Pick a map quiz
United States
- US states map quizClick each state as its name comes up.
- State capitals quizPick the capital of each state.
- Northeast states map quizNine states, some of them very small.
- Midwest states map quizTwelve states from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains.
- Southern states map quizThe Census Bureau's South is bigger than most people expect: 16 states, from Delaware to Texas..
- Western states map quizThirteen states, including the largest one.
- 13 colonies map quizFind each of the thirteen original colonies.
The world
- World map quiz195 countries on one map.
- Europe map quiz45 countries, six of them microstates you'll need to zoom in to find.
- Africa map quiz54 countries, the most of any continent.
- Asia map quiz47 countries, from Turkey to Japan.
- North and South America map quiz35 countries from Canada to Chile.
- Oceania map quizFourteen countries spread across a huge ocean.
Capitals, flags and shapes
- World capitals quizChoose the capital of each country.
- Flags of the world quizName the country for each flag.
- Guess the country by its shapeEach question shows one country's outline, without neighbors or coastline context.
- Geography triviaForty questions on rivers, mountains, borders and records, each explained.
Why clicking beats reading a list
Reading "Montana borders Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota" is easy to forget. Finding Montana on a blank map, missing it twice and seeing where it really sits is not. Each quiz gives you three tries per place, then shows the answer and moves on, and the end-of-round list tells you exactly which places to practice next.
Where the maps come from
US borders come from the Census Bureau and world borders from Natural Earth, both public domain. Every country name and capital is checked against two independent datasets before the site is built. Read how we make our maps, including how we handle disputed borders and capitals.
Map quiz questions
Are these map quizzes free?
Yes. Every map game, flag quiz and capitals quiz is free, needs no account and runs in your browser. Nothing you click is sent to a server.
Which map quiz should I start with?
If you live in the US, start with the US states map quiz and turn on 'Show names' for the first round. For the world, start with one continent, such as Europe or South America, before trying all 195 countries.
Do the map quizzes work on a phone?
Yes. Use the Zoom button to enlarge the map for small states and island countries; every quiz also has a list mode for capitals, flags and shapes.