Global Cities 'C' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cairns

Cairns was declared a town in 1876 and was named after the then Governor of Queensland. Cairns has five sister cities around the world, in 2003, including, Lae in Papua New Guinea, Sidney in Canada, Scottsdale in the US, Riga in Latvia and Hiwasa in Japan. Currumbin is at the southern end of the Gold Coast, Charters Towers and Clermont are inland towns, all in Queensland!

Answer: Costa Rica

Cartago, the capital of Cartago Province in central Costa Rica, was founded in 1563. Destroyed by a volcano erupting in 1723 it suffered further damage from earthquakes, twice in the 1800's and again in 1910!

Answer: Canada

Cranbrook was declared in 1898 after the advent of the railway! Located in British Columbia it is overlooked by the 'Rockies' which have dense forests and blue water lakes.

Answer: Campeche

Campeche was originally called Villa and Puerto de San Francisco de Campeche which was changed in 1777, to Campeche City. A target for pirates in the 1800's it became a 'fort' city. Córdoba is a city in both Mexico (not on the Gulf) and Argentina; Calcutta is a city in India; and, Cayenne is a city in French Guiana.

Answer: Craiova

Craiova, on the Jiu River, is the administrative centre of Dolj County and the historical capital of the Oltenia Region. Built on an ancient Roman site it was destroyed by earthquake in 1790 and razed by the Turks in 1802! Constanta is a coastal city on the Black Sea; Cluj-Napoca is in the north, in Transylvania and is the historical capital of the Province; and, Crisana is an historical region in the north west, between Transylvania and Hungary!

Answer: Cogo

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a densely forested country with substantial oil resources. Coahuila is a Mexican state; Corozol is a city in Belize; and, Coimbra is a city in Portugal.

Answer: Cotonou

The Republic of Benin has a population of over six million people with over forty ethnic groups! The official language is French and the main religion is Animism or Voodoo! Corum is a city in Turkey; Cairo is the capital of Egypt; and, Canton (Guangzhou) is in China.

Answer: Chandigarh

Chandernagore is in the state of West Bengal, 35km north of Calcutta; Conjeeveram is in the south of India, in Madras; and, the Coromandel Coast was the former name of the east coast of India, namely the western shore of the Bay of Bengal.

Answer: Castries

St Lucia is in the eastern Caribbean, south of Martinique. It was a British territory, given home rule in 1967 and full independence in 1979. Caracas is the capital of Venezuela; Canberra is the capital of Australia; and, Conakry is the capital of Guinea.

Answer: Cadiz

Calais is a French seaport; Cali is a city in south west Colombia; and, Callao is a fishing port in Peru, south west of Lima.

Answer: Carlow

Carlow is a County in the Republic of Ireland!

Answer: Cartagena

Cartagena is a port city in north west Colombia. Carthage was an ancient city on the north west coast of Africa; The Cayo District, with the major city Cayo, is in the central west of Belize; and, Cebu is a city in the Philippines.

Answer: Cuzco

Cuzco is a city in the south of Peru and was the capital of the Inca empire; Curityba is the capital of the State of Parana in Brazil; Curacao is an island in the Caribbean; and, Cumbria is a county in the north west of England.

Answer: Cuma

Cumae is on the Italian coast, 16km west of Naples; Cuenca is the capital of the Province of New Castile in Spain; Ctesiphon 'the lost city of Persia' is today only a ruin, south east of Baghdad; and, Cromarty is a Scottish port and naval base.

Answer: Chekiang

Chekiang is a Province in China; Chongqing is a city in Sichuan Province; Chengdu is an ancient city and capital of Sichuan Province; and, Chefoo is a port in Shantung Province, China.