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Former Capitals Quiz

Name the former Capital of the countries mentioned below. We are looking for the most recent former capital of that country.
Many countries were not united until late 19th or early 20th century, and have been omitted.
Answers obtained from Wikipedia "List of former national capitals"
Quiz by icemancometh
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Last updated: December 14, 2019
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First submittedDecember 13, 2019
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This was the former capital of Guatemala until 1776, when it was struck by an earthquake in 1773.
Antigua
What was the capital of Brazil, before it was moved to Brasilia in 1960?
Rio de Janeiro
Prior to being moved to Washington, D.C., this was the temporary capital of the United States.
Philadelphia
Although there have been several former capitals of Morocco, this was a former capital more than once.
Fez
This was the other city that was a former Moroccan capital more than once, it often went back and forth with the above.
Marrakesh
Prior to being moved to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), this was the capital of the Belgian Congo (now D.R. Congo).
Boma
The Three Capitals of Nicaragua include the current capital of Managua, and this one preferred by conservative regimes.
Granada
This is the last of the Three Capitals, preferred by liberal regimes.
Leon
This city is currently one of the fastest growing in the world, and was the former capital of Nigeria.
Lagos
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Ethiopia's capital was moved to Addis Ababa from this city in the late 19th century.
Gondar
Prior to reunification, this was the capital of West Germany.
Bonn
What was the capital of East Germany?
East Berlin
Also known as Petrograd, this was the formal capital of Russia, before being moved to Moscow.
St. Petersburg
Before becoming the Republic of Turkey, the capital of the Ottoman Empire was here.
Constantinople
This former capital of New Zealand is also the most populous city in New Zealand.
Auckland
This was the capital of Chile until 1575, when it was moved to Santiago.
Concepcion
This formal capital of Japan is also an anagram of its current capital Tokyo.
Kyoto
During the Japanese occupation in WWII, this was considered the capital of the Phillipines.
Washington D.C.
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