# Name that capital! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 2, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444 "2008-06-02T06:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/1 "2008-06-02T06:32:48Z")
Here we are again. This one was a little harder to put together because I couldn’t find enough online sources, but I’m sure you guys can throw some in of your own. Below is a list of fictional capitals — I won’t say capital _cities_, because some aren’t. You have to list what it’s the capital _of_ — and name one of your own, if you like. 🙂 Al Khali Boktor Brutengrad Cair Paravel Carmag Castle Roogna Coronet Emerald City Faerie Hammer Bay Maytag Mildendo Minas Tirith Sternwall Streslau Tashbaan Terminus Theed Tipoca City Trantor ---
**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/2 "2008-06-02T06:53:52Z")
Castle Roogna - Xanth (?) Cair Paravel - Narnia Emerald City - Oz Minas Tirith - Gondor Theed - Naboo Trantor - First Galactic Empire Sadly, that’s all I’ve got. That’s right, I got here first and did the easy ones 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/3 "2008-06-02T07:10:50Z")
Tashbaan - Calormen I think Al Khali is from the Arab-equivalent in Pratchett, but buggered if I can remember its name ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/4 "2008-06-02T07:39:40Z")
Some more… Muriah Ehrenrang Camelot (no, NOT that one. Try again) Aberwyn Grandon Camlann ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/5 "2008-06-02T13:03:47Z")
Terminus - Third Galactic Empire? I may provide some more but I’ll need to do a little research! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/6 "2008-06-02T21:07:33Z")
Castle Roogna - Xanth Emerald City - Oz Hammer Bay - Genosha, from X-Men Terminus - Foundation Trantor - First Galactic Empire, and Second Foundation ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/7 "2008-06-03T01:08:49Z")
[QUOTE=Aspidistra] I think Al Khali is from the Arab-equivalent in Pratchett, but buggered if I can remember its name [/QUOTE] Klatch ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/8 "2008-06-03T06:38:07Z")
**Buckler of Swashing** got Castle Roogna, Cair Paravel, Emerald City, Minas Tirith, Theed, Trantor for 6 points. **Aspidistra** got Tashbaan for 1 point. **Dead Cat** got Terminus for 1 point. **cmkeller** got Hammer Bay for 1 point. **Peter Morris** got Klatch for 1 point. > [@still remaining...](#): > > Boktor > Brutengrad > Carmag > Coronet > Faerie > Maytag > Mildendo > Sternwall > Streslau > Tipoca City > > **Supplied by Aspidistra** > Muriah > Ehrenrang > Camelot (no, NOT that one. Try again) > Aberwyn > Grandon > Camlann ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/9 "2008-06-03T07:59:31Z")
Is Maytag the capital city of Washerania? ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-capital/451444/10 "2008-06-03T18:03:55Z")
Boktor - Drasinia Mildendo - Lilliput Streslau - Ruritania