Asian Capitals Quiz

The largest city is a trap all over Asia. India's capital is New Delhi, not Mumbai. Pakistan's is Islamabad, not Karachi. Vietnam's is Hanoi, not Ho Chi Minh City. China's is Beijing, not Shanghai. Turkey's is Ankara, not Istanbul. The UAE's is Abu Dhabi, not Dubai. Kazakhstan moved its capital from Almaty to Astana in 1997 (it was renamed Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022, then changed back). Myanmar moved from Yangon to the purpose-built Naypyidaw in 2005.

For the five Central Asian republics, pair each with its capital and a hook: Kazakhstan–Astana (the newest), Uzbekistan–Tashkent (the biggest city in the region), Kyrgyzstan–Bishkek, Tajikistan–Dushanbe, Turkmenistan–Ashgabat (the one made of white marble). In the Gulf, Manama is Bahrain, Doha is Qatar, Muscat is Oman, Riyadh is Saudi Arabia, Kuwait City is Kuwait. Thimphu (Bhutan), Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia) round out the ones most players hesitate on.