Cities of the World map quiz
Famous cities across all continents
Quizzes in this pack
Cities of the World: world cities.
| World Cities | 53 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital of the United Kingdom, on the River Thames
- Answer: London
- Capital of Czechia, the 'City of a Hundred Spires' on the Vltava
- Answer: Prague
- China's largest city, a major port at the mouth of the Yangtze River
- Answer: Shanghai
- Vietnam's largest city, formerly Saigon, on the Mekong delta's edge
- Answer: Ho Chi Minh City
- Capital of Mexico, built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán
- Answer: Mexico City
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London
On the Thames, England
London grew from Londinium, a town the Romans built by the Thames almost 2,000 years ago. It is the capital of the United Kingdom, and its Underground, opened in 1863, is the oldest metro in the world.
- Founded
- Around AD 47, by the Romans
- Known for
- Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the British Museum
- Did you know?
- Big Ben is really the name of the great bell, not the tower
- Rings a bell?
- In the stories, Sherlock Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street, a number that did not exist at the time
Amsterdam
North Holland, the Netherlands
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, built on wet land around a dam in the river Amstel, which gave it its name. Its ring of canals from the 1600s is lined with narrow, tall houses, and the city has more bicycles than people.
- Founded
- First mentioned in 1275
- Known for
- The canals, the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank's House
- Did you know?
- The old houses stand on millions of wooden poles driven deep into the soft ground
St. Petersburg
On the Neva, north-western Russia
Tsar Peter the Great founded St Petersburg in 1703 on marshland by the Baltic Sea, as Russia's “window to Europe”, and it was the capital for about 200 years. In summer it has the “white nights”, when it never gets fully dark.
- Founded
- 1703
- Known for
- The Hermitage, the Winter Palace, the canals
Hong Kong
South-eastern China
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1842 until 1997, when it was handed back to China. It has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world, packed between steep green hills and Victoria Harbour.
- Known for
- Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, the Star Ferry
- Did you know?
- The name means “fragrant harbour”
- Rings a bell?
- Bruce Lee grew up here, and his kung fu films of the 1970s were made by a Hong Kong studio
Washington, D.C.
On the Potomac, between Maryland and Virginia
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, a city that was planned from scratch in 1790 and belongs to no state. The White House, the Capitol and many museums line the National Mall, and a law keeps buildings low, so the city has no skyscrapers.
- Founded
- 1790
- Known for
- The White House, the Capitol, the Smithsonian museums
- Did you know?
- D.C. stands for District of Columbia
Cairo
On the Nile, northern Egypt
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and one of the largest cities in Africa and the Arab world. Its old Islamic quarter has hundreds of mosques and is called “the city of a thousand minarets”, and the pyramids of Giza stand at the edge of the city.
- Founded
- 969
- Known for
- The pyramids of Giza nearby, the Egyptian Museum, Khan el-Khalili
- Did you know?
- Al-Azhar, founded in 970, is one of the oldest universities in the world
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
