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Cryptic Cities Trivia Quiz

Each question is like a cryptic crossword clue but the answers are all single word world cities. Think of it as a cryptic round the world holiday, starting in South America and ending in Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by cricky. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
cricky

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,100

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1316

Question 1 of 10

1. This South American city stops at nothing

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Well dressed some time back in this North American gangster city

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Headless rodent blocks a stream in low lying European city

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Milker gathers the green stuff (or something that sounds suspiciously like it) in this East European city

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. You can tell, just by listening to it, it's a Hellenic XP in this north African city.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Io brain confused in east African city

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This city straddling continents appears to be a brown boy cow

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Royal Agricultural Society have gone crazy in this South Asian city

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Chanteuse sounds like she has no money in this south east Asian city

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Home Office takes an interest in the Simpson boy in this Australian city

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This South American city stops at nothing

Answer: Quito

If you stop (quit) at nothing (o), you find Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Quito sits at the foot of the Pichincha volcano.

2. Well dressed some time back in this North American gangster city

Answer: Chicago

Chicago, USA, can be split into 'chic' (well dressed) and 'ago' (some time back). During the 1920s and 30s, it was well known for its gangsters, most notably Al Capone, and inspired Gotham City of the Batman comics.

3. Headless rodent blocks a stream in low lying European city

Answer: Amsterdam

The Dutch capital Amsterdam could conceivably be a dam built by a hamster without its head 'H'. The Netherlands is a low-lying country, much off it built on reclaimed land. Amsterdam is criss-crossed by 40 canals.

4. Milker gathers the green stuff (or something that sounds suspiciously like it) in this East European city

Answer: Moscow

A rolling stone gathers no moss, the green stuff, that joins with our milker to form the Russian capital Moscow. The village of Moscow was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in 1147 and has been a significant town since the 13th century.

5. You can tell, just by listening to it, it's a Hellenic XP in this north African city.

Answer: Cairo

The Greek (or Hellenic) letters X and P are pronounced Ki and Ro, giving you Cairo, the Egyptian capital and largest city in Africa with nearly 7 million residents.

6. Io brain confused in east African city

Answer: Nairobi

The Kenyan capital Nairobi is an anagram of 'Io brain'. Nairobi was founded by the British in 1899 on a Masai waterhole as part of the Mombassa to Uganda railway line.

7. This city straddling continents appears to be a brown boy cow

Answer: Istanbul

A boy cow's a bull and tan's a shade of brown, giving you the Turkish city Istanbul, which straddles the Bosphorus, the border between Europe and Asia.

8. The Royal Agricultural Society have gone crazy in this South Asian city

Answer: Madras

When the RAS goes crazy, you get Madras, the southern Indian city. In India, Madras is now known as Chennai, its original name.

9. Chanteuse sounds like she has no money in this south east Asian city

Answer: Singapore

A chanteuse is an unusual name for a singer (from the French) and one with no money would be poor, giving you the south east Asian business centre Singapore.

10. The Home Office takes an interest in the Simpson boy in this Australian city

Answer: Hobart

The Home Office (HO) meets Bart, the Simpson boy, to give you Hobart, the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania. Hobart is the smallest of Australia's six state capitals, with a population just over 100,000.

Source: Author cricky

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