Can you name the Capitals by their first 3 letters?

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Answers do not have to be guessed in order
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Capital by First 3 Letters Quiz

by RobPro

Created Aug 7, 2011 in Geography
Featured Jan 5, 2012
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	bluepeter46:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:17 GMT		37 points
	Answers in alphabetical order would be a great improvement.

	HER:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:38 GMT		11 points
	I feel like there was a time in my life where I may have been able to do this quiz (maybe not complete it, but at least do reasonably well). That time is not now. Definitely not now. And definitely not at 1:30AM any other night either.

	ZapRowsdower:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:41 GMT		19 points
	Given the format, I was expected to see lots more capitals with the same first three letters, but most of time I got one per guess. Thank goodness for the "San"s and "Saint"s!

	Brizza:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:45 GMT		5 points
	This is a really tough quiz. I'd like to see an alternative quiz with them in order (I don't necessarily think this one should be changed - this is a fun and rewarding quiz in its own right).

	Brizza:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:46 GMT		2 points
	Also, why does this quiz link to "First and Last Letters" quiz?

	Josh:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 15:56 GMT		7 points
	National capitals? State capitals? European capitals? The instructions could be better-written here.

	johnspartan4187:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 16:14 GMT		15 points
	YES! I fnally got 'Ljubljana' and 'Reykjavík' right first go!

	statephone:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 16:46 GMT		5 points
	That was interesting. And a learning tool. I'll be playing this one again.

	thewildboo:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 17:24 GMT		15 points
	This seemed mostly like "name the world capitals, but sometimes you get a two-fer, and then there's 'San'".

	sivi125:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 17:51 GMT		20 points
	Only on a quiz like this would Paramaribo be in the top 3 most guessed.

	tjvhammer:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 19:35 GMT		10 points
	How is there a 0.8% discrepancy between Paris and Paramaribo?

	gellchom:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 19:51 GMT		7 points
	It would be nice to see the countries after you guess it right. Good quiz -- I'll keep playing and learning more. Thanks.

	chikka2:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 19:55 GMT		12 points
	Exc qui. nee mor tim

	Bobman1:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 20:26 GMT		1 point
	Wow, I got only 64 and that made me wonder if I'd even break 100 if given more time or asked to name just the countries instead. Once I saw the results, I think the answers are no and no. Only about 20-30 of the caps I missed have I heard of or could spell (tried Tbilisi twice and got it wrong both times--missed the first "i"), and as for countries... maybe I'd get 20 more than that. Challenging, humbling in fact, but good. Thanks.

	DrQuatsch:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 21:31 GMT		6 points
	maybe a bit short on time. but nice quiz anyway.

	koopa08:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 21:32 GMT		-2 points
	You should include Sucre, as that is an official capital of Bolivia, as well as Cape Town and Bloemfontein for South Africa. Also, Dar es Salaam should also be included. I know sites list Dodoma as the capital, but I went to grad school with a Tanzanian who said that Dar es Salaam is considered a capital, despite what American sources indicate. Maybe include it as a bonus?

	stad:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 21:57 GMT		3 points
	thewildboo: I think that's the point.

	jaylew:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 22:49 GMT		4 points
	Great quiz but needs more time probably.

	pfrijiritr:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 22:54 GMT		7 points
	I got Nuku'alofa and missed Cairo. Sporcle syndrome.

	Fritser:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 23:14 GMT		15 points
	Guessing paris through guessing paramaribo. Sporcle Syndrome.

	TrishF:	Jan 5th, 2012 at 23:42 GMT		5 points
	Definitely need more time on this one. Maybe 9 minutes? Love the quiz.

	tractakid:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 00:29 GMT		0 points
	Got the first answer listed as my first guess. So proud.

	Zak6009:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 03:40 GMT		8 points
	I typed "par" thinking of Paramaribo and not Paris. Sporclitis. Also, "Col" should be a bonus for Colombo, if not an answer.

	Jfeezy:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 14:38 GMT		3 points
	@tjvhammer If you type "paris", in full, quickly enough it will award you Paris without awarding you Paramaribo. I imagine that's how the discrepancy came about.

	featherfish81:	Jan 7th, 2012 at 05:07 GMT		2 points
	I was really hoping that typing the ones I know would help me get a lot of the more obscure ones I haven't learned yet. I'll admit, I was a little bummed when it didn't, but I guess if I'm on this site long enough I'll learn all the capitals.

	HimuraOkami:	Jan 7th, 2012 at 05:21 GMT		2 points
	Harder than I thought it would be.... fun though!

	Chrisg92:	Jan 7th, 2012 at 13:02 GMT		-2 points
	hmmmmm no vienna, as far as im aware its the capital of austria

	troutmasters:	Jan 8th, 2012 at 12:21 GMT		2 points
	OK, how is it that less people get PARamaribo than PARis?

	Propellerhead:	Jan 8th, 2012 at 14:42 GMT		1 point
	At least there was no carping about how to spell Ulaanbaatar.

	sharon:	Jan 9th, 2012 at 00:14 GMT		3 points
	I've played this about 5 times. Going by my rate of improvement, it should only take another 40 tries to get all 196. I don't think I'm that keen, but it is a good quiz and deceptively difficult.

	Mirrorboy:	Jan 11th, 2012 at 14:45 GMT		1 point
	I feel a sense of pride in sporcle that 14% of people guessed oua (ouagadougou) - only on here would so many people guess that one - I love sporcle :)

	Tfence:	Jan 12th, 2012 at 09:11 GMT		1 point
	7 minutes for the world capitals? C'mon...

	Annaleigh88:	Jan 12th, 2012 at 20:54 GMT		0 points
	I can't do it in 7 minutes :(

	Rob42:	Jan 20th, 2012 at 23:10 GMT		0 points
	Good quiz, but not easy trying to get the lesser-known capitals.

	limeade:	Jan 28th, 2012 at 16:55 GMT		1 point
	Finally did this on about my 25th try. 0:09 left. First try was 143, I think. Had to figure out how duplicates skewer the totals per continent -- do Europe (incl Ankara) first and it should show 60, for instance. It can be done.

	ChicagoGuy88:	Feb 14th, 2012 at 12:26 GMT		2 points
	If you type in San, you get like 7 just like that. Big help if you are struggling like me.