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Sunday Special- Cities



Part one-USA
1. Name "The Biggest little City in the World!"
2. Name the "Chocolate Capital of the world".
3. Name the "Rubber Capital of the World".
4. Name the Michigan city named for an Indian Chief.
5. Name the "Crescent City".
6. Name the city where the Oregon Trail ended.
7. Name Alabama's port city.
8. Name the city that's home to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
9. Name the "Gateway to the west".
10. Name the home of the Ringling Brothers Museum.
Part two- the World
11. What is the world's oldest continuously inhabited city?
12. what city is called the "City of waltzes"?
13. What city is called the "City of Lights"?
14. What city is known as having the most fountains?
15. Name the city formerly known as Saigon.
16. What city is home to the Taj Mahal?
17. What city is home to NATO?
18. What city is home to the World Health Organization?
19. What city is home to the world's largest building?
20. Name the city where Nobel (except for the peace) prizes are awarded.
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1. Name "The Biggest little City in the World!"
Reno, Nevada
2. Name the "Chocolate Capital of the world".
Hershey, Pa.
3. Name the "Rubber Capital of the World".
Akron, Ohio
4. Name the Michigan city named for an Indian Chief.
Pontiac
5. Name the "Crescent City".
New Orleans, La.
6. Name the city where the Oregon Trail ended.
Astoria, Oregon
7. Name Alabama's port city.
Mobile
8. Name the city that's home to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Chicago, Ill.
9. Name the "Gateway to the west".
St. Louis, Mo.
10. Name the home of the Ringling Brothers Museum.
Sarasota, Fla.
11. What is the world's oldest continuously inhabited city?
Damascus
12. what city is called the "City of waltzes"?
Vienna
13. What city is called the "City of Lights"?
Paris
14. What city is known as having the most fountains?
Rome
15. Name the city formerly known as Saigon.
Ho Chi Min City
16. What city is home to the Taj Mahal?
Agra, India
17. What city is home to NATO?
Brussels, Belgium
18. What city is home to the World Health Organization?
Geneva, Switzerland
19. What city is home to the world's largest building?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20. Name the city where Nobel (except for the peace) prizes are awarded.
Oslo, Norway
 
OK, my US geography is useless. I got 2, 6 and 9. I DID however get from 12 on right. WOOHOO! Thanks LT.
 
Good one! I missed 1,6, 10,11 and 19. I misread 19 as "tallest," rather than "largest!" Clearly there IS a difference! :rolleyes:
 
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