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Australian Capitals

Can you name the capital cities of the Australian states and territories?
Quite easy if you are from Australia
Not including external territories
2020 population estimates
Quiz by peskychocolatedevil
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Last updated: March 5, 2022
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First submittedNovember 20, 2014
Times taken48,130
Average score87.5%
Rating4.87
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State or Territory
Population
City
New South Wales
5,367,206
Sydney
Victoria
5,159,211
Melbourne
Queensland
2,560,720
Brisbane
Western Australia
2,125,114
Perth
South Australia
1,359,760
Adelaide
Australian Capital Territory
431,380
Canberra
Tasmania
238,834
Hobart
Northern Territory
147,231
Darwin
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Level 57
Jun 12, 2016
a.k.a name as many major Aussie cities as you can :D
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Level 82
Jun 12, 2016
Well that was much easier than I expected... start with Canberra.. then name every large city in Australia I could think of + Hobart because I knew that was right and Darwin since nothing else is up there... didn't even have to use backspace.
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Level 68
Sep 17, 2023
Nobody asked
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Level 49
Sep 18, 2023
Well, nobody asked your opinion either.
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Level 16
Jun 13, 2016
My name is Nicole, and I'm fourteen years old.

This is my 1st time, that I've done this quiz, and I had 8/8 correct, with 1:9 remaining. In my class I'm nicknamed ,,The Worldmap", because everyone says, that I'm extremely good, at countries and capitals.

I can do 168 countries and 121 capitals out of 196 nations. (Without Google searching.)

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Level 82
Jun 14, 2016
but not so good with commas?
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Level 70
Jun 16, 2016
Oh snap! :)
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Level 76
Feb 13, 2020
I'm 15 and I know all 196 countries and capitals
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Level 69
Apr 13, 2020
Am 13 and know all countries but like only 150 capitals.
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Level 66
Sep 12, 2020
I'm 13 and I know all 196 countries, capitals and flags.
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Level 47
May 30, 2023
same
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Level 62
Mar 12, 2021
I'm 13 and know all the countries, and most capitals but I have some trouble with the lesser antilles.
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Level 52
Mar 11, 2022
I'm 2 years old and can name all 196 countries and all 376 of their capitals. Also all features on Mars, including ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ where I am planning to move there soon. I can also name all ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇! People call me the "[REDACTED]"
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Level 65
Mar 13, 2022
You really are a 2 year old. There are TOTALLY 376 capitals...
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Level 66
Apr 18, 2023
What, never been to Wabadastan?
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Level 60
Sep 5, 2016
You may be "The Worldmap" but you might need to retake English class and learn how to use commas.
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Level 50
Jan 27, 2020
So might you: This comment ought to read. "You may be "The Worldmap," but you might need to retake English class and learn how to use commas." You missed a comma after Worldmap.
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Level 78
Jan 14, 2021
Prescriptivist nonsense.
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Level 57
Sep 26, 2016
good job but your comment sounds a bit like something a sentient robot would type
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Level 74
Jun 5, 2017
I think that's why the username is TechNicole.
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Level 71
Oct 28, 2016
Well done Nicole, all these people making petty remarks about punctuation would not have been able to keep up with you when they were fourteen.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (Added a few commas to keep them happy)
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Level 66
Apr 8, 2020
i would B)
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Level 62
Apr 7, 2017
Well I'm 9 years old and I can name 256 countries
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Level 48
Jan 26, 2020
256 countries!? Man I didn't we creating 40 imaginary countries just for you! One "special" snowflake aren't ya?
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Level 26
Jan 26, 2020
Well I'm -5 years old and I can name precisely 98790 countries with seven hours of time left
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Level 59
Jan 27, 2020
Banana, it's obviously a joke
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Level 68
Mar 25, 2020
Frankly I'm just happy he chose a sweet power of 2
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Level 68
May 23, 2017
Con-Faking-gradulations. You are a special snowflake.
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Level 79
May 14, 2021
What do you mean by that?
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Level 86
Jan 26, 2020
Let me preface this by saying that I am thirteen. Even taking age into account, this reads like any other brag comment on jetpunk. The petty replies about how you "need to retake english class" are however unwarranted. I'm glad that you're invested in geography. :)
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Level 75
Jan 26, 2020
Good for you, Nicole. I'm a grandmother and I have lots of trouble remembering world capitals. Just remember that by the time you're my age, it's likely that several of those countries and capitals will have changed names, possibly more than once. It makes it hard for us oldsters to keep up, so enjoy it while you can. :)
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Level 33
Jan 26, 2020
Typically in any group of people if you make it known that you know more than they do about something you are forever branded a one-upper. Must be a private school or something for them to compliment you.
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Level 57
Jan 26, 2020
Nice! That's really impressive! Keep going!
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Level 50
Jan 27, 2020
So many petty and unpleasant responses to a very innocuous comment. I thought Jetpunk was better than this.
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Level 59
Jan 27, 2020
Jetpunk is better than this, but it's just each person making one response, and there's a lot of people making responses.
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Level 31
Mar 23, 2020
Won't be long before you get to the 196.

My capitals leave a lot to be desired sadly but anyway.

Also, don't let what these people said about your grammar affect you too much. Just take it as something to work on.

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Level 79
May 14, 2021
Why hullo Nicole!
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Level 48
Mar 11, 2022
My name is Giorno Giovanna and I have a dream.
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Level 36
Apr 25, 2022
Im 14 and i can name 196 countries, 170 capitals, 164 flags and 50/50 in us biggest cities
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Level 63
Jan 6, 2023
I don't care, shut up.
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Level 35
Jun 13, 2016
These are pretty much the only cities I know in Australia lol
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Level 52
Oct 13, 2016
done in 13 seconds. Am Australian
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Level 61
Feb 4, 2017
Done in 12 :)
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Level 67
Oct 12, 2019
Took me 27, but I wasn't really trying. I didn't look up at all until I blanked on Hobart, lol.
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Level 58
Jan 27, 2020
15 seconds and am 13 y/o Scot
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Level 68
May 23, 2017
Thought I might maybe get 1 or 2. Got all 8. Man, Australian capitals are so straight forward, unlike the states. If it wasn't the capital nobody outside of Carson City would know what it is. Same deal with things like Jefferson City, or Baton Rouge, etc. Alright my rant is over.
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Level 74
Jun 5, 2017
There are 50 state capitals in USA and only 8 in Australia, and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people in the world (including most Americans) who haven't heard of all the Australian capitals either.
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Level 83
Oct 17, 2018
Yeah, but the point here is that the Australian capitals are the biggest cities in the area whereas US capitals are more often smaller cities. In Australia knowing the 10 biggest cities gives you the capitals. In the US you need much more than the 50 biggest cities to cover all capitals.
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Level 44
Jan 2, 2022
And most Australian states and territories only have 1 or 2 decently sized cities in them, so there's not much competition for what should be the capital.
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Level 58
Jun 9, 2017
easy, it's just the biggest cities.
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Level 73
Jan 26, 2020
No, actually, it's not. The biggest cities, I mean. It is easy.
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Level 59
Jan 27, 2020
Uh, yes it is, the Capital of each state/territory is the biggest city in its respective state/territory.
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Level 53
May 31, 2018
How is it the one I live closest to was the last one I answered?
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Level 69
Dec 19, 2018
Interesting that more people got Perth than Melbourne.
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Level 65
Jan 26, 2020
Interesting that Canberra is only 4th best guessed
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Level 75
Jan 26, 2020
I hesitated at that one because knowing it's the national capital I assumed it wouldn't also be a state capital, but it's the only thing I could think of so I tried it.
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Level 55
Jan 26, 2020
The Australian Capital Territory is just like the District of Columbia. It only has Canberra in it, so Canberra perforce is its capital.
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Level 82
Mar 13, 2022
Technically I don't think the ACT has an officially designated capital. Obviously, in practical terms, it's Canberra, like you say.
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Level 62
May 12, 2019
Australia makes sense: the capitals are actually the largest cities!
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Level 63
Jan 26, 2020
Happy Australia Day!
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Level 59
Jan 27, 2020
One day late for me but yes!
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Level 63
Jan 26, 2020
I'm honestly shocked that Canberra has more than 1000 people living in it (the pollies and their families)
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Level 47
May 30, 2023
Canberra is a city that, like Islamabad, is made to be the capital but it still has a large population in it as it is a rather nice place to live (if a little damp and chilly).
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Level 17
Jan 28, 2020
I maneged it in 20 seconds
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Level 38
May 15, 2020
8/8 and i'm canadian :)
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Level 44
May 2, 2021
8/8 but only 'cause I'm Australian.
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Level 59
Aug 3, 2021
8/8 im american i swear
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Level 19
Sep 8, 2021
This quiz was quite easy, as I am an Australian. So I would have learnt this in like kindergarten
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Level 53
Mar 11, 2022
I have never heard of hobart before xD
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Level 71
Sep 18, 2023
Huh, is Canberra really the "capital" of the ACT? Does the ACT actually have a capital?
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Level 63
Sep 20, 2023
just name the largest cities + the capital
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Level 26
Nov 7, 2023
100% + 100% accuracy with 1:50 left to spare

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