50 Capitals Quiz for Kids

1. A boat glides past the sights of central Paris. What river is it cruising?

2. London’s Tower Bridge opens above which river?

3. An open skylight sits at the top of Rome’s Pantheon dome. What shape is that opening?

4. Dublin’s Phoenix Park has a wild herd with hooves. Which animals are they?

5. Look down in Lisbon: mosaic patterns cover many pavements. What are the little pieces made of?

6. Prague’s Charles Bridge crosses a river called the what?

7. At Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre, visitors learn by doing what?

8. In Seoul, which ride carries people above the ground up Namsan Mountain?

9. Bangkok’s Lumphini Park has big reptiles that swim and sunbathe. Which are they?

10. Which Washington museum collects historic airplanes and spacecraft?

11. What shape is the big glass entrance at the Louvre in Paris?

12. Count the shiny balls of the Atomium in Brussels. How many are there?

13. The London Eye slowly turns above the city. What kind of attraction is it?

14. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate has a chariot on top. How many horses pull it?

15. A statue in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol shows a tree and which animal?

16. Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio Church was carved into what natural material?

17. In Athens, the Panathenaic venue has rows of marble seats around a running track. What is it?

18. Visitors follow a tradition at Rome’s Trevi Fountain. What small metal objects do they toss in?

19. Much of the climb inside Copenhagen’s Round Tower follows which path?

20. Lisbon’s Santa Justa structure was built to carry people uphill in what?

21. Which birds with big bills have lived in London’s St James’s Park for centuries?

22. At the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, children sail tiny versions of what on the pond?

23. Tokyo’s Ueno Park fills with blossom in spring. Which trees are famous there?

24. Singapore’s spiky Esplanade roofs have a nickname inspired by which fruit?

25. Which black-and-white striped animal can you spot in Nairobi National Park?

26. Singapore’s Botanic Gardens has a special garden devoted to which flowers?

27. At Ottawa’s Canadian Museum of Nature, Triceratops is one of which group of ancient animals?

28. Why does Wellington’s Zealandia wildlife sanctuary have a special fence?

29. From Helsinki’s Market Square, which vehicle takes visitors across the water to Suomenlinna?

30. At Skansen in Stockholm, historic houses make up a museum mostly in what setting?

31. In Vienna, an Apfelstrudel is a pastry with which fruit in its filling?

32. A pastel de nata from a Lisbon bakery is a little tart filled with what?

33. In Brussels, which crisp treats have little pockets made by a patterned cooking iron?

34. Which bread from a Paris bakery is usually a long, thin loaf?

35. On a warm day in Rome, you might choose gelato. What kind of treat is it?

36. A cook making sushi in Tokyo starts with which grain?

37. Bangkok’s pad thai has long, soft strands in the pan. What are they?

38. In Hanoi, phở arrives in a bowl of broth. What kind of food is it?

39. Gimbap is a handy rolled snack in Seoul. What wraps around its rice?

40. What colour are Lisbon’s famous small, old-fashioned trams?

41. In London, the nickname “the Tube” means which way to travel?

42. When traffic stops at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing, who crosses in many directions?

43. Some homes float on Amsterdam’s canals. What are these floating homes called?

44. In Stockholm, colourful art decorates many stations used by which transport?

45. Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge got its nickname from an old toll of how much?

46. Rome’s Spanish Steps are made for walking up and down. What sort of structure are they?

47. Madrid’s Crystal Palace in Retiro Park has huge clear panes made of what?

48. In Oslo, the tall Monolith sculpture was carved from one huge block of what?

49. Reykjavík’s Perlan has a glass dome above large tanks originally used to store what?

50. Look up at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. What colour are its roof tiles?