This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Quiz: Can You Name the Country From Its Capital City?.

You may know capitals today, but these former capitals are a journey through time – these are places that were once at the center of life. Only the keenest geography minds can truly recognize them: ...

How well do you know the 50 U.S. state capitals? Test yourself by taking our state capitals map quiz below. Answer all of the multiple-choice questions to receive a final score out of 50 at the end.

1. The only state capital with a name that ends in "ville." 2. Which capital city has "The Saintly City" as one of its nicknames? 3. Name any two of the four state capitals that begin with the letter ...