Where in the World is QuizGriz: World Cities Quiz
Written by Jessica Holom
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Fancy yourself an international savant? Then you'll probably ace our fun world cities quiz!
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Jessica HolomJessica Holom is a freelance writer and digital nomad with a background in literature, art, and writing. She believes curiosity never killed a single cat and enjoys learning, world-exploring, and writing about both.
World Cities Quiz Questions
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Question 1
The position of gondolier is a sought-after job in this city. Name that canal-filled haven.
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AVenice
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BAmsterdam
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CBirmingham
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DNew York City
Venice
With over 400 hours of training, you wouldn't think that being a gondolier would be top on the joblist. But it is in Venice. Only 425 licenses are issued, and you only get to gondolier once another dies and his license is returned to the beneficiary who finds the lucky apprentice to fill the spot. Oh, but there's one exclusive requirement: you must be Venice-born.
Question 2
Which Asian city has the world's most expensive office space?
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AShanghai
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BTokyo
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CHong Kong
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DGeneva
Hong Kong
With low vacancy and strong demand, Hong Kong office space is through the roof. The average price is $306 per square foot – 30 percent higher than the second-place holder: London's West End. The cost there is $235 per square foot. How does that compare to the States? In Midtown Manhattan, the average clocks in at only $87.64 square feet. That's nothin'!
Question 3
Which South American city is the "birthplace of tango"?
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AMadrid
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BRio de Janeiro
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CSantiago
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DBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires
If you're heading to Buenos Aires, get ready to dance the stormy romance of tango. The African, European, and native Argentine fusion was swept off its feet in the city's mid-19th century working-class neighborhoods. When you visit the world capital of tango, you can either get your feet wet with a tango class or simply watch a performance at a cafe or stage show.
Question 4
Which Russian city's museum is home to dozens of "hermitage cats"?
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ASt. Petersburg
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BLeningrad
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CMoscow
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DSophia
St. Petersburg
The marshy city of St. Petersburg celebrates cats in their enormous Hermitage Museum. Loads of felines have called the Hermitage home since the 18th century, when Elizabeth Petrovna was a resident at the Winter Palace.
Question 5
What city's metro system is called "the world's longest art gallery"?
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ACopenhagen
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BOslo
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CColumbus
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DStockholm
Stockholm
Below Stockholm is the world's longest art exhibition...or so the city's metro has been called. Started in the '50s, the 70 miles of metro is one colorful art history course. Stockholm made a conscious decision to create art in the public sphere, as they believed art should be more accessible, rather than only for the bourgeois. And it seems to have worked!
Question 6
The board game Monopoly was based on what city's streets?
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AAtlanta, Georgia
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BLos Angeles, California
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CAtlantic City, New Jersey
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DCleveland, Ohio
Atlantic City, New Jersey
If you've ever plugged away around the Monopoly board, names like 'Park Place' and 'Boardwalk' probably spring to mind. But did you know these places were taken straight off the street signs of Atlantic City? Created by Parker Brothers in 1935, the capitalistic buying and trading game is sure fun to play. But you can walk a real Monopoly board when you visit Atlantic City.
Question 7
Which city chambers features more marble than the Vatican?
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ASt. Petersburg, Russia
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BGeneva, Switzerland
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CGlasgow, Scotland
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DMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Glasgow, Scotland
This marvelous city chambers is in none other than Glasgow, Scotland. The Carrara marble, imported from Italy, is said to rival that of Rome's own Vatican. And the pricetag shows it. The original cost of £578,232 when it was built in 1889 would be £40 million today. Wowsa!
Question 8
In which city does BMW's headquarters have its own zip code?
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AVienna
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BBerlin
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CFrankfurt
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DMunich
Munich
Does the 'M' in BMW stand for Munich (*hint, it actually stands for 'Motor' of Bavarian Motor Works)? Well, it should. The company's main headquarters are in Munich, and the place is so enormous it earned a sole zip code. If you're a car fanatic, you can even explore the BMW museum.
Question 9
Which Indian city is nicknamed the "Pink City"?
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ANew Delhi
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BJaipur
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CMumbai
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DDubai
Jaipur
Lord Albert, the son of Queen Victoria, once called Jaipur the "pink city", and it seems the name stuck. And it was actually due to his visit that the city was painted pink by the Maharaja Ram Singh, as it's considered the color of hospitality. It's a good thing he did, or else we wouldn't have the stunning Hawa Mahal, otherwise known as the "Palace of the Winds".
Question 10
Which city has the highest total number of Michelin stars?
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AParis
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BTokyo
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CNew York City
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DOmaha
Tokyo
If you know anything about food culture, then you know Tokyo is on the map. The city's 314 Michelin stars in 2018 even knock out its biggest contender, Paris (earning only 173), by a longshot. Of those Michelin restaurants, 12 of them are 3-star, 56 are 2, and 166 are 1. So, if you're feeling hungry, tantalize those taste buds in Tokyo.
Question 11
According to myth, what city's founders were raised by a she-wolf?
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ARome
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BAthens
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COslo
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DSydney
Rome
Rome was founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, who were said to be the children of the god, Mars, and Rhea Silvia. The pair were raised by a she-wolf, which is why you can find statues of this image all over Rome. According to Virgil, it was fate that brought forth their birth, and who's to argue with Virgil?
Question 12
Which city features a natural harbor called the Golden Horn?
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ABarcelona
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BMoscow
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CLisbon
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DIstanbul
Istanbul
Every bul has its horn. Istanbul's European side is shaped by a horn-shaped fjord known as the Golden Horn. The natural harbor served as a commercial hotspot during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, and ruins of civilizations past remain in its parks and promenades.
Question 13
With Trafalgar Square as a famous meeting point, what city requires their cab drivers to take a test called "the Knowledge"?
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ABerlin
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BLondon
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CParis
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DMarrakesh
London
If you thought your last exam was tough, try becoming a London cabby. The cabbies in the City of Fog have to pass an exam called "The Knowledge", which involves memorizing 25,000 city streets, along with landmarks and businesses. Do you think you have what it takes to be a London cabby?
Question 14
What is the highest altitude major city in North America?
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ADenver
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BMexico City
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CGuatemala City
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DToronto
Mexico City
At 7,382 feet above sea level, Mexico City has the highest elevation of any capital city in North America. Mexico's capital even beats out the "mile high" city of Denver at 5,280 feet.
Question 15
Brrrrr, it's getting chilly. Which city hosts the world's largest ice and snow festival?
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ANuuk, Greenland
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BMoscow, Russia
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CHarbin, China
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DSantiago, Chile
Harbin, China
Millions of tourists are walkin' in a winter wonderland in Harbin, China each year. The city's famous international ice and snow festival is the world's largest. And we're not just talking a few lousy sculptures. We're talking full Taj Mahals. Literally.
Question 16
It's getting hot-hot-hot. Which city is located in the largest hot desert on Earth?
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ADeath Valley
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BTimbuktu
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CNashville
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DPhoenix
Timbuktu
If you've ever been "all the way to Timbuktu", then you know this city is in the midst of the Sahara Desert. The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world at 3.5 million square miles. Timbuktu, located on the southern edge of the Sahara in Mali, was once a prime spot of Islamic scholarship and remains a striking place to visit.
Question 17
Which city was gifted an olive tree by the its godly patron?
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AAthens
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BSparta
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CRome
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DLondon
Athens
According to Greek legend, both Poseidon and Athena vied for the patronage of Athens. They were asked to compete by bearing gifts to the Acropolis. Poseidon drew his trident and struck the rock, gifting the city with salt water. Athena, on the other hand, offered something useful: an olive tree. Thus, Athens is named after the Greek goddess of wisdom.
Question 18
Which South American city has the world's largest helicopter fleet?
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AMadrid
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BSantiago
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CSão Paulo
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DBuenos Aires
São Paulo
Why walk when you can fly? That's what the city of São Paulo asked itself when they built the world's largest helicopter fleet with around 1,300 copters flying daily and around 210 heliports located around the city. The city's millionaires use the quicker mode of transport to avoid traffic jams.
Question 19
Which of these capital cities is the only one to have a national park in it?
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AStockholm
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BRio de Janeiro
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CJohannesburg
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DNairobi
Nairobi
You can go on safari on the outskirts of Kenya's capital of Nairobi. The 45-square mile Nairobi National Park is full of cheetahs, leopards, lions, hyenas, rhinos, zebras, gazelles, ostriches, buffaloes – really, you name it; Nairobi's got it. All backdropped by skyscrapers.
Question 20
Which Australian city, home to a famous opera house, has a bridge nicknamed "the coathanger"?
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AAuckland
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BPerth
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CSydney
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DMelbourne
Sydney
If you thought the Sydney Harbour Bridge kind of looked like a coathanger, then you're not the only one. The bridge's arch-based design earned it the nickname, "the Coathanger", after it opened in 1932.
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