Africa Capitals Quiz
54 capitalsPick an answer. On a keyboard, press A–D.
See an African country highlighted on the map and pick its capital from four choices. Free, no sign-up.
What it does
The Africa Capitals Quiz is a free game that highlights one of Africa's 54 countries on a map and asks you to pick its capital city from four choices. Wrong answers come from neighbouring countries, so the quiz tests real knowledge rather than guessing. Practice mode brings missed capitals back, and timed mode records your best time.
How to use it
- Pick one of four answers
Click an answer or press A–D on a keyboard. A right answer is marked and the quiz moves on; a wrong one shows the correct capital and waits until you press Next.
- Choose a round
Practice mode brings missed questions back until you get them; Timed mode moves on and records your time.
- Drill your mistakes
At the end you see your score, your time and everything you missed. Press Practice the ones you missed to replay only those.
Limits and notes
- Where a country has more than one capital, the quiz asks the official or executive one and explains the others after you answer.
- Scores and best times are kept only in this browser. Clearing site data resets them.
More about the Africa Capitals Quiz
Every country and its capital, grouped by UN region.
Northern Africa (6)
- Algeria: Algiers
- Egypt: Cairo
- Libya: Tripoli
- Morocco: Rabat
- Sudan: Khartoum
- Tunisia: Tunis
Western Africa (16)
- Benin: Porto-Novo — Porto-Novo is the official capital; the government sits in Cotonou.
- Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
- Cabo Verde: Praia
- Côte d’Ivoire: Yamoussoukro — Yamoussoukro is the official capital; Abidjan is the largest city and economic centre.
- Gambia: Banjul
- Ghana: Accra
- Guinea: Conakry
- Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Liberia: Monrovia
- Mali: Bamako
- Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Niger: Niamey
- Nigeria: Abuja
- Senegal: Dakar
- Sierra Leone: Freetown
- Togo: Lomé
Middle Africa (9)
- Angola: Luanda
- Cameroon: Yaoundé
- Central African Republic: Bangui
- Chad: N’Djamena
- DR Congo: Kinshasa
- Equatorial Guinea: Malabo — Malabo is the capital; a new capital, Ciudad de la Paz, is being built on the mainland.
- Gabon: Libreville
- Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
- São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé
Eastern Africa (18)
- Burundi: Gitega — Gitega became the political capital in 2019; Bujumbura remains the largest city.
- Comoros: Moroni
- Djibouti: Djibouti City
- Eritrea: Asmara
- Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
- Kenya: Nairobi
- Madagascar: Antananarivo
- Malawi: Lilongwe
- Mauritius: Port Louis
- Mozambique: Maputo
- Rwanda: Kigali
- Seychelles: Victoria
- Somalia: Mogadishu
- South Sudan: Juba
- Tanzania: Dodoma — Dodoma is the official capital; Dar es Salaam is the largest city.
- Uganda: Kampala
- Zambia: Lusaka
- Zimbabwe: Harare
Southern Africa (5)
- Botswana: Gaborone
- Eswatini: Mbabane — Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.
- Lesotho: Maseru
- Namibia: Windhoek
- South Africa: Pretoria — South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).
Frequently asked questions
Which African countries have more than one capital?
South Africa has three: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial). In Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini and Tanzania the official capital differs from the seat of government or the largest city.
Which answer does the quiz expect for South Africa?
Pretoria, the seat of the executive. The note after the question names the other two capitals.
Which African capitals have changed recently?
Burundi moved its political capital from Bujumbura to Gitega in 2019, and Equatorial Guinea is building a new capital, Ciudad de la Paz, on the mainland.
Is my score saved?
Your best score and time for each mode are saved in this browser only. There is no account and nothing is sent to a server.