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Countries of the world – practice for Years 7–8

Sample questions on Countries of the world with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Geography
Year
Years 7–8
Curriculum area
Regions of the world

Question types: Capitals of the world

Rule: Countries of the world

The capital is not always the largest city: USA – Washington, D.C., Canada – Ottawa, Australia – Canberra, Turkey – Ankara.

Brazil – Brasília, India – New Delhi, China – Beijing, Japan – Tokyo, Egypt – Cairo.

Example: Kenya – Nairobi, Argentina – Buenos Aires, Kazakhstan – Astana.

Watch out: Neither Rio de Janeiro nor São Paulo is the capital of Brazil: it is Brasília.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Kyiv is the capital of which country?

    1. A) Ukraine
    2. B) Norway
    3. C) Spain
    4. D) Finland
    5. E) France

    Source: Wikidata

    Show the solution
    Answer: A) Ukraine

    How it works: Ukraine: capital Kyiv.

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Bucharest is the capital of which country?

    1. A) Romania
    2. B) Iceland
    3. C) Turkey
    4. D) United Kingdom
    5. E) Hungary

    Source: Wikidata

    Show the solution
    Answer: A) Romania

    How it works: Romania: capital Bucharest.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Sarajevo is the capital of which country?

    1. A) Montenegro
    2. B) Germany
    3. C) Croatia
    4. D) Greece
    5. E) Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Source: Wikidata

    Show the solution
    Answer: E) Bosnia and Herzegovina

    How it works: Bosnia and Herzegovina: capital Sarajevo.

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