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One-Syllable World Capital Cities
Name the five national capitals that have a one-syllable name.
In English
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| First submitted | May 31, 2014 |
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| Rating | 4.33 |
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starfast
+7
level 62
Sep 2, 2014
Funny that almost all of them are in Europe. I kept thinking it would be some obscure Asian or African country. All I could think of was Yerevan for some reason.
2cashmere
+2
level 34
May 25, 2015
I only had seoul until I read your comment saying they are in Europe. Good hint. I was quite lost trying to think of places in oceania
jayjay068
+3
level 25
Jun 22, 2015
Seoul is in South Korea
Sunisa
+12
level 52
Dec 11, 2015
"almost all of them"
Milksteak83
+2
level 66
Nov 14, 2018
wow
nettybet
+2
level 69
Sep 2, 2014
Got 4 but didn't get Minsk.
gracie18
+5
level 39
Sep 2, 2014
Kiev, Ukraine? Although I guess that could be pronounced in 2 syllables.
Carry
+2
level 62
Sep 2, 2014
I thought the same thing but I checked a dictionary and it does have 2: Ki|ev. I also don't know how I got Prague because I thought that one had 2.
jruland
+6
level 45
Sep 3, 2014
How would you pronounce Prague with two syllables?
IvanTheNorse
+7
level 60
Sep 12, 2014
I completely agree. I almost didn't consider it because the native pronunciation is Praha.
dasubergeek
+5
level 67
Sep 21, 2014
It's pronounced as one syllable: "Kyiv".
Antofagasta
+1
level 48
Oct 20, 2016
In Ukrainian maybe.
kalbahamut
+8
level 77
May 26, 2018
A Japanese person might pronounce Prague with 3 syllables.
someone2018
+1
level 74
Jun 29, 2018
*rimshot* *cymbal*
sawmos
+1
level 52
Mar 26, 2015
Ki-ev
JRM4PM
+1
level 37
Nov 16, 2018
Kee-ev
How were you pronouncing it?
otissaroke
+2
level 32
Sep 2, 2014
Only got Rome
CardinalSin
+4
level 68
Nov 14, 2018
.....which would have two syllables in Italian
RPHXX
+1
level 61
Jan 13, 2019
But this quiz is in English, so it's not Roma.
siocnarfus
+4
level 25
Sep 2, 2014
I'm wondering how to pronounce Seoul in English. In French, it is pronounced in 2 syllables...
camus
+2
level 71
Sep 2, 2014
It's like "soul" or "sole".
FerroequinoSWAT
+3
level 52
Nov 14, 2018
I pronounce it as 'See-Owl'
Sifhraven
+1
level 63
Jun 6, 2019
say-ool here
Arp2600
+6
level 78
Sep 2, 2014
In french, we pronounce Seoul in two syllabes et Kiev in one :3.
seokeunshichae
+2
level 73
Sep 2, 2014
in korean it is 2 syllables...still don't know how kiev is considered 1 in english...have never heard a person pronounce it other than 2 syllables
chempstead98
+1
level 33
Sep 2, 2014
Say it like "Kyehv". If you say it correctly, it is one syllable.
akwildrose
+1
level 55
Apr 23, 2015
That's what I thought. I never would have guessed Seoul because I think of it as having two syllables as it does in Korean.
LarryLovage
+2
level 58
Sep 2, 2014
In their original languages, Vienna (Wien) has one syllable, but Rome (Roma) has two.
Etanna
+2
level 60
Sep 2, 2014
and Prague (Praha) has also two in Czech
seokeunshichae
+1
level 73
Sep 2, 2014
and seoul as 2 in korean
Jamesgoatcher
+4
level 61
Dec 2, 2014
Note that this quiz states, "In English."
Etanna
+1
level 60
Jan 5, 2018
yes, of course, these are just interesting facts :)
kalbahamut
+2
level 77
May 26, 2018
Some of these really a matter of difference in accent than difference in language. Some a matter of whether you treat two vowels sounds as a dipthong or as two distinct syllables.
kiwirage
+1
level 62
Sep 2, 2014
Haven't had my coffee yet, and only got Minsk. Am proceeding to kick myself four times.
ander217
+2
level 76
Sep 2, 2014
Minsk is the only one I didn't get, so I suppose I only need to kick myself once.
GhostRider
+1
level 39
May 1, 2015
Does anyone else love kiwirage?
Quizzer6794
+1
level 60
Oct 1, 2015
Me :)
loganite
+2
level 80
Sep 2, 2014
I tried Skopje, because I've always pronounced it "scope" in my head. I just learned today it's pronounced "scopia."
Kontio100
+1
level 46
Sep 2, 2014
Got 4/5, didn't get Prague and still cant imagine it as one. But i'm not English speaker. I was thinking Kiev and Praia. And I don't know how you say example Lome either.
Gregglez
+1
level 36
Sep 2, 2014
What about the capital of the Maldives, Male?
jruland
+1
level 45
Sep 3, 2014
Ma-ley
Terradraconum
+1
level 40
Sep 5, 2014
4/5 I missed Prague. I'm happy with that though.....
JohnnyBoy80
+1
level 18
Sep 6, 2014
I forgot ROMEEEEEEE.
Antofagasta
+2
level 48
Jun 15, 2017
That explains why you didn't get it.
ruudsje
+1
level 73
Nov 14, 2018
well funny
callmebob
+1
level 43
Sep 10, 2014
argh, missed Prague!
johnnybro245
+1
level 49
Sep 11, 2014
what happened to perth, australia?
pctjunkie
+6
level 80
Sep 12, 2014
Perth isn't the capital of Australia, that's what happened.
DeusCaritasEst
+2
level 58
Apr 6, 2016
And the city's still there, as far as I know.
Antofagasta
+3
level 48
Oct 20, 2016
Ah, I think you forget, it crumbled into the sea last December.
Antofagasta
+2
level 48
Oct 20, 2016
Cities just do that sometimes.
Antofagasta
+1
level 48
Oct 20, 2016
Atlantis...
DonTheLamplighter
+2
level 71
Mar 27, 2017
Atlantis is in the middle of Georga.
CHEESELWEESEL
+3
level 54
Apr 4, 2017
You mean Atlanta in Georgia?
Antofagasta
+1
level 48
Jun 15, 2017
I've just revisited this quiz and I see the joke. *Futurama*
someone2018
+1
level 74
Jun 29, 2018
Rome is in Georgia too. Its the capital, that's why Atlantis didn't make the list.
daffad
+1
level 20
Nov 17, 2014
done with 1:51, thanks for telling me
the answers comments
bern, minsk, prague, rome, seoul
GhostRider
+1
level 39
May 1, 2015
I know, right? I just read your comment, and got them all with 2:58 remaining.
cosmokim
+3
level 58
May 19, 2016
And reading comments takes all the fun out of a quiz, cheaters.
Antofagasta
+3
level 48
Oct 20, 2016
I completely agree with cosmokim. I never read the comments before finishing the quiz.
NielsCoolen
+7
level 66
Nov 14, 2018
What's the point of taking a quiz when you're gonna look up the answers before taking it anyway?
Seems like time wasted.
Brickster
+1
level 36
Nov 29, 2014
5/5
beu
+2
level 61
Jan 28, 2015
Why Antananarivo isn't a good answer?
kiwiquizzer
+2
level 62
Nov 14, 2018
Also, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte?
Beranek888
+1
level 56
Nov 14, 2018
I kept thinking Bandar Seri Begawan
ddddan
+1
level 72
Nov 14, 2018
Don't forget "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit"
(a.k.a. Bangkok)
Elan
+1
level 62
Mar 16, 2015
I got them all...it took me a little while to get seoul
jayjay068
+1
level 25
Jun 22, 2015
Isn't Seoul a two syllable capital city.
Quizzer6794
+1
level 60
Oct 1, 2015
no. it's pronounced "soul"
Neptune777
+1
level 59
Aug 1, 2016
Missed just Minsk.
DonTheLamplighter
+1
level 71
Mar 27, 2017
4 of 5. What can I say? I am Seoul-less.
GeographyMaster21
+1
level 36
Apr 4, 2017
What about Lome, Togo.
GeographyGeek42
+1
level 53
Nov 14, 2018
Lomé is pronounce (LO-may) I'm pretty sure
Dijko
+2
level 45
Dec 31, 2017
Another name for this game could be" name random european capitals and another asian capital game"
Jack03Skora
+1
level 58
May 26, 2018
what about kiev
MasterKenobi
+1
level 46
Nov 14, 2018
It's pronounced with two distinct syllables in English.
NikhilPunk
+1
level 47
Nov 14, 2018
MINSK. I kept visualising Russia, but forgot about a country right next to it.
dognose
+1
level 62
Nov 14, 2018
Lome is usually pronounced with one syllable
scrumpyone
+3
level 44
Nov 14, 2018
Is that Chinese for Rome?
DannyyJ
+1
level 45
Nov 14, 2018
@scrumpyone SCREAMING HAHAHAHA
ruudsje
+1
level 73
Nov 14, 2018
i know, right?
AndreasP96
+1
level 65
Nov 14, 2018
I didn't get Prague... and I'm from Prague.
GeographyGeek42
+1
level 53
Nov 14, 2018
Praha?
rubuenaso
+1
level 32
Nov 14, 2018
the only one acceptable is Minsk and Bern, the others are two- syllable words
ruudsje
+1
level 73
Nov 14, 2018
bam!! you tell'm man!
BoomDude298019
+1
level 27
Nov 14, 2018
I looked in the comments for the answers and got it finished with 1:39 remaining.
pmack18
+1
level 51
Nov 14, 2018
5/5 with 2:31 left.
RealDad12
+1
level 57
Nov 14, 2018
No need to kick myself... 5/5 with 1:53 left.
MasterKenobi
+2
level 46
Nov 14, 2018
Who else thought of Rome and Seoul last?
dawn06
+1
level 22
Nov 15, 2018
I nearly ran out of time before I remembered Minsk...whew...
martinz
+2
level 50
Nov 15, 2018
Wha about Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte?
LOGIC
+1
level 50
Nov 15, 2018
Honestly thought I wouldn't get them but I did
DewgongFTW
+1
level 24
Nov 16, 2018
Is Seoul a 2 syllables or 1 syllable because I pronounce it as 2 syllables?
PastaStalin
+1
level 31
Nov 16, 2018
I got Minsk but not Seoul! The heck is wrong with me?
gypsy2210
+1
level 51
Dec 17, 2018
Lome is also a capital city in Africa
AnEverydayNerd8
+1
level 45
Dec 30, 2018
1:37 left. Nearly missed Prague until I started going over every European capital.
SIMULATION
+1
level 57
Sep 13, 2019
Guess I've been mispronouncing Seoul all my life.
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