Capitals / Challenge
Sound-alikes
Capitals that sound like another capital (Kingston and Kingstown, Riga and Riyadh) or countries with look-alike names.
A round asks about ten of these 38, in a new order, each with four choices, some of them deliberately tricky.
The 38 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vienna | 9.2 million (2025) |
| Bahamas | Nassau | 403,033 (2025) |
| Bahrain | Manama | 1.6 million (2025) |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 176 million (2025) |
| Benin | Porto-Novo (official capital, legislative capital (parliament)) Cotonou (seat of government) Porto-Novo is the official capital (National Assembly); the government sits in Cotonou. | 14.8 million (2025) |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | 5.5 million (2025) |
| Chile | Santiago | 19.9 million (2025) |
| Costa Rica | San José | 5.2 million (2025) |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 11.5 million (2025) |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | 6.4 million (2025) |
| Eritrea | Asmara | 3.6 million (2025) |
| Gambia | Banjul | 2.8 million (2025) |
| Germany | Berlin | 83.5 million (2025) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 2.2 million (2025) |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 11.9 million (2025) |
| Hungary | Budapest | 9.5 million (2025) |
| Jamaica | Kingston | 2.8 million (2025) |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 20.8 million (2025) |
| Laos | Vientiane | 7.9 million (2025) |
| Latvia | Riga | 1.8 million (2025) |
| Liberia | Monrovia | 5.7 million (2025) |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | 36,282 (2025) |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | 1.2 million (2025) |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 35.6 million (2025) |
| Nicaragua | Managua | 7.0 million (2025) |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 10.8 million (2025) |
| Philippines | Manila | 117 million (2025) |
| Romania | Bucharest | 19.0 million (2025) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 99,924 (2025) |
| San Marino | San Marino | 34,109 (2025) |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 37.0 million (2025) |
| Senegal | Dakar | 18.9 million (2025) |
| Switzerland | Bern (de facto capital, seat of government) Switzerland has no de jure capital; Bern is the "federal city" and seat of the federal authorities. | 9.1 million (2025) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 71.6 million (2025) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1.4 million (2025) |
| Türkiye | Ankara | 85.9 million (2025) |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 3.4 million (2025) |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | 335,169 (2025) |
Population and area: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Capitals: Wikidata (CC0), checked against Natural Earth.
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