A little friendly competition

European capitals challenge: can you get 10/10?

Take ten European capital questions, earn a playful score title and share your result. Can your friends match your first attempt?

10 questions · Four choices · No timer

Can you get 10/10?

Ten European capitals, including small countries and easy-to-confuse names. Take your first round without looking anything up, then challenge a friend to the same set.

A fair challenge for your group

Everyone gets the same ten countries in the same order; the answer choices change position. Each correct answer earns one point. There are no speed bonuses, so a slower reader can take the time they need. Once you choose, the answer is locked and the explanation appears.

Your result has a playful title and a score out of ten. These titles describe this quiz only, not your rank among players or your overall geography knowledge. On supported devices you can open the share sheet; otherwise copy the result text. You can also save a square PNG result card for a post or story.

Sharing sends a link to this challenge so friends can play the same set. It does not create a public leaderboard or a verified score record. Scores stay in the current page session and reset when you reload. A repeat round is practice; compare first attempts if you want a friendly contest.

What title will you get?

  • 0–3: Curious Traveller
  • 4–6: World Wanderer
  • 7–9: Geography Explorer
  • 10: Capital Champion

An 8/10 result reads “Geography Explorer.” A perfect score means you answered this set correctly; it does not mean you have mastered every European capital. After your result, retry just the questions you missed. Review scores stay separate from your original ten-question result.

Ten questions for a screen-free round

Ask “What is the capital of …?” for each country below. Give everyone time to write all ten answers before opening the key. Agree in advance whether you will accept recognisable spellings without accents; the online version uses choices and does not test spelling.

  1. Latvia
  2. Slovenia
  3. Montenegro
  4. Moldova
  5. North Macedonia
  6. Liechtenstein
  7. Andorra
  8. Malta
  9. Lithuania
  10. Slovakia
Reveal the ten answers
  1. Latvia — Riga
  2. Slovenia — Ljubljana
  3. Montenegro — Podgorica
  4. Moldova — Chișinău
  5. North Macedonia — Skopje
  6. Liechtenstein — Vaduz
  7. Andorra — Andorra la Vella
  8. Malta — Valletta
  9. Lithuania — Vilnius
  10. Slovakia — Bratislava

Make it a trivia night

Let each player choose a new theme after the first round: guess the country from its capital, identify a flag, or explain a map clue. Use our geography trivia for friends guide for three ready-to-read rounds and an answer key. For a visual round, the eight-country flag and map challenge is ready to play.

Want to practise before the rematch? Read the European capitals study sheet or try the Slovakia vs Slovenia comparison. Keep the two names you mixed up together, then check them again after a break.

Question references

Country-capital pairs are cross-checked against our European capitals reference and the UN geographical names dashboard. Additional references: Vaduz municipality, Andorra Tourism, Montenegro Tourism and Moldova Travel. Question set: E10-1.

Make your next round a little stronger.

Practise capitals, flags and maps with GeoCapitals on iPhone and iPad. Short sessions and review of missed answers help you choose what to work on next. Limited starter access is included; most quiz modes and the full Atlas require an optional Pro subscription.

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