Test both directions
Practice identifying the capital when given a country name, but also reverse the challenge: given "Nairobi" or "Ottawa", instantly identify the country.
Country capitals quiz
Test your knowledge of country capitals worldwide.
Can you name the capital city of Japan, Brazil, Canada, Kenya, or New Zealand? Practice a quick 5-question interactive round right here, then transition to comprehensive spaced repetition on your iPhone or iPad.
Interactive practice
Take the 5-question country capitals challenge
Test your immediate recall. Instant feedback is provided for every question with zero display ads.
Learning Method
Master capitals with active recall and spatial context
Rote memorization from a static alphabetical table often fails under pressure. Here is how to make country capitals stick permanently.
Watch out for non-commercial capitals
Cities like Canberra (Australia), Bern (Switzerland), Washington D.C. (United States), and Ankara (Turkey) are political capitals rather than the largest population centers.
Anchor with maps and flags
Pair each capital name with its country's boundary shape and flag colors. Multiple sensory hooks create significantly stronger cognitive pathways.
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Practice regional clusters and specialized drills
Breaking world geography into smaller regional groups accelerates learning and prevents cognitive overload.
Master all 250+ world capitals in GeoCapitals.
Available on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad, with short quiz sessions and streak tracking.