Capital Sprint
Name world capitals against a 90-second clock. Streaks multiply your points.
- Round
- 93 seconds
- Works on
- Mobile & desktop
- Category
- Quiz
Capital Sprint controls: Tap the right answer · keys 1–4 work too. Press Play, then the game takes the keyboard. Press Tab to leave it.
Free play · 93 seconds · no sign-in
Tap the right answer · keys 1–4 work too
How to play Capital Sprint
Read the question card: it names a country (or, later in the round, a capital) and shows its continent.
Tap or click the right answer among the four buttons, or press 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the keyboard.
A right answer scores points and the next question appears at once; a wrong one costs 3 seconds and shows the right answer in green.
Answer several in a row to light the streak flame and raise your multiplier, up to ×4 from nine in a row.
Answer as many as you can before the 90-second clock runs out.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Tap an answer | Pick that answer on a phone or tablet |
| Click an answer | Pick that answer with the mouse |
| Keys 1, 2, 3, 4 (top row or numpad) | Pick the first, second, third or fourth answer |
Tips
Answer the ones you know instantly: the speed bonus fades over five seconds and the clock never stops, so saved time goes to the hard questions.
Use the continent chip. All four answers come from the same continent, so rule out the capitals you know belong to other countries and choose among what is left.
Protect your streak. From nine in a row every answer counts four times, so on a question you are unsure of, eliminate what you can before you commit.
Learn the classic traps: the capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydney; Canada's is Ottawa, not Toronto; Turkey's is Ankara, not Istanbul; Brazil's is Brasília, not Rio de Janeiro.
Watch the look-alikes: Niger and Nigeria, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, Dominica and the Dominican Republic, and the two Congos (Kinshasa is the capital of DR Congo, Brazzaville of the Republic of the Congo).
On a computer, keep four fingers on the 1 to 4 keys: pressing a key is faster than moving the mouse.
About Capital Sprint
Capital Sprint is a free world capitals quiz you play in your browser. A country appears on the question card, four capital cities appear under it, and you pick the right one before the 90-second clock runs out. It is a quick capital cities game and geography quiz in one: every round opens with famous capitals like Paris, Tokyo and Canberra, then works its way to the ones only real map fans know. Later questions flip the question around, naming a capital and asking which country it belongs to, so you need to know the map in both directions.
Every right answer chimes and the next question slides in at once. A wrong answer takes 3 seconds off the clock, resets your streak and shows the right answer in green for a moment, so the next time it comes up you will know it. Questions come in four difficulty levels, shown as diamonds on the card: the first eight are always famous capitals, then come well-known ones, and the last stretch mixes harder and more obscure capitals from every continent. The card names the continent, and the wrong answers always come from the same continent and a similar difficulty, so every question is a fair test rather than a giveaway. The quiz covers 166 countries. Countries whose capital is disputed, split between several cities or officially being moved, such as Bolivia, South Africa, the Netherlands or Indonesia, are left out, so every question has exactly one right answer.
Scoring rewards knowing your capitals and knowing them fast. A right answer is worth 100, 150, 200 or 250 points depending on its difficulty, multiplied by your streak: ×2 from three right answers in a row, ×3 from six and ×4 from nine, shown by the streak flame at the top of the screen. On top of that, a speed bonus of up to 50 points fades away over the first five seconds of each question. Wrong answers never take points away, only time and the streak. When the clock runs out, a TIME'S UP card shows your score, your correct answers, your accuracy and your best streak. Play casually as often as you like, or take a ranked attempt and climb the leaderboards of our competitive games; ranked scores are verified by replaying the run on our servers.
Capital Sprint plays the same on a phone, a tablet or a computer. On a touch screen, tap one of the four big answer buttons; with a mouse, click it; and on a keyboard, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to pick the first to fourth answer, which is the fastest way to play on a desktop. There is nothing to download and no sign-up, and every run draws a new set of countries, so you can play again straight away. It is one of our mobile games and PC games, and a round is short enough for a coffee break.
Capital Sprint belongs to our quiz games and geography games. If you enjoy testing what you know under a little time pressure, try the brain games, browse the one-minute rounds in the quick games, or find something relaxed but thoughtful among the casual games for adults.
Details
- Category
- Quiz & Trivia Games
- Tags
- Genre
- Trivia
- Orientation
- Portrait (9:16)
- Works on
- Mobile & desktopPhones, tablets and computers
- Controls
- Keyboard, mouse or touch
- Released
- Updated
- Credits
- Design and development: Gamefinity
- Age rating
- 4+
Capital Sprint FAQ
How long does a game of Capital Sprint last?
The clock starts at 90 seconds and every wrong answer takes 3 seconds off it. When it runs out, a TIME'S UP card shows your stats for two and a half seconds. If you stop answering for 20 seconds, the run ends early.
How is the score calculated?
Each right answer is worth 100, 150, 200 or 250 points depending on its difficulty, multiplied by your streak (×2 from three in a row, ×3 from six, ×4 from nine), plus a speed bonus of up to 50 points that fades over the first five seconds. Wrong answers score nothing and reset the streak, but never take points away.
Why are some countries missing from the quiz?
Countries whose capital is disputed, split between several cities or officially being moved are left out, so every question has exactly one right answer. That includes Bolivia, South Africa, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Israel and Indonesia, among others. The quiz covers 166 countries.
What are the reversed questions?
From the twelfth question on, some cards name a capital instead of a country and ask which country it is the capital of. The four answers are then countries from the same continent.
Do I get the same questions every time?
No. Every run draws different countries, distractors and answer positions. The difficulty order is the same in every run, so each run is equally hard: famous capitals first, obscure ones later.
Can I play Capital Sprint on my phone?
Yes. Capital Sprint works in any modern mobile browser: tap the big answer buttons. On a computer you can click the answers or press 1 to 4 on the keyboard.
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