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Geography quiz: world capitals template

Five capital-city questions for a fast, competitive review.

Use this template — free5 questions · free plan · works in PowerPoint

What's in it

  1. 1Quiz competition

    What is the capital of Canada?

    • Toronto
    • Vancouver
    • Ottawa ✓
    • Montreal

    Why: Ottawa has been Canada’s capital since 1857.

  2. 2Quiz competition

    What is the capital of Australia?

    • Sydney
    • Canberra ✓
    • Melbourne
    • Perth

    Why: Canberra was built as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

  3. 3Quiz competition

    What is the capital of Japan?

    • Kyoto
    • Osaka
    • Tokyo ✓
    • Hiroshima

    Why: Tokyo is Japan’s capital and largest city.

  4. 4Quiz competition

    What is the capital of Brazil?

    • Rio de Janeiro
    • São Paulo
    • Brasília ✓
    • Salvador

    Why: Brasília replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital in 1960.

  5. 5Quiz competition

    What is the capital of Egypt?

    • Cairo ✓
    • Alexandria
    • Luxor
    • Giza

    Why: Cairo sits on the Nile and is Egypt’s capital.

How to run it

Works for any age from about 10 up. Students enter a nickname for the leaderboard.

  1. Click Use this template. It is copied into your account as a session you can edit.
  2. Click Present session, or insert the Pingroom add-in on your PowerPoint slides.
  3. Your audience opens pingroom.app/p/yourname or scans the QR code, and answers from their phones.

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