Q281: Sydney is the capital of Australia.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of Australia is Canberra, which was built as a new capital between the two largest rival cities, Sydney and Melbourne.
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Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of Australia is Canberra, which was built as a new capital between the two largest rival cities, Sydney and Melbourne.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of the Sultanate of Oman is Muscat, while Salalah is a city in the south famous for its monsoon (khareef) rains and green scenery.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of India is New Delhi, while Mumbai is its largest city and financial center on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of Italy is Rome, while Milan is a large city in the north famous for industry and fashion.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C., while New York is its largest city and home to the United Nations headquarters.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False. The capital of Morocco is Rabat, while Casablanca is its largest city, its economic center and its most important port.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, flows through several capitals, including Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, located in the north on the Red River, while the largest city is Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Kuwait City lies on Kuwait Bay in the Arabian Gulf, and it is the country's political and commercial center.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Tehran is the capital of Iran and its largest city, located at the foot of the Alborz Mountains, while Isfahan was the country's capital in earlier eras.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia and its largest city, an ancient port on the Indian Ocean in East Africa.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and its largest city, and it has a wildlife reserve very close to the city center.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Madrid lies roughly in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula, and it is one of the highest European capitals above sea level.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. The Tigris splits Baghdad into two sides, Karkh and Rusafa; the city was founded by the Abbasid caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur as the capital of the Abbasid state.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, located on the Mediterranean coast, with Mount Lebanon surrounding it to the east.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Damascus is the capital of Syria, and people have lived there for thousands of years, so it is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities; it was also the capital of the Umayyad state.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and its largest city, and the River Liffey divides it into north and south.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Helsinki is the capital of Finland and its largest city, overlooking the Baltic Sea in northern Europe.
Answer: True ✔
💡 True. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and its largest city; the Chao Phraya River runs through it, and it is famous for its temples and floating markets.
Answer: Putrajaya
💡 Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's official capital, but most ministries and the Prime Minister's office have moved to the nearby planned city of Putrajaya.