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Former Capital Cities of the World

From Kyoto to Constantinople, many great cities once served as the seat of power. Test your knowledge of countries and their former capitals.0 takes
by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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  • 01Kyoto served as the imperial capital of which country for over a thousand years?
  • 02Which country moved its capital from Saint Petersburg to Moscow in 1918?
  • 03Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, was the capital of the Ottoman Empire, the predecessor to which modern country?
  • 04The city of Bonn served as the de facto capital of which country from 1949 to 1990?
  • 05Rio de Janeiro was the capital of which South American country before the planned city of Brasília was inaugurated in 1960?
  • 06Which Central Asian country moved its capital from Almaty to a new city, now named Astana, in 1997?
  • 07Before Washington, D.C., several cities served as the capital of this nation, including Philadelphia and New York City.
  • 08Which Southeast Asian country's capital was Rangoon (now Yangon) before it was moved to the newly built city of Naypyidaw in 2005?
  • 09Lagos was the capital of which populous African nation until it was moved to Abuja in 1991?
  • 10Kraków was the official capital of which European country for centuries before the honor was transferred to Warsaw?
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