World Cities Trivia Quiz

Think you know your cities? Test your knowledge with this quiz packed full of fascinating facts from around the globe — from canals and capital cities to vending machines and volcanoes.

Quiz Questions

1. Which city was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople?
2. Which capital city is known for its vending machines where you can purchase everything from fresh fruit to umbrellas?
3. Which British city has 35 miles of canals, compared to Venice’s 26?
4. Which European city covers just 44 hectares in area?
5. What is the capital city of Uganda?
6. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, is associated with which national symbol?
7. Manama is the capital and largest city of which island country?
8. Mary King's Close is a historic underground street in which British city?
9. What is the closest major city to Mount Vesuvius?
10. Which city was once called Batmania, after John Batman, one of its founders?
11. Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain overlooking which city?
12. What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
13. Hammerfest, a city that claims to be the northernmost in the world, is in which country?
14. Which capital city is directly named after a line of latitude?
15. Which city in Wales was granted city status in 2022?
16. Pankow and Spandau are boroughs of which European city?
17. Which English city has alleyways known as “snickelways” due to their narrow and winding paths?
18. Which city is mainland Europe’s westernmost capital?
19. In which British city can you cross Pulteney Bridge, completed in 1774 and unusual for having shops built across its full span on both sides?
20. Which city, located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast, is the westernmost city on the African mainland?

Answers

1. Istanbul
2. Tokyo
3. Birmingham
4. Vatican City
5. Kampala
6. Giant panda
7. Bahrain
8. Edinburgh
9. Naples
10. Melbourne
11. Cape Town
12. Tashkent
13. Norway
14. Quito
15. Wrexham
16. Berlin
17. York
18. Lisbon
19. Bath
20. Dakar