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Quiz about Around the World in 10 Cities

Around the World in 10 Cities Trivia Quiz

Follow me as I visit various cities around the globe which I hope you can identify from the various clues.

A matching quiz by bernie73. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bernie73

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
406,006

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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960

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. I left a Canadian city formerly known as York and travelled south to view a National Football League game hosted by the Panthers.		Munich, Germany
2. I travelled further south and though I didn't see the Girl from Ipanema, I was till able to visit the beach.		Johannesburg, South Africa
3. I decided to head east and cross an ocean before arriving at a city that was founded because of a gold rush.		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. I decided to turn north and move towards a city where I might be late to see a famed Lighthouse and Great Library in their prime.		Toronto, Ontario
5. I next go to a city that was capital of a kingdom until World War One but still hosts the world's largest beer festival.		Alexandria, Egypt
6. The next city I visited was not founded until the 20th century, but gained some history when it was merged with an ancient port.		Brisbane, Queensland
7. I travel further east to a city that is the center of its country's motion picture industry (which refers back to an earlier name).		Mumbai, India
8. I was once a country's capital before being renamed after a leader of the country that defeated me in war.		Tel Aviv, Israel
9. My next destination lies between the Great Dividing Range and the Coral Sea		Charlotte, NC
10. I fly east to reach my original departure point and ascend to the top of the CN Tower to get a great view of the city.		Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Select each answer

1. I left a Canadian city formerly known as York and travelled south to view a National Football League game hosted by the Panthers.

2. I travelled further south and though I didn't see the Girl from Ipanema, I was till able to visit the beach.

3. I decided to head east and cross an ocean before arriving at a city that was founded because of a gold rush.

4. I decided to turn north and move towards a city where I might be late to see a famed Lighthouse and Great Library in their prime.

5. I next go to a city that was capital of a kingdom until World War One but still hosts the world's largest beer festival.

6. The next city I visited was not founded until the 20th century, but gained some history when it was merged with an ancient port.

7. I travel further east to a city that is the center of its country's motion picture industry (which refers back to an earlier name).

8. I was once a country's capital before being renamed after a leader of the country that defeated me in war.

9. My next destination lies between the Great Dividing Range and the Coral Sea

10. I fly east to reach my original departure point and ascend to the top of the CN Tower to get a great view of the city.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I left a Canadian city formerly known as York and travelled south to view a National Football League game hosted by the Panthers.

Answer: Charlotte, NC

The Carolina Panthers play at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. The stadium opened in 1996 and seats close to 75,000 people. The stadium is located in Uptown Charlotte. The main entrances of the stadium feature large bronze panther statues.

2. I travelled further south and though I didn't see the Girl from Ipanema, I was till able to visit the beach.

Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ipanema is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located along the coast, the beach plays a vital role in the life of the neighborhood. It is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the city. The neighborhood is immortalized in the 1962 bossa nova jazz song "The Girl from Ipanema."

3. I decided to head east and cross an ocean before arriving at a city that was founded because of a gold rush.

Answer: Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, also known as the "City of Gold", is a provincial capital, but not a national capital of South Africa. Founded in 1886 due to discovery of gold nearby, the city reached the population of 100,000 in ten years. It is uncertain which Johannes was the namesake for Johannesburg.

4. I decided to turn north and move towards a city where I might be late to see a famed Lighthouse and Great Library in their prime.

Answer: Alexandria, Egypt

Located along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, Alexandria was named for and founded by the conqueror Alexander the Great. The Pharos, or lighthouse (built in the third century BCE), located here was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Library, with texts that may have numbered six digits, was one of the largest of its kind in the Greco-Roman world.

5. I next go to a city that was capital of a kingdom until World War One but still hosts the world's largest beer festival.

Answer: Munich, Germany

Munich, now one of the largest cities in Germany, was the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria until 1918. Dating back to 1810, millions of people attend Oktoberfest (running from mid-September until early October) each year. Only beers that are brewed within the city of Munich and adhere to the 1516 German beer laws can be served at Oktoberfest.

6. The next city I visited was not founded until the 20th century, but gained some history when it was merged with an ancient port.

Answer: Tel Aviv, Israel

While Jaffa was a port city from ancient times, Tel Aviv was not founded in its vicinity until 1909. The two cities were merged shortly after World War Two. Tel Aviv-Jaffa also has one of the highest per capita concentrations of vegans in the world and large number of vegan restaurants. It is one of the largest cities in Israel.

7. I travel further east to a city that is the center of its country's motion picture industry (which refers back to an earlier name).

Answer: Mumbai, India

Mumbai, India, was formerly known as Bombay, leading to the nickname of "Bollywood" for India's film industry. Mumbai is also one of the largest cities in India and has a high concentration of millionaires and billionaires. Finance and commerce are also important parts of the city's economy.

8. I was once a country's capital before being renamed after a leader of the country that defeated me in war.

Answer: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In 1976, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, one year after North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam in Vietnam's Civil War. (Ho Chi Minh was an important leader of North Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s.) Ho Chi Minh City is an economic center of the country and has a significant amount of architecture that reflects the French colonial period.

9. My next destination lies between the Great Dividing Range and the Coral Sea

Answer: Brisbane, Queensland

Located in Queensland, one of the Australian states, Brisbane lies on the coast of the Coral Sea, not far east of the Great Dividing Range (a mountain range in the east of Australia). Brisbane holds close to half of the population of Queensland. It was named for Sir Thomas Brisbane, a British colonial governor of New South Wales.

10. I fly east to reach my original departure point and ascend to the top of the CN Tower to get a great view of the city.

Answer: Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario, was known as York (see Question 1) until 1834. It is the largest city in the most populous province in Canada. The CN (Canadian National) Tower was completed in 1976, and stands 1,815 feet (including a antenna) and has several areas that are good for observation.

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