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Roamle #6 answers: Capital Cities

Friday 6 November 2026. Five stops in the cities that run the world.

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Stop 1 Find It · Capitals

Tap the country whose capital is Ulaanbaatar

Tap the country on the globe.

Answer Mongolia

Fun fact Ulaanbaatar is the coldest national capital on Earth: its average yearly temperature is below 0 °C.

Stop 2 Find It · Capitals

Tap the country whose capital is Canberra

Tap the country on the globe.

Answer Australia

Fun fact Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise, because Sydney and Melbourne both wanted to be the capital.

Stop 3 Pinpoint · Capitals

Drop a pin on Brasília

Brazil moved its capital inland in 1960.

Answer Brasília (15.79° S, 47.88° W)

Fun fact Brasília was built almost from scratch in about four years and replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital in 1960. From above, its plan looks like an aeroplane.

Stop 4 Rare Answer · Capitals

Name the capital of a European Union country

Any of the 27 member states. Rarer answers score more.

27 accepted answers

Fun fact The EU has no official capital. Brussels hosts most institutions, but the Parliament also meets in Strasbourg and the Court of Justice sits in Luxembourg. Source: EU member states, 2026

Stop 5 Best Guess · Distances

How far is Madrid from Wellington as the crow flies?

Straight-line (great-circle) distance between the city centres.

Answer 19,855 km

Fun fact Spain and New Zealand are almost exactly opposite each other on the globe. Two places can be at most about 20,015 km apart, so this trip is nearly as long as they come.

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