJ:2
DJ $200 1996 The site of this capital was occupied by Quitu Indians before the 11th century
J $500 1998 In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital
J $1,000 2002 A hill known as El Panecillo--"The Bread Roll"--provides fine views of this Ecuadorian city
Frankfort 8x 25.0% stumper $1,788 avg J:5 DJ:3
J $200 2016 Kentucky
J $600 2014 "The Bluegrass Capital"
J $1,000 2024 The name of Germany's fifth-largest city differs by one letter from the name of this capital
Should-Know (12)
Islamabad 7x 14.3% stumper $3,057 avg J:2 DJ:5
J $600 2020 "I", 1959: Karachi is designated to be out as capital as this city, yet to be built, gets the nod
J $1,000 2017 It replaced Rawalpindi as a national capital
DJ $800 1990 This planned city named for Pakistan's main religion became the nation's capital in 1967
Beijing 7x 28.6% stumper $514 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $300 2001 Phnom Penh, Beijing, Hanoi
J $500 2001 New Delhi, Beijing, Islamabad
DJ $1,200 2003 Jakarta, Manila, Beijing
Pyongyang 6x $1,000 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $600 2007 Pyongyang, Tokyo, Taipei
J $1,000 2008 Its monuments include an Arch of Triumph higher than the one in Paris & a statue of Kim Il Sung 66 feet high
DJ $800 2016 The Taedong is the watery artery of this capital on the Korean Peninsula
Kabul 6x $1,133 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2006 Freed from the Taliban, in 2001 men in this capital lined up for their first shaves in 5 years
DJ $800 2016 This capital commands the main approaches through the Khyber Pass to Pakistan & India
J $1,000 2019 Kabul, Baghdad, Beirut
Jakarta 6x $700 avg J:2 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $300 2001 Canberra, Wellington, Jakarta
DJ $800 2009 This capital lies on the north coast of West Java at the mouth of the Liwung River
DJ $1,200 2006 Of Wellington, Canberra or Jakarta, the national capital that is the northernmost
Winnipeg 5x $720 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $400 2000 This Manitoba capital's name is derived from 2 Cree Indian words meaning "murky water"
J $800 2024 This Manitoba city is called "The Gateway to the West" & in the 2022-23 season, the gateway to 42 Mark Scheifele goals
DJ $1,200 2010 Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a bear owned by a WWI soldier from this Manitoba city
Vientiane 5x 40.0% stumper $1,600 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $400 2024 A Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River connects Nong Khai, Thailand with this capital of Laos
DJ $1,600 2022 Known in the region as the "River of Nine Dragons", the Mekong flows through this Laotian capital
DJ $2,000 2020 This capital of Laos lies on the Mekong
Kathmandu 5x $1,080 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $200 2019 Canberra, Kathmandu, Kingston
DJ $800 2003 This capital in the valley of Nepal is at an altitude of about 4,000 feet
DJ $2,000 2016 The Baghmati River, which flows through this Himalayan capital, is sacred to Hindus
Toronto 5x $480 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $200 2000 It's the only provincial capital with its own Major League Baseball team
DJ $600 1993 Earlier called York, this Ontario capital's name is Huron Indian for "place of meeting"
J $400 2012 This provincial capital is home to Canada's tallest structure
Indianapolis 4x $850 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $600 2014 In the midwest, far from Hawaii:IIAAOI
J $1,000 2022 At the junction of 4 major interstates in the Midwest, "The Crossroads of America"
DJ $600 1997 It's "The Hoosier Capital" & "The Railroad City"
Cheyenne 4x 25.0% stumper $675 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1998 Although its population is only about 50,000, it's Wyoming's largest city
J $800 2018 Laramie County
J $1,000 2016 "The Home of Frontier Days"
Sri Lanka 4x $850 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $600 2005 In Asia:Colombo
DJ $1,200 2012 Colombo remains the executive capital of this country, but the legislature has moved
DJ $800 2010 Oh, just one more thing, this island nation's capital is Colombo
Worth Knowing (16)
Phnom Penh 3 Bangladesh 3 Taipei 3 Ulan Bator 2 the Mekong 2 Pyongyang, North Korea 2 Pakistan 2 Myanmar 2 Laos 2 Kyoto 2 Kuala Lumpur 2 Kazakhstan 2 Dhaka 2 Colombo 2 Calcutta 2 Afghanistan 2

Africa

25 answers | 97 clues
Must-Know (3)
Copenhagen 12x 33.3% stumper $1,017 avg J:4 DJ:8
J $100 2001 Rome, Copenhagen, Lisbon
DJ $600 2001 This city's Christianborg Palace houses parliament & the supreme court
J $1,000 2007 King Christian VIII's birthplace
Cairo 12x $658 avg J:10 DJ:2
J $100 2000 On a clear day you can see the pyramids from the Ramses Hilton in this city
J $600 2017 Tahrir Square, the HQ of the Arab League
J $1,000 2019 The Coptic Museum
Canberra 10x $820 avg J:6 DJ:4
J $200 2018 This city Down Under is the filling between Cairo & Capetown
J $600 2006 Settled around 1824, it replaced Melbourne as the capital in 1927
DJ $2,000 2021 The second-southernmost capital in the world, it was affected by wildfires in 2003
Should-Know (5)
Addis Ababa 7x 16.7% stumper $833 avg J:5 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $200 1998 Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower"
J $800 2019 Athens, Amsterdam, Addis Ababa
J $1,000 2015 If you're heading to A.A.--this world capital, of course!--take pictures of the Jubilee Palace
Rabat 5x $2,160 avg DJ:5
DJ $1,000 1988 This Moroccan city was once a base for the dreaded Barbary pirates
DJ $1,600 2024 Behind the tomb of Mohammed V is the Hassan Tower, the minaret of a grand & never-finished mosque in this North African capital
DJ $1,600 2020 The official residence of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the Dar al-Makhzen Royal Palace in this capital city
Nigeria 4x 50.0% stumper $1,050 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $600 DD 1998 Abuja, this country's first planned city, was built in the Chukuku Hills to replace Lagos as the capital
DJ $1,000 1999 Abuja
DJ $600 1991 The new city of Abuja has succeeded Lagos as capital of this African nation
Damascus 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2015 The tomb of Saladin is in this Syrian capital
J $600 2024 Highlightedhere, this city is known as Al-Fayha, "the fragrant", perhaps for its orchards
J $300 2000 Cairo, Damascus, Amman
Algiers 4x $725 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $100 2000 Lagos, Algiers, Mogadishu
DJ $800 2003 Pretoria, Addis Ababa, Algiers
DJ $1,600 2011 Luanda, Monrovia, Algiers
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Uganda 3 Khartoum 3 Ethiopia 3 Dakar 3 Monrovia 3 Tripoli 2 the Congo 2 Tanzania 2 Nairobi 2 Mogadishu 2 Memphis 2 Eritrea 2 Dar es Salaam 2 Cape Town 2 Accra 2 Tunis, Tunisia 2 Nairobi, Kenya 2

North America

15 answers | 72 clues
Must-Know (3)
Mexico City 11x 18.2% stumper $700 avg J:6 DJ:5
J $200 2001 Panama City, Guatemala City, Mexico City
J $600 2013 Plaza de Garibaldi, near the Avenida Juarez
DJ $1,000 2001 Cantinflas
Ottawa 10x 10.0% stumper $760 avg J:4 DJ:6
DJ $200 1998 This city's Peace Tower houses a memorial chamber commemorating Canada's war dead
J $600 2024 Prime ministers John A. MacDonald & Lester Pearson both died in this city
J $1,000 2006 In 1857 Queen Victoria chose it as a North American national capital
Kingston 9x $722 avg J:5 DJ:4
J $200 2007 A narrow peninsula called the Palisados protects this Jamaican port from the Caribbean Sea
J $500 2001 Kingston, Havana, Nassau
J $1,000 2022 Emancipation Park & Trench Town Culture Yard
Should-Know (5)
Washington, D.C. 7x $443 avg J:4 DJ:3
J $100 2000 Georgetown University
J $600 2014 The Corcoran Gallery of Art
J $200 2007 Dulles
Halifax 6x $1,320 avg J:2 DJ:3 FJ:1
DJ $400 1997 A ferry & 2 suspension bridges connect Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with this capital
J $600 2017 Nova Scotia
DJ $1,000 1993 The oldest Protestant church in Canada is St. Paul's Church in this Nova Scotia capital
Santo Domingo 5x 25.0% stumper $500 avg J:3 DJ:1 FJ:1
DJ $400 2009 This capital of the Dominican Republic is said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus
J $800 2016 The Dominican Republic
FJ 2005 Home to the oldest cathedral & the oldest university in the Americas, this capital was founded in 1496
Edmonton 5x $760 avg J:2 DJ:3
DJ $200 1997 This Alberta capital is called the Gateway to the North
J $600 2024 This Alberta city is called "The Gateway to the North" & in the 2022-23 season, the gateway to 64 Connor McDavid goals
DJ $1,000 2000 In 1947 huge oil deposits were discovered in this city 175 miles north of Calgary; it's now Canada's oil capital
Managua 4x 50.0% stumper $2,400 avg DJ:4
DJ $400 DD 1986 Baseball star R. Clemente died in plane crash on way to aid earthquake victims in this C. Amer. capital
DJ $1,000 DD 2016 It shares its name with the lake on whose shores it is located
DJ $1,600 2021 Poet Rubén Darío is honored with a park & monument in this city that became Nicaragua's permanent capital in 1857
Worth Knowing (7)
Grenada 3 Texas 2 Panama City 2 Nova Scotia 2 Guatemala City 2 Belize 2 Kingston, Jamaica 2

South America

10 answers | 54 clues
Must-Know (3)
Buenos Aires 10x 20.0% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:7
DJ $400 2024 The Casa Rosadapresidential palace overlooks the Plaza de Mayo in this Argentine city
J $600 2022 Centro Cultural Kirchner; Monumento a Eva Peron
DJ $1,200 2018 South America; SERIOUS BEAN
Lima 10x 10.0% stumper $650 avg J:4 DJ:6
J $400 2012 The presidential palace (built on the site of Pizarro's house)
DJ $600 1996 In 1984 a skull found in the crypt of this city's cathedral was confirmed as Francisco Pizarro's
J $1,000 2010 Callao is this South American capital's port
Caracas 9x 22.2% stumper $956 avg J:3 DJ:6
DJ $400 2022 At about 10.5 degrees north latitudeit'sthe northernmost of South America's capitals
J $600 2015 Oils well that ends well in this city by the Caribbean coast that became a capital in the 1820s
DJ $1,600 2021 This birthplace of Simon Bolivar has a population of 2 million
Should-Know (3)
Brasilia 5x $720 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $400 2015 Designed & built in the '50s, it is located in the "Distrito Federal"
DJ $800 1997 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira was the leader of the 1950s movement to build this capital
DJ $1,200 2018 A proposal for a capital in the interior was made as early as 1789 but work didn't start on this city until 1956
Bogota 5x $840 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $200 2000 Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Bogota
DJ $800 2011 Buenos Aires, Bogota, Brasilia
DJ $2,000 DD 2018 In 1821 it was made the capital of Gran Colombia, it's still a capital today
Chile 4x $250 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2022 The university of this is in Santiago, but national congress meetings are not; those are in Valparaíso
J $200 2005 South of the border:Santiago
DJ $200 1999 Santiago
Worth Knowing (4)
Rio de Janeiro 3 Montevideo 3 La Paz 3 La Paz, Bolivia 2

Middle East

9 answers | 32 clues
Must-Know (1)
Ankara 8x 25.0% stumper $1,175 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $200 2001 Beirut, Ankara, Tel Aviv
J $800 2007 Riyadh, Baghdad, Ankara
DJ $1,200 2024 In 1944 construction of Kemal Atatürk's mausoleum began in this city & lasted 9 years
Should-Know (1)
Riyadh 7x 28.6% stumper $1,257 avg J:4 DJ:3
J $600 2017 Its location among oases & its natural fertility earned this Saudi capital its name, from the Arabic for "meadows"
J $1,000 2006 This capital is served by King Khalid International Airport, which lies about 20 miles north of the city
J $600 2008 It was captured from the Rashid clan by Ibn Saud in January 1902; it became a capital 30 years later
Worth Knowing (7)
Sarajevo 3 Jerusalem 3 Baghdad 3 Yemen 2 Tehran 2 Qatar 2 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2

Oceania

4 answers | 9 clues
Worth Knowing (4)
Fiji 3 Wellington, New Zealand 2 Melbourne 2 Adelaide 2
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