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North America Map Quiz: the Countries of North America

We name a country, you click it on the map. Can you find all 24?

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North America Map Quiz: the Countries of North America

24 countries. We name one, you click it on the map. Three tries each.

How to play

Press Start. A country name shows at the top of the map: click it. Right on the first try turns it green; right after a miss turns it amber; after three misses it turns red and the quiz moves on. The smallest places have a circle around them: click inside it. Use the zoom buttons for crowded corners of the map.

The 24 countries of North America and their capitals

North America

  • Canada Ottawa
  • Greenland (Denmark) Nuuk
  • Mexico Mexico City
  • United States Washington, D.C.

Central America

  • Belize Belmopan
  • Costa Rica San José
  • El Salvador San Salvador
  • Guatemala Guatemala City
  • Honduras Tegucigalpa
  • Nicaragua Managua
  • Panama Panama City

The Caribbean

  • Antigua and Barbuda St. John's
  • Bahamas Nassau
  • Barbados Bridgetown
  • Cuba Havana
  • Dominica Roseau
  • Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
  • Grenada St. George's
  • Haiti Port-au-Prince
  • Jamaica Kingston
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre
  • Saint Lucia Castries
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown
  • Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain

Study on paper first

Print the labeled map of North America to study, then test yourself on the blank map of North America: write in every country you know, check it against the labeled map, and play again here. There are closer maps of Central America and the Caribbean.

Questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

24: the 23 countries of North America (Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean) plus Greenland, which is part of Denmark.

How is the score worked out?

Your score is the share of places you found on the first try. A place you find on the second or third try turns amber and does not count toward the score; after three misses it turns red and the quiz moves on.

Can my class use this?

Yes, free, with no sign-up and no ads. At the end, students type their name and take a screenshot of the result card (map, score, time and date) to hand in.

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