Naming the Capitals 51 Naming the Capitals How did the county capitals get their names? Find out with this quiz. 1 / 8 Grand Bassa capital is named in honor of the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Liberia Henry Buchanan Robert Buchanan Thomas Buchanan James Buchanan 2 / 8 This president changed the capital of Monserrado to his hometown, and named the new capital after himself Benson Tubman Tolbert Barclay 3 / 8 This capital was renamed Tubmanburg Bopolu Maryland Bomi Hills Bensonville 4 / 8 The capital of Montserrado was changed from Monrovia to Bentol True False 5 / 8 Before it was named Monrovia, it was known as (select all that apply) Monsterrado Dukaw Cape Mesurado Dugbuh 6 / 8 This capital is named after the river, and so is the county Harper Greenville River Gee Cestos City 7 / 8 They named this one after a US president Greenville Marshall Monrovia Harper 8 / 8 Call it Buchanan, but the natives will keep calling the capital of this county Gbehzohn Grand Bassa Monsterrado River Cess Margibi Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte 0% Restart quiz