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Where on Earth? Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the major cities of our Planet? This quiz is intended to let you know! Good luck...

A multiple-choice quiz by jej. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jej

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
244,339

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
33660

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Changeling_de (9/10), Guest 136 (9/10), Guest 76 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. I am standing facing the Forbidden City. On which famous square am I likely to be situated? Hint

St Mark's Square

Tiananmen Square

Trafalgar Square

Donegal Square

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Question 2 of 10

2. Deciding to stay in the same continent, I move east to the island on Honshu in Japan. Which city is not located on this island? Hint

Yokohama

Osaka

Sapporo

Kobe

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Question 3 of 10

3. My journey takes me to a city in Europe, and decide to walk down the Spanish Steps. In which city am I? Hint

Rome

Madrid

Barcelona

Athens

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Question 4 of 10

4. I arrive in one of the two cities which house the European Parliament. The city is the regional capital of Alsace in France - where is it? Hint

The Hague

Vienna

Brussels

Strasbourg

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Question 5 of 10

5. After a pleasant stay in Europe, I fly across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving at an airport with the code 'EWR'. In this state, Trenton is the capital. However, in which city am I? Hint

New York City, NY

New Orleans, LA

Boston, MA

Newark, NJ

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Question 6 of 10

6. I then travel into New York City via the Lincoln Tunnel; under which of the following rivers will I travel? Hint

Hudson River

Harlem River

East River

Passaic River

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Question 7 of 10

7. Crossing the border, I enter Canada. I decide to travel to eastern Nova Scotia. What is the largest inhabited city I would find in this province? Hint

Halifax

Whitehorse

St John's

Saskatoon

8. Heading back over the Atlantic, we reach the island of Ireland. The island was officially divided in 1921, creating the Republic of Ireland to the south and Northern Ireland (part of the UK) in the north. Which of the following cities belongs to Northern Ireland? Hint

Waterford

Limerick

Galway

Lisburn

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Question 9 of 10

9. In another part of the British Isles, we come to a city with a famous castle perched on the tip of an extinct volcanic plug. Name this city. Hint

Edinburgh

London

Cardiff

Belfast

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Question 10 of 10

10. Our final destination takes us to Africa. The city in which we stay is the largest in Nigeria, but not its capital. What is it? Hint

Oyo

Abuja

Lagos

Ibadan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I am standing facing the Forbidden City. On which famous square am I likely to be situated?

Answer: Tiananmen Square

Tienanmen Square is the correct answer (situated in Beijing, China). St Mark's Square is in Venice; Trafalgar Square is in London; Donegal Square is in Belfast.

2. Deciding to stay in the same continent, I move east to the island on Honshu in Japan. Which city is not located on this island?

Answer: Sapporo

Sapporo is the only city not situated on the island of Honshu - it is on the more northerly island of Hokkaido.

3. My journey takes me to a city in Europe, and decide to walk down the Spanish Steps. In which city am I?

Answer: Rome

Surprisingly, the Spanish Steps are not located in Spain. In fact, they are found in Rome.

4. I arrive in one of the two cities which house the European Parliament. The city is the regional capital of Alsace in France - where is it?

Answer: Strasbourg

Brussels does contain a European Parliament Building along with Strasbourg, but the clue was that this city was located in Alsace, France. Therefore, Strasbourg is the correct answer.

5. After a pleasant stay in Europe, I fly across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving at an airport with the code 'EWR'. In this state, Trenton is the capital. However, in which city am I?

Answer: Newark, NJ

Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, with Newark Liberty International Airport named after it. It cannot be any of the other cities because they are not in New Jersey, with Trenton the capital.

6. I then travel into New York City via the Lincoln Tunnel; under which of the following rivers will I travel?

Answer: Hudson River

The Lincoln Tunnel stretches for 1.5 miles beneath the Hudson River, connecting areas of New Jersey with Manhattan borough.

7. Crossing the border, I enter Canada. I decide to travel to eastern Nova Scotia. What is the largest inhabited city I would find in this province?

Answer: Halifax

Halifax is the largest city of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, with an estimated population of 385,000 in 2006. None of the other options were cities in Nova Scotia.

Answer: Lisburn

Many people think that Ireland contains one country, but it does in fact contain both part of the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland since partition in 1921. Before this, the whole island was part of the UK.

9. In another part of the British Isles, we come to a city with a famous castle perched on the tip of an extinct volcanic plug. Name this city.

Answer: Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and home to the country's parliament at Holyrood.

10. Our final destination takes us to Africa. The city in which we stay is the largest in Nigeria, but not its capital. What is it?

Answer: Lagos

Lagos was the former capital of Nigeria, and has a population of between 10-15 million (2005 estimate - the last official census was in 1991). Half of Nigeria's industrial capacity is located here. The incorrect answers are all cities in Nigeria, with Abuja as the capital.

Source: Author jej

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