Guess the Capital — match countries to their capital cities
Capital cities are the anchors of political geography — and one of the most commonly tested facts in school and trivia. In this game you see a country name alongside its flag, and the challenge is to recall the city that serves as its seat of government. From well-known capitals like Paris and Tokyo to lesser-known ones like Nuku'alofa and Yamoussoukro, every UN member state is fair game.
How to play
Read the country name and study its flag. Type a capital city and submit — you have six guesses. Wrong answers unlock hints: the first letter of the capital, population and area ranges for the country, subregion, letter count, and an official language. The capital search autocomplete helps with spelling once you know the answer.
What this game improves
- Builds capital-city knowledge across every continent and subregion
- Connects political geography with cultural identity and national symbols
- Pairs naturally with flag games and country fact pages for well-rounded study
- Letter-count and first-letter hints teach you to reason about unfamiliar spellings
Tips
- Many capitals share suffixes like -abad, -stan, or San- — use that to your advantage
- If you know the subregion hint, think about which cities dominate that part of the map
- Some countries have administrative capitals different from their largest city — remember both
Skills you practice
capital recall · political geography · cultural literacy · spelling accuracy
More geography games
- Flag Colors — Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal — A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Country from Capital — Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.
Browse our country fact pages to study flags, capitals, and population before you play.