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Quiz about Not a Capital Idea
Quiz about Not a Capital Idea

Not a Capital Idea! Trivia Quiz


None of these places are officially the capital cities of their respective countries...but they're all notable in their own ways. See if you know your world cities! Good luck!

A photo quiz by kyleisalive. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kyleisalive
Time
4 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
371,267
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
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Last 3 plays: Guest 156 (4/10), Guest 73 (5/10), malyce (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Although it's the largest city in Morocco, it's not the capital (which would actually be Rabat). What city, also the name of a famous movie, is home to the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Also known as the City of Canton, what Chinese non-capital on the Pearl River, home to over fourteen million people, is known for its floral fairs? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Over three thousand seven hundred kilometers from its nation's capital city, which of these options sits around and under the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Although it's the largest city in its nation, this major port is not the capital. This photo was taken from The Gap, which also overlooks the Tasman Sea. What's the city?

Answer: (One Word)
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Question 5 of 10
5. What Italian city, found in Tuscany, was once ruled by the Medici Family and is home to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. What French-speaking Canadian city, occupied by Iroquois natives thousands of years before French settlers appeared in the seventeenth century, is actually on an island? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In this photo you can see the seven lanes of the Sheikh Zayed Highway in what super-high city, home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers?

Answer: (One Word)
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8. Which of these locations, the third-largest city in Japan, is home to a floating garden at the Umeda Sky Building and features one of the nation's most famous castles nestled in Nishinomaru Garden? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. From the cable car to Sugarloaf Mountain, you should be able to determine what sunny, Atlantic city is being shown. What's its name? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. The second-largest city in Spain is in the Catalonia region. It's also the most populated European city on the Mediterranean. Which of these is it? Hint


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1. Although it's the largest city in Morocco, it's not the capital (which would actually be Rabat). What city, also the name of a famous movie, is home to the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world?

Answer: Casablanca

Casablanca was a city in Morocco almost two hundred years before the release of the famous movie bearing its name (and set within it). Found on the edge of the ocean, Casablanca is eighty-five kilometers from Morocco's capital, Rabat, and is home to much of the country's biggest businesses, mainly because of its access to the sea.

The city is also home to the most people in the country. The Hassan II Mosque is, perhaps, its most visible landmark. Sitting on the edge of the ocean, it stands 210m tall over the water and points directly towards Mecca.
2. Also known as the City of Canton, what Chinese non-capital on the Pearl River, home to over fourteen million people, is known for its floral fairs?

Answer: Guangzhou

Though Beijing is China's capital (2,298 km away) and the metropolitan area of Shanghai has more people living in its extensive boundaries, Guangzhou is a front-runner as one of the largest Chinese cities. Only a short distance from Hong Kong and Macau, Guangzhou (also known as Canton) is a major port city on the southern coast. Found in Guangdong Province, its coast lays on the South China Sea.

A city entrenched in culture, it features historical and modern buildings alike from religious landmarks from several different faiths to a twenty-first century opera house.
3. Over three thousand seven hundred kilometers from its nation's capital city, which of these options sits around and under the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains?

Answer: Los Angeles

The largest city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, Los Angeles is neither the capital of the U.S. nor is it the capital of the State of California (that would be Sacramento to the north). Nonetheless, the city is a haven for the entertainment industry, notably because it's home to several of the world's biggest film stars (in Hollywood and the surrounding hills). Additionally, Los Angeles is one of the largest cities worldwide; the Greater Los Angeles Area has one of the widest sprawls around the globe, and nearly half of that population is of Latino/Hispanic descent.
4. Although it's the largest city in its nation, this major port is not the capital. This photo was taken from The Gap, which also overlooks the Tasman Sea. What's the city?

Answer: Sydney

Sydney, Australia, known for its opera house, picturesque bay, and sunny weather, is not the capital of Australia; you'd be thinking of Canberra which is actually almost three hundred kilometers to the southwest of Sydney. Sydney, however, has become the largest city in the Oceania region and one of the largest economic centers in the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney's iconic bridge (nicknamed the Coathanger) is one of the most famous bridges in the world.

The Gap, from which this photo was taken, is in Eastern Sydney.
5. What Italian city, found in Tuscany, was once ruled by the Medici Family and is home to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore?

Answer: Florence

Florence, almost three hundred kilometers northwest of Italy's capital, Rome, is best known for its history and architecture. Found in the heart of Tuscany (as it's the Tuscan capital), Florence is home to several buildings of religious significance, notably the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (better known simply as The Duomo). One of the most famous tourist destinations in Italy, it's an artist's dream; a replica of the statue of Michelangelo's David stands in the Palazzo della Signoria, having originally been crafted in the city.

It was also a former home of Leonardo da Vinci.
6. What French-speaking Canadian city, occupied by Iroquois natives thousands of years before French settlers appeared in the seventeenth century, is actually on an island?

Answer: Montreal

Found on the St. Lawrence River near the border with Southern Ontario, Montreal is one of the largest cities in all of Canada, and certainly the largest Francophone city in the country (topping even the capital, Ottawa, which is found in Ontario about two hundred kilometers away). Montreal, despite seeming to have small-city charms that Toronto certainly does not, is actually quite large.

In fact, the island of Montreal contains a larger population than that of Manhattan Island in New York City.

The actual Mount Royal, a three-peaked hill known for being the city's namesake, is actually park land.
7. In this photo you can see the seven lanes of the Sheikh Zayed Highway in what super-high city, home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers?

Answer: Dubai

Dubai, only one hundred twenty-five kilometers from the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, is one of the richest cities on the Persian Gulf Coast...and it shows. Amongst the city's landmarks are the Burj Khalifa, which became the world's tallest structure in the early twenty-first century, the Burj Al-Arab hotel, Atlantis, The Palms, and a series of islands made to look like a world map.

Much of the city's economy was fuelled by an oil boom, but Dubai has since become a famous tourist destination and economic hub.

As much as the city is a modern haven for visitors, it's also one of the most expensive places to go.
8. Which of these locations, the third-largest city in Japan, is home to a floating garden at the Umeda Sky Building and features one of the nation's most famous castles nestled in Nishinomaru Garden?

Answer: Osaka

Nearly five hundred miles away from one of the largest and most densely-populated capital cities in the world, Tokyo, Osaka is a major cultural and economic hub on the island of Honshu. The picture shows Osaka Castle, one of the most famous locations in the city built more than four centuries ago during the tumultuous Azuchi-Momoyama Period. Now, it sits in a park and garden of sakura trees and other local plants. Osaka, sitting on a bay connecting to the Pacific Ocean, is also home to some of the country's oldest Buddhist and Shinto shrines.
9. From the cable car to Sugarloaf Mountain, you should be able to determine what sunny, Atlantic city is being shown. What's its name?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

Host of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Rio de Janeiro has been known over the decades as a rowdy city with a beautiful beach and endless supplies of festive atmosphere. It's no surprise that this is true, but Rio is also a major economic and industrial hub for Brazil. From Corcovado Mountain, El Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) can be seen; from Sugarloaf mountain you can see unparalleled views of Copacabana Beach. Because of its spot on the globe and along the coast, Rio experiences steady, warm temperatures year-round. Rio is over one thousand, one hundred kilometers away from Brasilia.
10. The second-largest city in Spain is in the Catalonia region. It's also the most populated European city on the Mediterranean. Which of these is it?

Answer: Barcelona

Barcelona, one of the largest cities by population in all of Europe, has beaches on the Balearic Sea (which is actually part of the Mediterranean) and is quite far from the centralized capital of Spain, Madrid, nearly six hundred thirty kilometers away. Barcelona is known for its Gothic architecture. One of the most visited cities in the continent for tourism, it's also a big deal in the business world, attracting foreign clients quite easily. Barcelona is only one hundred twenty kilometers south of the Spain-France border.
Source: Author kyleisalive

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