Megacities by Clue

Difficultly level: hard. For each selected clue, guess the urban area which has a population of at least 10 million people.

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Most populous city in South America

São Paulo

"The Big Apple"

New York

Formerly known as Canton

Guangzhou

Pretoria and Soweto are part of this city's urban area

Johannesburg

In 2028, it will host the Summer Olympics for the third time

Los Angeles

"The City of Lights"

Paris

A word in the English language meaning "to kidnap for forced service on a ship"

Shanghai

Where an ayatollah met his end in 2026

Tehran

Where you'd find Shibuya Crossing, sometimes called the world's busiest pedestrian crossing

Tokyo

Most populous city in Africa

Cairo

There's a trendy neighborhood here called "Amerika-mura"

Osaka

FIFA World Cup host city in 1970, 1986, and 2026

Mexico City

Has the highest elevation of any city on this list (2,640 m)

Bogotá

Home to the Red Fort, the former residence of Mughal emperors

Delhi

As a Dutch possession, it was known as Batavia

Jakarta

India's film production capital

Mumbai

Straddles Europe and Asia

Istanbul

Captured by the U.S. in 1898 and Japan in 1942

Manila

On China's side of the strait of Taiwan

Xiamen

Located just south of a demilitarized zone

Seoul

Setting of the musical "Evita"

Buenos Aires

Where you'd find 30 St Mary Axe, commonly known as "The Gherkin"

London

Located southwest of Shanghai, it is home to Alibaba and DeepSeek

Hangzhou

Where the first emperor of China is buried

Xi'an

Port city near Beijing

Tianjin

Gorky Park is located here

Moscow

Home to a stadium known as "The Bird's Nest", completed in 2008

Beijing

The urban area includes the city of Toyota

Nagoya

City that exploded onto the world's consciousness in March 2020

Wuhan

Home to the world's premier panda breeding facility

Chengdu

Lies on the Ganges Delta

Dhaka

In 1947, it had a slim Hindu majority. By 1951, it was 96% Muslim.

Karachi

Gives its name to a type of bean

Lima

Overlooked by the Christ the Redeemer statue

Rio de Janeiro

Capital of the Republic of China

Taipei

Buddhist temples here include Wat Arun and Wat Pho

Bangkok

The "last helicopter" fled the U.S. embassy in this city in 1975

Ho Chi Minh City

Lost its capital city status to Abuja in 1991

Lagos

The largest city in India prior to independence

Kolkata

The largest city where French is an official language

Kinshasa

31 bridges cross the Yangtze River in this city – 29 built since 1995

Chongqing

The largest Kannada-speaking city, located in the center of Southern India

Bangalore

The largest city in the Punjab region

Lahore

Capital of India's Tamil Nadu state

Chennai

Major city in India sharing its name with a major city in Pakistan

Hyderabad

The capital of China's Hunan province, it is home to a giant statue of Mao's head

Changsha

Capital of the Shang dynasty, it was formerly Anglicized as Chengchow

Zhengzhou

Southernmost capital of a country that has ever been part of OPEC country

Luanda

Home to the world's largest stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium

Ahmedabad

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27 Comments

Level 67

Mar 14, 2026

Love the quiz!!!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

Level 79

Mar 14, 2026

1st half of the quiz I was great, 2nd half of the quiz not so much. Really need to work on my Asian city knowledge (and spelling!)

Level 70

Mar 14, 2026

I feel like this quiz will reset right after I get my points

Level 81

Mar 14, 2026

Luckily, we won't know of any new megacities until next year. Rest easy.

Level 81

Mar 14, 2026

Interesting how a lot of these massive cities are almost unknown in the global consciousness. There are over ten million people living in Changsha or Ahmedabad, but you'd be hard-pressed to find someone on the street who's even heard of them.

Level 73

Mar 14, 2026

How did this get featured?

Level 66

Mar 14, 2026

Might be helped by the fact QM made it ;)

Level 93

Mar 14, 2026

I think Angola is no longer in OPEC as of 2024?

Love the quiz, a tougher one!

Level 90

Mar 21, 2026

Wikipedia concurs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC#Lapsed_members

Level ∞

May 17, 2026

Updated

Level 78

Mar 14, 2026

Great quiz, with the challenge of yellow boxes. A good reminder of how many Chinese cities are greater than 10 million, but not ones you know much about.

Level 82

Mar 19, 2026

I think there is a spelling mistake here:

Where you'd find 30 St Mary Axe, commonly known as "The Gherkin"

Level 86

Apr 12, 2026

no, the address is also the name of the building

Level 53

Apr 10, 2026

We need more time

Level 50

May 17, 2026

omg, i got everything so easily, and then couldnt think of beijing in a couple minutes

Level 73

May 17, 2026

The Gherkin is not a very prominent building in London anymore. It’s mostly obstructed by other skyscrapers.

Level 59

May 17, 2026

Pretoria is not part of the Johannesburg metropolitan area. It is adjacent to the Johannesburg metro area, but it is a separate city with its own metropolitan area.

Level ∞

May 17, 2026

Good thing we didn't use the term "metro area" then.

Level 59

May 18, 2026

I know, you used the term "urban area". But the concept still applies. Pretoria is its own urban area.

Level 65

May 17, 2026

46/49, needed a little bit of extra time haha. Great quiz!

Level 46

May 17, 2026

This quizz is nice but clearly needs extra time

Level 78

May 17, 2026

Would like an extra row/caveat for the Rhine/Ruhr area.

Level 62

May 17, 2026

Kolkata represent! (Man, the city has seen better days)

Level 79

May 17, 2026

banger quiz

Level 48

May 17, 2026

Taipei????

Level 21

May 18, 2026

how is taipei the capital of China, my guy?????

except for that, really great quiz!!!

Level 60

May 18, 2026

People's Republic of China = China

Republic of China = Taiwan