City Names by Origin - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
New York City, United States	Named after the Duke of York.	100%
Paris, France	Named after the "Parisii" Gallic tribe.	83%
Tokyo, Japan	Named after to and kyo, the Japanese words for "east" and "capital."	67%
Perth, Australia	Named after the city of Perth, Scotland.	67%
Phoenix, United States	Named after the idea of a city emerging from the ruins of a previous civilization, like a phoenix from the ashes.	67%
Brussels, Belgium	Named after bruoc and sella, the Old Dutch words for "marsh" and "settlement."	50%
Lima, Peru	Named after limaq, the Quechuan word for "speaker."	50%
Hamburg, Germany	Named after the first permanent building, known as Hammaburg.	33%
Sofia, Bulgaria	Named after the Saint Sofia Church in the city.	33%
Karachi, Pakistan	Named after Mai Kolachi, a fisherwoman whose son is said to have killed a man-eating crocodile.	25%

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