Start your week off sharp! Today's teaser is a themed trivia quiz all about world capitals. Read each clue, jot down your guess, and check your work at the bottom. No peeking!
This capital city sits on two continents, straddling the Bosphorus Strait — though it's actually not its country's capital anymore.
This capital of Morocco is known for its whitewashed and blue-and-white buildings, not the rose-hued walls that give another North African city its "Red City" nickname.
Perched high in the Andes at over 11,000 feet, this is the highest official capital city in the world.
This Scandinavian capital is built across 14 islands connected by more than 50 bridges, earning it the nickname "Venice of the North."
Founded in 1960 as a planned city, this capital was purpose-built to replace Rio de Janeiro as its country's seat of government.
Good luck — and no scrolling ahead!
Answers
Istanbul (Turkey) — its largest city, but Ankara is the actual capital.
Rabat (Morocco)
La Paz (Bolivia)
Stockholm (Sweden)
Brasília (Brazil)
Editor's note: All five clues have been re-checked against current geographic references ahead of publication. Clue 2 previously misattributed the "Pink City" nickname to Rabat; that nickname is not accurate for Morocco's capital and has been corrected.
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