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Based on the clues, can you guess these cities which start with each letter of the alphabet?
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First submittedJune 17, 2013
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City
A
In ancient times, it was known for its library
Alexandria
B
"The Paris of South America"
Buenos Aires
C
In 1990, it had the world's tallest building, largest aquarium, and busiest airport
Chicago
D
Possibly the oldest city in the world that is currently a national capital
Damascus
E
City in Uganda where airline hijack victims were rescued in 1976
Entebbe
F
Second largest city in the Dallas metro area
Fort Worth
G
Most populous city in Central America
Guatemala City
H
The title of a hit song by Miami-based pop singer Camila Cabello
Havana
I
The only national capital starting with I
Islamabad
J
Islam's third holiest city
Jerusalem
K
Afghanistan's second largest city
Kandahar
L
Egyptian city known as an open air museum
Luxor
M
Where Gucci and Armani are based
Milan
N
On the outskirts of this capital you'll find a national park with lions and rhinoceroses
Nairobi
O
Capital of Canada
Ottawa
P
The executive capital of South Africa
Pretoria
Q
The equator runs through this city's suburbs
Quito
R
Has the largest port in Europe
Rotterdam
S
Its opera house, opened in 1973, is a masterpiece of modern architecture
Sydney
T
The world's most populous city in a country that is not recognized by the UN
Taipei
U
One of the largest cities in Brazil's interior
Uberlândia
V
Home base of Russia's Pacific Fleet
Vladivostok
W
This city's famous cherry trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo in 1912
Washington D.C.
X
One of the four capitals of ancient China
Xi'an
Y
Major city on Tokyo Bay
Yokohama
Z
The only national capital starting with Z
Zagreb
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28 Comments
nettybet
+2
Level 77
Oct 7, 2013
Got them all apart from M and X
dakgrl
+1
Level 60
Oct 8, 2013
would have gotten 3 more if I could spell!!
Somequiztaker
+2
Level 79
Oct 9, 2013
Would you accept Gdynia in place of Gdansk?
ruudsje
+4
Level 68
Oct 9, 2013
Nothing to with Gdansk, entirely different city.
fitheach
+8
Level 58
Aug 1, 2017
Can you also accept Warsaw for Washington...?
STLCardinalFan12
+1
Level 61
Dec 19, 2013
#ballin got all but 4
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jun 11, 2014
Can you accept Firenze for Florence?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 5, 2015
Okay
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Oct 6, 2015
Don't know how I got 'X' and 'Y'
vchaas
+1
Level 73
Oct 8, 2015
Vladivostok...really...spelled it with a "ck" at the end...wouldn't take it...but others on here have multiple spellings....whatever.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 9, 2015
Vladivostock will work now
cuendillar
+1
Level 71
Apr 21, 2026
Disagree on that decision. It's a Slavic, not Germanic, city name so c would be pronounced as ts rather than k. "Vladivostotsk" is way too far off to be valid. Only notable Slavic city I can think of with "ck" is Plock, Poland which is pronunced Pwotsk.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Sep 13, 2016
I can never remember Gdansk because where I'm from it's still called Danzig.
cyroman
+4
Level 61
Feb 19, 2017
It's been Gdansk for a pretty long time now!
mrputter
+2
Level 90
Jan 10, 2022
In English (and of course Polish) for sure. But in, for example, German it's still Danzig. Even today. So if Carry is German then that's probably what would come to mind for them.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Mar 6, 2025
Judging by their profile Carry is indeed German
HectorVortac
+3
Level 47
Nov 18, 2016
Can we safely say this quiz is not U.S.-centric?
Ryanlee
+1
Level 77
Jul 23, 2017
As Chinese I tried Xanadu for tons of times until I remembered Xi'an, where I once had a very unpleasant journey.
Alacave
+1
Level 55
Jan 10, 2022
Did you have a nice time in Xanadu !!
stubart409
+1
Level 69
Feb 11, 2018
Had them all except L with 2:26 left. I've never heard of Luxor before.
madmonte
+1
Level 70
Jan 10, 2022
Spelt it Gadansk. Oops lol
wtstoudt
+2
Level 82
Jan 11, 2022
I improved my score from 16 to 25 on this quiz. I thought it was fairly easy, so I was surprised that 16 was my previous high. Then I looked back to see when I had last taken it. It was NINE years ago. I'm getting old...
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Jan 12, 2022
Apparently I haven't taken this quiz since 2015! I went from 19 to 26. Good to know I've learned something.
Angbo
+3
Level 67
Jan 14, 2022
Fun fact: Xi'an was never be called Xi'an before. It was called Chang'an before Qing dynasty.
RJG
+1
Level 63
Apr 1, 2023
26/26
salvadoran
+1
Level 62
Nov 4, 2023
Really enjoyed the quiz!

Gotta admit that I first thought of Salzburg, Stuttgart and Stockholm before Sydney... Which makes sense as they have famous opera houses as well, but unlike Sydney, I visited those houses myself!

Still a very cool quiz though :)

BancoGenteBoa
+1
Level 64
Apr 19, 2026
UBERLANDIA MY NATION!!!!
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Apr 23, 2026
Never heard of U before. Got it with my first guess. Maybe because the architect of Brasilia had a German-sounding name?
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