Can you name the capitals of Canada’s provinces and territories?
Each round highlights one of Canada’s provinces and territories on the map; type its capital. The quiz asks for 12 capitals, leaving out the places whose capital gives the answer away. The three territories are included alongside the provinces. There is no timer, and a wrong guess can be tried again.
How to play
- Each round highlights one province or territory on the map of Canada and names it below the map; a place too small to see is circled. Type its capital in the box at the bottom. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and alternative spellings are accepted.
- A correct capital is accepted by itself after a short pause: the place turns green and the next one is highlighted. Press Enter to check any other answer.
- A wrong guess is marked so you can try again, as often as you like. There is no timer.
- Stuck? Press Finish to end the run: the capital is revealed and that place counts as missed.
- The 12 provinces and territories come in shuffled order, each once. Your score counts up to 12 at the top of the board, and naming the last capital completes the run. The answer review below the board lists every round.
- Your result is saved in this browser. Once enough people have played a game, the results also show how your score ranks, and you can copy or share an image of your result, or replay.
Tips for playing
Several capitals are not their province’s biggest city: Victoria rather than Vancouver, Edmonton rather than Calgary and Regina rather than Saskatoon. Do not mix up St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, with Saint John, a city in New Brunswick, whose capital is Fredericton.
All 12 capitals in the quiz
Show all 12 answers
Provinces (9)
| Province or territory | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Edmonton | — |
| British Columbia | Victoria | — |
| Manitoba | Winnipeg | — |
| New Brunswick | Fredericton | — |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | Saint John's |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax | — |
| Ontario | Toronto | — |
| Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | — |
| Saskatchewan | Regina | — |
Territories (3)
| Province or territory | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | — |
| Nunavut | Iqaluit | — |
| Yukon | Whitehorse | — |
Every name in the last column is accepted too. Not asked: Quebec, whose capital shares the place’s name.
Frequently asked questions
How many capitals are in the quiz?
12 of the 13 provinces and territories. Quebec, whose capital’s name gives the answer away, is left out.
Which other spellings are accepted?
“Saint John's” for St. John's. Capital letters, accents and punctuation never matter.
Is Ottawa in the quiz?
No. Ottawa is the national capital, but Ontario’s capital is Toronto, so Toronto is the answer when Ontario is highlighted.
Is there a time limit?
No. Take as long as you like: a wrong guess can be tried again, and Finish ends the run whenever you want to stop.
Which capitals count?
The quiz asks for the capitals of 12 of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, as listed in the answer key below and checked against the references under Sources. Quebec is left out because the capital contains the place’s name or the other way round.
Where a place shares its capital, splits it between two cities or has a separate seat of government, every listed city is accepted. The map quiz for the same country asks for the places themselves.
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Sources
Source: Natural Earth · Admin-1 states and provinces, 1:10m, v5.1.2
Public domain boundaries, simplified for a quiz. Projection: Lambert conformal conic, standard parallels 49°N and 77°N, central meridian 91.87°W (Statistics Canada Lambert). Names, groups, alternative names and capitals are curated from the references below; codes follow ISO 3166-2. The map is not a surveying or legal reference.
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