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Quiz about Asian Cities with More Than a Million People

Asian Cities with More Than a Million People Quiz

All of these cities (with urban agglomerations) have more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Most are far bigger. I give you some information. You give me the name of the city. Follow the alphabet A-Z (excl.U).

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
author

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
4058

Last 3 plays: japh (20/25), LadyNym (25/25), Guest 161 (8/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. A. This city is the largest city (and former capital) of Kazakhstan. Hint

Astana

Almaty

Akmola

Almetyevsk

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Question 2 of 25

2. B. This city is capital of West Java province, Indonesia. It�s the country�s third largest city. Hint

Bogor

Buru

Balikpapan

Bandung

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Question 3 of 25

3. C. This city is principal port of Bangladesh, and is the country�s second largest city. Hint

Cochin

Chittagong

Calicut

Chennai

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Question 4 of 25

4. D. This city is the capital of Syria.

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Question 5 of 25

5. E.This city was capital of Persia 1598-1722. Today it is one of Iran's largest cities.

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Question 6 of 25

6. F. This city was known before 1980 as Lyallpur. It�s now the third largest city of Pakistan. Hint

Faridabad

Faizabad

Faisalabad

Farrukhabad

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Question 7 of 25

7. G. This city is capital of Guangdong province, China. Hint

Guangde

Guangdong

Guangzhou

Guanghua

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Question 8 of 25

8. H. This city is capital of Vietnam.

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Question 9 of 25

9. I. This is third largest city of Turkey and was formerly known as Smyrna.

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Question 10 of 25

10. J. This city is capital of Indonesia.

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Question 11 of 25

11. K. This city is capital of Afghanistan.

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Question 12 of 25

12. L. This city is capital of Punjab province, Pakistan. It�s the country�s second largest.

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Question 13 of 25

13. M. This city is capital of Khorasan province, Iran. It�s the country�s third largest. Hint

Mosul

Multan

Mazar-i-Sharif

Mashhad

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Question 14 of 25

14. N. This Russian city was formerly known as Novonikolaevsk. It�s now the country�s fourth largest.

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Question 15 of 25

15. O. This Japanese city was formerly known as Naniwa. It is the center the Hanshin area, which is the most important industrial area in Japan.

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Question 16 of 25

16. P. This city is capital of North Korea.

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Question 17 of 25

17. Q. This city is part of Kiaochow territory occupied by Germany in 1897 and leased to Germany for 99 years in 1898. Hint

Qingjiang

Qingdao

Qinhuangdao

Qiongshan

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Question 18 of 25

18. R. This city is capital of Saudi Arabia.

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Question 19 of 25

19. S. This city is capital of East Java province, Indonesia. It�s the country�s second largest.

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Question 20 of 25

20. T. This city is capital of Uzbekistan.

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Question 21 of 25

21. V. This city is also known as Benares. It�s a holy city to the Hindus.

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Question 22 of 25

22. W. This Chinese city was formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang. It�s now the fifth largest city of China. Hint

Wuxi

Wuchang

Wuhan

Wuhu

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Question 23 of 25

23. X. This city is capital of Shaanxi province, China. Hint

Xiangyun

Xiamen

Xian

Xianyang

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Question 24 of 25

24. Y. This city is Japan�s major port and the country�s second largest.

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Question 25 of 25

25. Z. This city is capital of Henan province, China. Hint

Zhenhai

Zhengzhou

Zhenjiang

Zhenyuan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A. This city is the largest city (and former capital) of Kazakhstan.

Answer: Almaty

Formerly called Vernyi and Alma-Ata, this city was founded by Russians as fort in 1854. It was capital of Kazakhstan until 1997.

2. B. This city is capital of West Java province, Indonesia. It�s the country�s third largest city.

Answer: Bandung

Bandung is famous for being site of Asian-African Conference in 1955.

3. C. This city is principal port of Bangladesh, and is the country�s second largest city.

Answer: Chittagong

Chittagong was ceded to British East India Company in 1760.

4. D. This city is the capital of Syria.

Answer: Damascus

Damascus was made capital of independent Syria in 1943.

5. E.This city was capital of Persia 1598-1722. Today it is one of Iran's largest cities.

Answer: Esfahan

This city was an ancient Median town called Aspadana. It was captured by Arabs during their conquest of Persia 641-650.The name of the city could also be spelled Isfahan.

6. F. This city was known before 1980 as Lyallpur. It�s now the third largest city of Pakistan.

Answer: Faisalabad

Faisalabad was founded in 1890.

7. G. This city is capital of Guangdong province, China.

Answer: Guangzhou

Guangzhou was formerly known as Canton. Its resistance to English opium trade led to war with Great Britain 1839-42.

8. H. This city is capital of Vietnam.

Answer: Hanoi

Hanoi became capital of North Vietnam in 1954 and capital of united Vietnam in 1976.

9. I. This is third largest city of Turkey and was formerly known as Smyrna.

Answer: Izmir

Izmir (Smyrna) was occupied by Greeks in 1919 and temporarily ceded to them in 1920. It was recaptured by Turkish Nationalists in 1922.

10. J. This city is capital of Indonesia.

Answer: Jakarta

Jakarta was formerly known as Batavia.

11. K. This city is capital of Afghanistan.

Answer: Kabul

Kabul was made only capital of Afghanistan in 1774.

12. L. This city is capital of Punjab province, Pakistan. It�s the country�s second largest.

Answer: Lahore

Lahore was capital of Ghazni and Ghuri sultans in 11th and 12th centuries.

13. M. This city is capital of Khorasan province, Iran. It�s the country�s third largest.

Answer: Mashhad

The city is important strategically because of its proximity to Russian and Afghan borders.

14. N. This Russian city was formerly known as Novonikolaevsk. It�s now the country�s fourth largest.

Answer: Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is largest town of Siberia. In WW2 many industrial plants were moved to this area.

15. O. This Japanese city was formerly known as Naniwa. It is the center the Hanshin area, which is the most important industrial area in Japan.

Answer: Osaka

Osaka was leading commercial city of Japan during feudal era.It has close connections with the port of Kobe.

16. P. This city is capital of North Korea.

Answer: Pyongyang

Pyongyang was capital of Koguryo kingdom 427-668.

17. Q. This city is part of Kiaochow territory occupied by Germany in 1897 and leased to Germany for 99 years in 1898.

Answer: Qingdao

Qingdao used to be known as Tsingdao or Tsingtau.

18. R. This city is capital of Saudi Arabia.

Answer: Riyadh

Riyadh became capital of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

19. S. This city is capital of East Java province, Indonesia. It�s the country�s second largest.

Answer: Surabaya

Surabaya came under Dutch control in 18th century. It was a principal Dutch naval base in the East Indies.

20. T. This city is capital of Uzbekistan.

Answer: Tashkent

Tashkent was captured by Russians in 1865 and new city built beside old one, which dates from first century BC.

21. V. This city is also known as Benares. It�s a holy city to the Hindus.

Answer: Varanasi

Varanasi is one of India�s most ancient cities. It�s also sacred to Jains and Buddhists.

22. W. This Chinese city was formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang. It�s now the fifth largest city of China.

Answer: Wuhan

Wuhan is an industrial centre (steel, iron).

23. X. This city is capital of Shaanxi province, China.

Answer: Xian

Xian is famous for its excavated 6000 life-size terracotta warriors and the tomb of Emperor Shih Huang Ti.

24. Y. This city is Japan�s major port and the country�s second largest.

Answer: Yokohama

Yokohama was just a fishing village when visited by American naval officer Matthew Perry in 1854 to negotiate American-Japanese trading possibilities. It opened for foreign settlement and trade in 1859 as the first Japanese city.

25. Z. This city is capital of Henan province, China.

Answer: Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou is believed to be capital of Shang dynasty, which flourished in second millennium BC.

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