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33 quizzes and 430 trivia questions.
1.
  Rivers and Cities   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I give you the city. You choose the river on which it stands. Roam the world to find the answers!
Tough, 20 Qns, minch, Dec 17 19
Tough
minch gold member
Dec 17 19
34682 plays
2.
  If You Lived Here   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you live in Toronto, you're a Torontonian, and if you live in London, you're a Londoner. However, not all citizen designations are that easy to spot - and some are quite obvious. Try your hand at these.
Tough, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Jan 01 12
Tough
Cymruambyth gold member
15484 plays
3.
  Which City is Number 2?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give the country, you tell me the second largest city in terms of population. All questions are based on population of the metropolitan area. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, hews, Oct 13 23
Tough
hews
Oct 13 23
10933 plays
4.
  The City Known As....    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
New York is the Big Apple, Paris is the City of Light. Do you know which cities go by the designations in this quiz? (My source is 'The Centenary Edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable').
Impossible, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Jan 23 06
Impossible
Cymruambyth gold member
7588 plays
5.
  Which City is Closest? 2   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Not as hard as the first "Which City is Closest". Select which city is closest to the city given, as the crow flies.
Tough, 15 Qns, thenaynay, May 16 06
Tough
thenaynay
7134 plays
6.
  The Town Where I Was Born    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Misplaced is a small yet cosmopolitan team. Each member has given some facts about where he/she was born, you just have to work out where it is!
Tough, 10 Qns, thula2, Jul 08 23
Tough
thula2
Jul 08 23
1057 plays
7.
  Cities at the Confluences of Rivers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many cities have been built at the point where two or more rivers meet. Test your knowledge about the following cities and their confluences of rivers.
Difficult, 10 Qns, nerthus, Jan 03 15
Difficult
nerthus
6773 plays
8.
  Economic Capitals   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See if you can figure out these centers of economic activity through "Who am I" questions.
Tough, 10 Qns, AspergersHunk, Aug 10 18
Tough
AspergersHunk
Aug 10 18
2871 plays
9.
  Reasons Behind City Nicknames    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There is plenty written about cities and their nicknames. This quiz is about the sometimes surprising reasons cities got their name. Have a look and see or learn. Some hints are provided in "brackets".
Difficult, 10 Qns, dutch_frank_65, May 21 21
Difficult
dutch_frank_65
May 21 21
4458 plays
10.
  "C" is for "City"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The connecting link of this quiz is that all the cities listed in the questions begin with the letter "C". We will travel all over the world in this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, Ampelos, Sep 21 14
Tough
Ampelos gold member
980 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In terms of population, which is the second largest city in Russia?

From Quiz "Which City is Number 2?"




11.
  Cities of the Olympics 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is the second in the Cities of the Olympics Series. Don't worry, you won't need to know anything about the Olympics, only about those cities that have hosted them!
Difficult, 10 Qns, acm2210, Jun 27 10
Difficult
acm2210
3986 plays
12.
  Cities of the Olympics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on cities and towns that have all got one thing in common - they have all hosted either the Summer or Winter Olympic Games!
Difficult, 10 Qns, acm2210, Apr 26 20
Difficult
acm2210
Apr 26 20
4851 plays
13.
  A River Runs Through It    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the name of the river, and you'll tell me which city or town it runs through. Have fun cruising down these rivers.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Mar 30 21
Very Difficult
Cymruambyth gold member
Mar 30 21
985 plays
14.
  Cities I'll Never Revisit    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Revisit" means you've been there before. I've never been to any of these cities and I'd like to. Tell me which ones I may visit once, but "I'll Never REvisit".
Tough, 10 Qns, habitsowner, Jun 16 17
Tough
habitsowner
Jun 16 17
895 plays
15.
  Biggest City But Not Capital    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This test is about countries or dependencies where the biggest city is not always the capital. I give you the capital and the country. You give me the city. (Two of the questions refer to US states).
Difficult, 20 Qns, author, Jan 01 20
Difficult
author
Jan 01 20
8234 plays
16.
  What Am I Going to Do Here?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am visiting ten different cities. However, these places are rather obscure and I am finding it difficult to find something to do. Answer these questions and help me set my itinerary.
Tough, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jun 09 14
Tough
Joepetz gold member
569 plays
17.
  Known or Lesser Known Cities II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten new questions about cities of the world.
Tough, 10 Qns, Kabdanis, Jul 08 10
Tough
Kabdanis gold member
6108 plays
18.
  Remote Locations: Main Settlement (1)    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is not a 'capitals' quiz. But I want you to name the main settlements in the following remote territories. If a such exists, I want the administrative centre of the territory.
Difficult, 25 Qns, author, Oct 26 15
Difficult
author
3097 plays
19.
  The Great World Cities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Interesting tidbits about some of the Great Cities of the World
Tough, 10 Qns, Pick61, Jun 09 14
Tough
Pick61
1129 plays
20.
  The Ultimate World Cities Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Let's see how much you know about world cities. I'll give you a fact, a place or just a hint and you have to figure out what city I'm talking about. Have fun!
Difficult, 25 Qns, colombia, Oct 08 16
Difficult
colombia
6306 plays
21.
  Where in the World am I Going?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It seems like I never stay in one place for long. Identify the city to which I am flying.
Difficult, 10 Qns, clg18057, Feb 10 05
Difficult
clg18057
2443 plays
22.
  Known or Lesser Known Cities I    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a bunch of varied questions about cities of the world. Thanks for commenting my first quiz.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Kabdanis, Oct 21 18
Difficult
Kabdanis gold member
Oct 21 18
4911 plays
23.
  Furthest North: North, Central and South America    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of North, Central, and South American capitals and their geography relative to each other. I'll name four countries and you choose the capital city that is geographically furthest north.
Tough, 10 Qns, danway07, Apr 14 21
Tough
danway07
Apr 14 21
2416 plays
24.
  One Name, Many Places II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some cities have the same name and exist in several countries. The object of this quiz is identify the biggest of the four options. Good Luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, hews, Dec 28 11
Difficult
hews
4795 plays
25.
  Remote Locations: Main Settlement (2)    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is not a 'capitals' quiz. But I want you to name the main settlements in the following remote territories. Alternatively, I could ask for the administrative centre of the territory.
Tough, 25 Qns, author, Sep 29 22
Tough
author
Sep 29 22
1163 plays
26.
  Twenty Island Cities    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
In this quiz I will ask: What is the largest city situated on an island in this country?
Difficult, 20 Qns, author, Nov 21 18
Difficult
author
Nov 21 18
2369 plays
27.
  New Names of Former USSR Cities    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
After the Soviet Union was divided into independent republics in 1991, some of the republics made some changes of geographical names.I give you the old names of 20 cities, you give me their new.
Tough, 20 Qns, author, Oct 25 02
Tough
author
1641 plays
28.
  10 Questions on World Cities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test how well updated you are with geopolitics and other interesting topics. Give it a try!
Difficult, 10 Qns, RDXD, Oct 09 23
Difficult
RDXD
Oct 09 23
633 plays
29.
  Regional Capitals in the Americas    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
In this quiz I will test your knowledge about regional capitals in the Americas. I will give you country and region, you give me capital.
Difficult, 20 Qns, author, Dec 04 22
Difficult
author
Dec 04 22
1956 plays
30.
  Test yourself! World Cities Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you think you are good at geography? This rigorous geography quiz will be sure to provoke you regardless of how much confidence you seem to carry.
Difficult, 10 Qns, ikon21, Mar 23 24
Difficult
ikon21
Mar 23 24
322 plays
31.
  Cities Along the Equator    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these cities are situated along the Equator (or near it).
Tough, 10 Qns, author, Oct 27 02
Tough
author
2090 plays
32.
  Which City Is Closest? 1    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here is a quiz for all you geography buffs. Simply select which city is closest to the city given, as the crow flies.
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, thenaynay, Nov 20 21
Very Difficult
thenaynay
Nov 20 21
1854 plays
33.
  Help Me I'm Lost ?    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
I'll give you a few clues, You have to tell me what city I'm in. There are several clues highlighted in the questions.
Difficult, 5 Qns, gamesrfun2222, Apr 10 14
Difficult
gamesrfun2222
2574 plays

World Cities for Experts Trivia Questions

1. This city has the Tropic of Capricorn running right through one of its major airports.

From Quiz
World Cities

Answer: Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo-Guarulhos is the largest airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the country's largest city. The Tropic of Capricorn travels directly through 09R/27L - the southernmost runway of the airport's only two.

2. When I was small, I lived in Wales and learned to swim in the River Dyfi. What was the name of the town or city in which I lived?

From Quiz A River Runs Through It

Answer: Machynlleth

According 2001 census figures, about 2,147 people are fortunate enough to live in Machynlleth, in the mid-Wales region now called Powys. From 1945 to 1949 I was one of them, and to this day I suffer from hiraeth, that peculiar-to-the-Welsh longing for Wales. There has been a settlement there since Celtic times. The Romans had a camp on Wylfa, one of the hills that surround the town, and Owain Glyndwr, the last Welsh Prince of Wales, had his parliament building on what is now Maengwyn Street. Since the 13th century, a market has been held every Wednesday, originally selling farm animals, cloth, foodstuffs, and, more recently, arts and crafts created by the many artists, jewellery makers, weavers, and craftsmen who have made Machynlleth their home. Machynlleth is also one of Britain's leading centres for alternate energy technologies. While approximately 70% of the townspeople speak Welsh, they also speak English, which is a good thing for the tourists who throng its streets. Machynlleth lies south-east of Bangor and south-west of Rhyl, and the Afon Dyfi (that's the River Dyfi - pronounced Dovey - to non-Welsh speakers) empties into the Dyfi Estuary on Cardigan Bay. Aberdyfi (which means mouth of the Dyfi) is on the Estuary.

3. 1) I was the starting point of the 2010 Tour de France. 2) I was destroyed by German bombing during the Blitzkrieg, then rebuilt. 3) I have served as the largest port city in Europe and the second in the world, in terms of service. Who am I?

From Quiz Economic Capitals

Answer: Rotterdam

Rotterdam was surpassed as the largest port city in the world by Shanghai, China. Although the biggest port city in Europe, it isn't the economic center of the European Union (Frankfurt am Main, Germany is).

4. Which city is known as The City of a Hundred Towers?

From Quiz The City Known As....

Answer: Pavia, Italy

Several other cities (none listed among the possible answers) claim the title, too, among them Prague, in the Czech Republic, and Ascoli Piceno in Italy, but the betting is that Pavia was the first to be known by the name. Indeed, Pavia was known as Civitas Centum Turrium as far back as the year 1100. The mania for building towers in Pavia was all about pride of family - building a tower, evidently, was the mediaeval equivalent of "he who dies with the most toys, wins". By the year 1300, many of the towers had already tumbled down, but the name persisted. A map of the town made in 1525 shows that some 50 of the towers were still standing.

5. Los Angeles is often referred to as "The Shaky City". Do you know who started that nickname? 10-4 Over.

From Quiz Reasons Behind City Nicknames

Answer: Truckers on their CB

Shaky City was used in the lyrics of a top hit dated January 1976, recorded by C.W. McCall, which is actually a pseudonym of Bill Fries. The songs lyrics are in CB lingo and tells the story of a trucker who leads a fleet of trucks from Los Angeles to the Jersey shore. Daniel Kortchmar also used Shaky Town in a song, sung by Jackson Browne, but not earlier than 1978. Even later two Scottish brothers, Colin and Euan Gunn, used the trucker phrase as the title of their 55 minute documentary to describe the, as they saw it, "unstable foundations of a city built on immorality". They thought the nickname was used for San Fransico, but that is nowadays known as "Gay Bay". Anyhow, the truckers were the first to use the nickname.

6. If it's October, then I'm on an Aer Lingus flight. I'm making my way to this "marshy" city's annual film festival. During my stay, I'll stop by St. Fin Barre's Cathedral; I find it a nice place for some peaceful meditation. Where am I going?

From Quiz Where in the World am I Going?

Answer: Cork

The city of Cork is located in the southwest of Ireland. The name Cork is derived from the Irish word "corcaigh", which means "marshy place". Cork is the starting point of the European walking route E8 that ends in Istanbul, Turkey.

7. Which city is closest to Berlin, Germany?

From Quiz Which City is Closest? 2

Answer: Budapest, Hungary

Budapest: 707 km; Bucharest: 1308 km; Bristol: 1101 km; Beirut: 2722 km. All distances used in this quiz are from: http://www.indo.com/distance/index.html or www.timeanddate.com

8. What is the largest city in France situated on an island?

From Quiz Twenty Island Cities

Answer: Ajaccio, Corsica

Ajaccio is the capital of Corsica and the birthplace of Napoleon.

9. This city in Russia was called Sverdlovsk 1924-91.

From Quiz New Names of Former USSR Cities

Answer: Yekaterinburg

The city was founded as a fortress in 1721 and was named after Empress Catherine I.

10. This city is the chief seaport of Gabon.

From Quiz Cities Along the Equator

Answer: Port-Gentil

Port-Gentil has facilities for oil refining and shipment.

11. In how many countries' capital cities can you walk along the Danube river?

From Quiz Known or Lesser Known Cities I

Answer: Four

In order, they are: Wien, Bratislava, Budapest and Beograd.

12. Pakistan: Islamabad is the capital, but what's the biggest city?

From Quiz Biggest City But Not Capital

Answer: Karachi

Karachi was capital of Pakistan 1957-59.

13. What is the main settlement and administrative centre of Greenland?

From Quiz Remote Locations: Main Settlement (1)

Answer: Nuuk

Nuuk is the Inuit name, Godthaab or Godthab the Danish name. Greenland is a Danish colony with some self-government. The population is 56,000. Nuuk has 13,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of Greenland since 1950.

14. Des Moines, turned into a city in 1857 , is well known as the capital city of Iowa. It is located at the confluence of the Des Moines river and which other river?

From Quiz Cities at the Confluences of Rivers

Answer: Raccoon

Des Moines' life began as Fort Des Moines at the junction of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in 1843. Eventually, the town of East Des Moines was merged with it and in 1857, the state capital moved from Iowa City to Des Moines.

15. This is the southernmost city in the world.

From Quiz World Cities

Answer: Ushuaia, Argentina

Ushuaia is located in the Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) in Argentina.

16. The capital of the country, 'Some' of our 'Politicians' 'play' Hockey. Home of the 'Peace' tower. Where am I?

From Quiz Help Me I'm Lost ?

Answer: Ottawa

The clue from a commercial series for Red Rose tea where British tea drinkers are commenting on the tea only being available in Canada. In response to that statement the drinker's reply was :'Only in Canada.eh...It's a Bloomin Pity'. Also home to NHL's Ottawa Senators.

17. Where in the world is the largest Newcastle?

From Quiz One Name, Many Places II

Answer: Australia

Newcastle, Australia, had a 2001 population of 465,000.

18. On which river does the capital of England lie?

From Quiz Rivers and Cities

Answer: Thames

The capital is London.

19. In terms of population, which is the second largest city in Russia?

From Quiz Which City is Number 2?

Answer: St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg (2004 pop. 4.6 million) was founded near the mouth of the Neva River in the wake of retreating Swedish troops in 1703. Made capital by Peter the Great in 1710, it was renamed Petrograd in 1914 (St. Petersburg sounded too German) and then Leningrad in 1924 (in honour of Lenin) before reverting to its original name after the break-up of the USSR in 1991.

20. There was a huge barricade in the middle of this city that split the city between two vastly distinct territories.

From Quiz World Cities

Answer: Berlin

On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan famously exclaimed, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". This was in response to the infamous Berlin Wall that split one city into two different countries for 28 years: the west side represented by democracy, and the east side represented by communism. Many chunks of the former Berlin Wall are dispersed throughout the world, and are not as rare as one might think. One of my teachers has a piece of the wall in his classroom.

21. The major Ukrainian seaport city in the Donets'k region is a very important and strategic base for the Ukrainian government. Which city is this?

From Quiz World Cities

Answer: Mariupol

Mariupol is located on the northern coast of the sea of Azov and has a predominantly Russian-speaking population. In 2014, during the Ukrainian uprising, the central government in Kiev picked this city to become the provisional capital of the Donets'k Oblast when the capital was under rebel control.

22. Called Krung Thep by its inhabitants, this capital is located on the Chao Phraya river in southeast Asia. What city is it?

From Quiz The Great World Cities

Answer: Bangkok

By far Thailand's largest city, it is a center of commercial activity. It was also the third most popular tourist destination in 2012 as declared by Mastercard, after London and Paris.

23. 1) I was formerly the free state of Danzig in the interwar years. 2) I am the largest city in the northern part of a Central European country. 3) I am the birthplace of Nobel Prize winning author Gunter Grass. Who am I?

From Quiz Economic Capitals

Answer: Gdansk

Gdansk is the chief port city on the Baltic Sea. The city is also located very close to the city of Gdynia, home to many famous Polish baths.

24. What is a citizen of Birmingham, England called?

From Quiz If You Lived Here

Answer: Brummie

The local name for my home town of Birmingham is Brummagem, hence Brummie. Because Birmingham was once noted for its output of imitation jewellery, toys, and household pots and pans made of inferior metals, Brummagem became a synonym for 'cheap' or 'worthless'. As a proud former Brummie (I was born there), I want to point out that not everything made in Birmingham is cheap and worthless - especially me. Since the 18th century the city has also been noted for its fine jewellers, silversmiths and goldsmiths.

25. Which city is known as The City of Dreaming Spires?

From Quiz The City Known As....

Answer: Oxford, England

It was the poet Matthew Arnold who was responsible for this most apt description of the beautiful university town. In his poem 'Thyrsis' he described Oxford as "that sweet city with her dreaming spires". The spires are much older than the poem!

26. Slow Death is a nickname for San Diego. Where did that originate from?

From Quiz Reasons Behind City Nicknames

Answer: The San Diego music scene

It originates from the Punk music scene which was really booming in San Diego, but the police who were feeling threatened by the way punkers looked, started shutting down every concert. Punks would now refer to San Diego as "Slow Death" because the punk scene was starting to die over there.

27. Which city is closest to Stockholm, Sweden?

From Quiz Which City is Closest? 2

Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia

Stockholm to St. Petersburg: 697 km; Stockholm to Stuttgart: 1307 km; Stockholm to Salzburg: 1332 km; Stockholm to Sofia: 1890 km

28. What is the largest city in Italy situated on an island? (Apart from Venice, which is situated on 118 islands).

From Quiz Twenty Island Cities

Answer: Palermo, Sicily

Palermo is the capital of Sicily. In ancient times it served as capital of the Carthagian possessions in Sicily.

29. If that Big Apple on the Atlantic Coast is the "new" York, what is the 'old' York?

From Quiz Known or Lesser Known Cities II

Answer: City in England

In 1664, when the British took the city from the Dutch, they renamed it after James, brother of the King Charles II, who was the Duke of York.

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