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LSA WA World Cities
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A quiz on great world cities and capitals.
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Which city is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a nation made up of seven tiny kingdoms?
Jebel Ali
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
2
Women only recently got the right to drive legally in _________, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah
Mecca
Medina
Riyadh
3
All of the following major world cities are also ports
EXCEPT:
Sydney, Australia
Dublin, Ireland
Hamburg, Germany
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
4
Santiago is the capital city of this South American nation.
Uruguay
Peru
Chile
Equador
5
At 11,942 feet above sea level, this capital city is the world's highest.
La Paz, Bolivia
Bogota, Colombia
Quito, Ecuador
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6
Bogota is the South American capital of ___________.
Uruguay
Colombia
Peru
Bolivia
7
All of the following cities are located in England
EXCEPT:
Dover
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Bath
8
With a population of 21 million, this African capital is also the continent's largest city.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mogadishu, Somalia
Cairo, Egypt
Lagos, Nigeria
9
Trafalgar Square, the Shard skyscraper, and Westminster Cathedral are located in this capital.
Vienna, Austria
Paris, France
Prague, Czech Republic
London, England
10
This European capital is home to Red Square, the Kremlin, and St. Basil's Cathedral.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Moscow, Russia
Budapest, Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic
11
This major Southern U.S. city is also known as
"the city too busy to hate."
Atlanta
New Orleans
Miami
Charlotte
12
It's not the largest city in South Africa, but it is the national capital.
Cape Town
Durban
Pretoria
Johannesburg
13
Which of these Spanish cities also serves as the nation's capital?
Toledo
Madrid
Barcelona
Granada
14
The little mermaid statue is the most famous inhabitant of the harbor of this European capital.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oslo, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Brussels, Belgium
15
The capital city of Switzerland is also known as the
"city of bears."
Geneva
Lucerne
Zurich
Bern
16
A world famous Opera House, Harbor Bridge and beautiful Bondi Beach are all found in this city.
Auckland New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
Cape Town, South Africa
Melbourne, Australia
17
All of the following cities are in Russia
EXCEPT:
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Sochi
Kiev
18
All these world cities were built specifically to serve as their nations' capitals
EXCEPT:
Canberra, Australia
Washington, D.C.
Brasilia, Brazil
New Delhi, India
19
Which of the following cities is both a city
and a nation state?
Singapore
Belfast
Bangkok
Hong Kong
20
All of the following cities are located in the People's Republic of China
EXCEPT:
Hong Kong
Beijing
Shanghai
Taipei
21
With a population of 21, 710,000, it is the largest world capital by population.
New Delhi, India
Beijing, China
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, South Korea
22
With a population of 18 residents, it is the smallest capital city in the world by population.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Ngerulmud, Palau
Brades, Montserrat
King Edward Point, South Georgia & Sandwich Islands
23
This watery European capital is often called the
"Venice of the North"
due to its 165 canals.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oslo, Norway
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stockholm, Sweden
24
This major European capital is also widely known as
"the city of light."
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
Warsaw
25
Svalbard, the
northernmost
city in the world, is located in the nation of ________________.
Iceland
Russia
Canada
Norway
26
Budapest is the capital of this Eastern European nation and European Union member.
Hungary
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
27
This major European capital is also known as
"the eternal city."
Rome
Vienna
Paris
Prague
28
This suave European capital is home to the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Stockholm, Sweden
Prague, Czech Republic
Paris, France
Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
Nairobi is the capital of this central African nation.
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Uganda
30
The world's tallest building, the 2,717-foot
Burj Khalifa
, is in this Middle Eastern city.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Shanghai, China
Dubai, UAE
31
Tallinn is the capital of this Baltic Sea-bordering nation.
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Estonia
32
Tripoli is the capital city of this North African nation.
Libya
Algeria
Morocco
Egypt
33
Sprawled out over more than 4,585 square miles, it is the largest city in the world by area.
Delhi, India
Tokyo, Japan
Shanghai, China
New York, USA
34
Jakarta is the capital city of this island nation.
Indonesia
Madagascar
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
35
Canada's capital is known for its many flakes.
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Ottawa
36
This beer-loving German city is host to the world famous
Oktoberfest
celebration every year.
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Frankfurt
37
This major U.S. West Coast city is also known as
"the emerald city."
Los Angeles
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
38
New York is by far the number one U.S. city by population, but which U.S. city is number two?
Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
39
Damascus is the civil war-torn capital of this Middle Eastern nation.
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
40
Ushuaia, the
southernmost
city in the world, is located in the nation of ___________________.
South Africa
New Zealand
Chile
Argentina
41
Tehran is the capital city of ______________.
Iraq
Azerbaijan
Iran
Kazakhstan
42
All the following cities are located in India
EXCEPT:
Madras
Lahore
Bangalore
Mumbai
43
With more than 12 million people, it is the largest city in all of South America.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Caracas, Venezuela
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
44
Wellington is the capital city of this island nation.
Madagascar
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
45
Phnom Penh is the pronunciation-challenging Asian capital of ___________________.
Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
46
This Asian capital is home to Tianamen Square and the Forbidden Palace.
Beijing, China
Seoul, South Korea
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tokyo, Japan
47
All of the following cities are located in the Middle East
EXCEPT:
Amman
Istanbul
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
48
The Acropolis, the Parthenon, and Hadrian's Arch are all found in this capital city.
Rome, Italy
Athens, Greece
Nicosia, Cyprus
Istanbul. Turkey