Quiz about Still More World Cities
Quiz about Still More World Cities

Still More World Cities Trivia Quiz


This is the third quiz about world cities. All answers are a city's name.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
minch
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
4,683
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
40883
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Cacilie (8/10), Guest 181 (9/10), Guest 108 (5/10).
This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. You are in the middle of Piccadilly Circus. Above you is a statue commonly known as Eros. Around you traffic swirls. In this traffic there are many large black cabs and red double decker buses. In which European city are you?

Answer: (One Word)
2. You are at the site of the 1962 World Fair, above you towers the Space Needle which was built for the fair. Also, in this American city on Puget Sound, a sports stadium, the Kingdome, was demolished not long ago. Where are you? Hint

Olympia
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle

3. You are in a city that was founded over 2,000 years ago on seven hills. Troops from this city conquered most of western Europe. It is known as the Eternal City. Where are you?

Answer: (One Word)
4. You are in the southern hemisphere in a city that was founded by the Dutch. Behind the city rises Table Mountain. This city has beautiful sandy beaches. Many ships pass or call in on their way from Europe to the Far East. Where are you? Hint

Buenos Aires
Melbourne
Cape Town
Rio de Janiero

5. You are again in the southern hemisphere, but in another country. You are beside the river Swan. (Black swans come from this country) To reach this city on the west coast you came on a train from the east. For part of this several day journey you crossed the Nullarbor Plain. The town quickly grew when gold was discovered 600 miles to the east in the 1890s. Where are you? Hint

Sydney
Perth
Auckland
Lima

6. You are on an island in Asia. The city you are in was the former capital of a country spread over many islands. This city is an important cultural and religious center, with many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It can be reached by bullet train from the country's present capital. Where are you? Hint

Singapore
Jakarta
Bangkok
Kyoto

7. You are in a small car taking you to the top of the tallest monument in the USA. This important industrial town and river port was named after a French king. Where are you? Hint

Charleston
Georgetown
Nashville
St. Louis

8. You are in a city in a country that has the second largest population in the world. This city is a port on the west coast and is an important movie production center. Where are you? Hint

Mumbai
New Delhi
Calcutta
Shanghai

9. The city you are in was founded by Pizarro. In this city, near the Pacific, the people speak Spanish. The city is in the desert which stretches north to south between the ocean and the Andes. Where are you? Hint

Santiago
Quito
Acapulco
Lima

10. You are in one of the largest harbors in the world. It is the capital city of a Canadian province. It was a very important port in both World Wars. In World War I, a French ammunition ship exploded in the harbor. Where are you? Hint

Charlottetown
Halifax
St. John's
Fredericton


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You are in the middle of Piccadilly Circus. Above you is a statue commonly known as Eros. Around you traffic swirls. In this traffic there are many large black cabs and red double decker buses. In which European city are you?

Answer: London

At one time flower sellers, like Eliza Doolittle, used to sell their wares at the foot of Eros, but this, as far as I know, is no longer the case.
2. You are at the site of the 1962 World Fair, above you towers the Space Needle which was built for the fair. Also, in this American city on Puget Sound, a sports stadium, the Kingdome, was demolished not long ago. Where are you?

Answer: Seattle

3. You are in a city that was founded over 2,000 years ago on seven hills. Troops from this city conquered most of western Europe. It is known as the Eternal City. Where are you?

Answer: Rome

Roman myth has it that Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus. Romulus was the first king and gave the city his name.
4. You are in the southern hemisphere in a city that was founded by the Dutch. Behind the city rises Table Mountain. This city has beautiful sandy beaches. Many ships pass or call in on their way from Europe to the Far East. Where are you?

Answer: Cape Town

5. You are again in the southern hemisphere, but in another country. You are beside the river Swan. (Black swans come from this country) To reach this city on the west coast you came on a train from the east. For part of this several day journey you crossed the Nullarbor Plain. The town quickly grew when gold was discovered 600 miles to the east in the 1890s. Where are you?

Answer: Perth

Gold was discovered in Kalgoorlie in 1893. Nullarbor means no trees.
6. You are on an island in Asia. The city you are in was the former capital of a country spread over many islands. This city is an important cultural and religious center, with many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It can be reached by bullet train from the country's present capital. Where are you?

Answer: Kyoto

7. You are in a small car taking you to the top of the tallest monument in the USA. This important industrial town and river port was named after a French king. Where are you?

Answer: St. Louis

The monument is the Gateway Arch, which was designed by Eero Saarinen.
8. You are in a city in a country that has the second largest population in the world. This city is a port on the west coast and is an important movie production center. Where are you?

Answer: Mumbai

Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is known as the Gateway to India.
9. The city you are in was founded by Pizarro. In this city, near the Pacific, the people speak Spanish. The city is in the desert which stretches north to south between the ocean and the Andes. Where are you?

Answer: Lima

There is less than two inches of rain per year on the coast of Peru. Water comes from the rivers that flow from the mountains through the desert to the sea.
10. You are in one of the largest harbors in the world. It is the capital city of a Canadian province. It was a very important port in both World Wars. In World War I, a French ammunition ship exploded in the harbor. Where are you?

Answer: Halifax

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia. The explosion in World War I was the largest man made explosion up to that time. About 2000 were killed and much of the city was leveled.
Source: Author minch

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