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Quiz about Cities Along Latitude 50 Degrees North
Quiz about Cities Along Latitude 50 Degrees North

Cities Along Latitude 50 Degrees North Quiz


All of these cities are situated on, or near, latitude 50 degrees north.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
author
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
99,329
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
8 / 15
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1289
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Question 1 of 15
1. This French city was called Samarobriva or Ambianum during Roman times. It is capital of the Somme dept. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This German city is capital of Rhineland-Palatinate. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This German city is known for its Festspielhaus dedicated to Richard Wagner. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This city was center of the Hussite movement in early 15th century and also the centre of the opposition against Habsburg rule in early 17th century. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Under the name Troppau this city was the former capital of Austrian Silesia. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This is one of the major cities in Moravia, Czech Republic, though not the capital. It´s the third biggest city in the Czech Republic. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This city was made the capital of Poland by Boleslaw III in the 10th century and again by Wladyslaw I Lokietek in 1320. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This city was made capital of Austrian province Galicia in 1772. It was then known as Lemberg. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This city is famous because of a battle in 1709 in which Peter the Great of Russia beat King Charles XII of Sweden. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This city is Ukraine´s second biggest. It was the capital of Ukrainian SSR 1921-1934, Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This is the fourth most populous city of Kazakhstan. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This city is the capital of East Kazakhstan. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. This city is Canada´s biggest Pacific port.

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Question 14 of 15
14. This city is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Question 15 of 15
15. This city is the capital of Manitoba, Canada.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This French city was called Samarobriva or Ambianum during Roman times. It is capital of the Somme dept.

Answer: Amiens

Amiens was a Roman stronghold. It was the chief city of medieval county Aménois. It was the capital of Picardy to 1790.
2. This German city is capital of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Answer: Mainz

Mainz was called Mogontiacum or Maguntiacum during Roman times. It was the head of Rhenish League in the 13th century. It was occupied by French and Swedes during the Thirty Years´War.
3. This German city is known for its Festspielhaus dedicated to Richard Wagner.

Answer: Bayreuth

The Wagner festivals have been held here regularly since 1876.
4. This city was center of the Hussite movement in early 15th century and also the centre of the opposition against Habsburg rule in early 17th century.

Answer: Prague

Prague was made capital of Czechoslovakia in 1918. It´s now capital of the Czech Republic.
5. Under the name Troppau this city was the former capital of Austrian Silesia.

Answer: Opava

Opava is today a small city in the Czech Republic on the border to Poland.
6. This is one of the major cities in Moravia, Czech Republic, though not the capital. It´s the third biggest city in the Czech Republic.

Answer: Ostrava

Brno is the capital of Moravia (and the second biggest city of Czech Republic, while Ostrava is the third biggest).
7. This city was made the capital of Poland by Boleslaw III in the 10th century and again by Wladyslaw I Lokietek in 1320.

Answer: Krakow

Krakow remained capital until it was destroyed by a fire in 1595. Capital was then moved to Warsaw.
8. This city was made capital of Austrian province Galicia in 1772. It was then known as Lemberg.

Answer: Lviv (Lvov, Lwow)

Lviv, or Lvov, is today situated in Ukraine.
9. This city is famous because of a battle in 1709 in which Peter the Great of Russia beat King Charles XII of Sweden.

Answer: Poltava

Poltava is in the Ukraine.
10. This city is Ukraine´s second biggest. It was the capital of Ukrainian SSR 1921-1934,

Answer: Kharkiv (Kharkov)

Kharkiv (Russian: Kharkov) is an important centre of the Donets Basin, known for its coalmines.
11. This is the fourth most populous city of Kazakhstan.

Answer: Qaraghandy (Karaganda)

Qaraghandy is called Karaganda in Russian.
12. This city is the capital of East Kazakhstan.

Answer: Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)

Öskemen is called Ust-Kamenogorsk in Russian.
13. This city is Canada´s biggest Pacific port.

Answer: Vancouver

Vancouver is also the industrial and commercial centre of British Columbia.
14. This city is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Answer: Regina

Regina was capital of the Northwest Territories of Canada 1882-1905. It was made the capital of Saskatchewan on its formation as province in 1905.
15. This city is the capital of Manitoba, Canada.

Answer: Winnipeg

Winnipeg was established by the French as a fur-trading post in 1738.
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