uizzLocate Countries in Europe from Their Capitals
Play nowTake a European capitals quiz on an interactive 3D globe. Read each capital, then click its country from Lisbon to Tallinn.
Read the European capital shown, then click or tap the country it belongs to on the interactive 3D globe. You select the country’s territory, not the city itself. The quiz pairs Bern with Switzerland and Amsterdam with the Netherlands, so recalling a familiar large city is not always enough.
The starter round contains 12 countries with a 180-second timer. The grid lists the full European capitals pool of 45 countries and territories, available in the full game. Rotate and zoom the globe yourself, using markers for small playable states.
The 45 countries and territories — Europe
This list shows the full selection for this mode and region. The short starter round uses a subset of this list.
Albania
Tirana
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Austria
Vienna
Belarus
Minsk
Belgium
Brussels
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Bulgaria
Sofia
Croatia
Zagreb
Czech Republic
Prague
Denmark
Copenhagen
Estonia
Tallinn
Finland
Helsinki
France
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Greece
Athens
Hungary
Budapest
Iceland
Reykjavik
Italy
Rome
Latvia
Riga
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
Lithuania
Vilnius
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Malta
Valletta
Moldova
Chișinău
Monaco
Monaco
Montenegro
Podgorica
Netherlands
Amsterdam
North Macedonia
Skopje
Norway
Oslo
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Republic of Kosovo
Pristina
Romania
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
San Marino
City of San Marino
Serbia
Belgrade
Slovakia
Bratislava
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Spain
Madrid
Sweden
Stockholm
Switzerland
Bern
Ukraine
Kyiv
United Kingdom
London
Vatican City
Vatican City
Tips to play better
Link Bern to Switzerland
The quiz uses Bern for Switzerland. When Bern appears, select Switzerland’s territory rather than looking for Zurich or Geneva. The task is to connect a capital name with its country.
Link Amsterdam to the Netherlands
The quiz uses Amsterdam as the Netherlands’ capital prompt. The Hague is not an alternative prompt in this dataset. When Amsterdam appears, select the Netherlands on the globe.
Six micro-state capitals
Vaduz for Liechtenstein, Monaco for Monaco, Andorra la Vella for Andorra, San Marino for San Marino, Vatican City for Vatican City, Valletta for Malta. Three of these capitals share their name exactly with the country, plus Andorra la Vella which echoes Andorra: a useful trick when in doubt with a tiny European state.
Practise Balkan capital-country pairs
Ljubljana–Slovenia, Zagreb–Croatia, Sarajevo–Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgrade–Serbia, Podgorica–Montenegro, Pristina–Kosovo, Skopje–North Macedonia and Tirana–Albania are separate pairs. Learn the country associated with each capital before practising its location.
Frequently asked questions
Is Turkey part of this European capitals quiz?
No. The game groups Turkey with Asia, where its prompt is Ankara. Russia is in the Europe pool with Moscow. These are the game’s regional groups.
How do I select Vatican City?
Vatican City is both the country label and the capital prompt. For this small playable state, select its marker on the globe rather than searching for a large territory.
Does Kosovo count?
Yes. Kosovo is a separate entry in the full European capitals pool, with Pristina as its prompt. The grid describes the playable dataset, not a list limited to UN member states.
How many countries does the Europe capitals quiz cover?
The full selection contains 45 countries and territories, listed in the grid. The starter round uses 12 countries with a 180-second timer. Ukraine’s prompt is Kyiv in the English dataset.
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