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European Capitals Quiz: How Many Can You Name?

Twenty random European countries, from France and Germany to the Balkans, the Baltics and the microstates, with a fact about every capital.

  • 20 questions
  • About 4 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Based on original trivia questions with explanations

20 questions, about 4 min

Twenty European countries drawn at random from 40, from the big names to the Balkans, the Baltics and the microstates.

Pick an answer to see straight away whether you were right, with a short fact about the city. Your score and the capitals you missed appear at the end.

What The Quiz Covers

The pool includes 40 European countries, from the largest to the smallest:

RegionExamples
Western EuropeFrance, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland
Central EuropeGermany, Austria, Poland, Czechia
Nordic countriesSweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland
The BalkansSerbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia
The BalticsEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania
MicrostatesMonaco, Andorra, Luxembourg, Malta

A round covers 20 of these 40 countries, chosen fresh every time.

Playing And Scoring

Every question offers four genuine cities from the same country, so spotting a fake name will not help you. Once you choose, the right capital is highlighted with a one-line fact about it. When the round ends you see your percentage, your rating and a review list of every capital that slipped past you.

ScoreRating
0% to 40%European capitals beginner
41% to 65%Interrail traveller
66% to 85%Europe expert
86% to 100%Master of European capitals

Tricky European Capitals

  • Switzerland: Bern, not Zurich or Geneva. Officially Bern is the “federal city”.
  • Netherlands: Amsterdam is the capital, but parliament and government sit in The Hague.
  • Montenegro: Podgorica, though the old royal capital Cetinje still has a special status.
  • Monaco: the capital is Monaco itself; Monte Carlo is a district.
  • Lithuania: Vilnius, though Kaunas served as the temporary capital between the World Wars.

European Capitals Facts

  • Highest: Andorra la Vella, at about 1,023 metres.
  • Northernmost: Reykjavík, the northernmost capital of a sovereign state in the world.
  • On the Danube: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade all stand on the river.
  • Divided: Nicosia, in Cyprus, is split by a United Nations buffer zone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many capitals are in Europe?

It depends on how you count transcontinental countries such as Turkey, Russia and Georgia, but it is usually around 44 to 50.

Which European capital sits on two borders?

Bratislava, which borders both Austria and Hungary.

Does the quiz change each time?

Yes. It reshuffles the 40 European countries and serves a new set of 20 every round.

More Trivia Quizzes

Try the world capitals quiz or the history quiz.