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What are the Capitals of North America?

A capital city is the seat of a country's government. This quiz covers 18 capitals across North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

  • Mexico City was built on the ruins of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
  • Santo Domingo, founded in 1496, is the oldest European-founded city in the Americas.
  • Washington, D.C. was created by the Residence Act of 1790 and has been the US capital since 1800.
  • Queen Victoria chose Ottawa in 1857 as a compromise between English- and French-speaking Canada.
  • Belize built a new inland capital, Belmopan, after Hurricane Hattie devastated Belize City in 1961. It became the capital in 1970.

Current quiz contains 18 capitals : Belmopan, Bridgetown, Guatemala City, Havana, Kingston, Managua, Mexico City, Nassau, Nuuk, Ottawa, Panama City, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, San José, San Salvador, Santo Domingo, Tegucigalpa, Washington, D.C..