Subject: CAPITAL CITIES

1.Which capital city is located at a mile high in elevation?

a. Salt Lake City, Utah; b. Helena, Mont.; c. Denver

2. In which capital city did Abraham Lincoln spend a significant part of his life?

a. Springfield, Ill.; b. Columbus, Ohio; c. Jefferson City, Mo.

3._________ is the capital of a European country ruled by a prince.

a. Vienna, Austria; b. Vaduz, Liechtenstein; c. Bern, Switzerland

4. Visiting elaborate Buddhist shrines and boating on the Chao Phraya River can be enjoyed in which capital city?

a. Warsaw, Poland; b. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; c. Bangkok, Thailand

5. La Paz, Bolivia, is the world’s highest elevation capital city at ___________ feet.

a. 5,280; b. 11,975; c. 7,726

6. Established as a capital city in 1610, ______________is the oldest capital in the United States.

a. Juneau, Alaska; b. Oklahoma City, Okla.; c. Santa Fe, N.M.

7. The Pyramids of Giza are located on the outskirts of which capital city in Africa?

a. Valletta, Malta; b. Cairo, Egypt c. Cape Town, South Africa

8. Located on the Kennebec River, __________ is the easternmost capital city in the U.S.

a. Richmond, Va.; b. Augusta, Maine; c. Columbus, Ohio

9. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is known for its _____ .

a. canals and bicycle friendly atmosphere; b. tropical summers and palm trees; c. mountains and glaciers

10. What traditional Ethiopian foods can be enjoyed in the capital city of Addis Ababa?

a. injera bread and doro wat; b. spring rolls and gyozas; c. pizza and manicotti

Answers

1. Denver; 2. Springfield, Ill.; 3. Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 4. Bangkok, Thailand; 5. 11,975; 6. Santa Fe, N.M.; 7. Cairo, Egypt; 8. Augusta, Maine; 9. canals and bicycle friendly atmosphere; 10. injera bread and doro wat.

Diane Jensen Valvano is a social worker and reader of The Denver Post who loves travel and geography and learning about new places.