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American Cities of the World

Many cities and towns in the United States share their names with more famous cities from around the world. Can you name these places by their descriptions?
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First submittedDecember 24, 2022
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The home of the Eiffel Tower, or the home of the Eiffel Tower (with a hat)
Paris
A city that recently became the largest in Australia, or Florida's 'Harbor City'
Melbourne
The city Beethoven called home, or the site of one of the Civil War's earliest clashes
Vienna
The Arab world's largest city, or the birthplace of MLB's first African-American player
Cairo
A major German port city, or the home of America's third-largest county fair
Hamburg
A city the Nazis failed to invade, or the home of the University of Idaho
Moscow
The culinary capital of South America, or the setting for Glee
Lima
Sparta's ancient rival, or a reputably "haunted" Ohioan city
Athens
The largest seaport in north-east Scotland, or the "Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula"
Aberdeen
The "cradle of Western civilization", or the home of the largest college campus in the world
Rome
Aston Villa's home city, or an industrial city which became the "Pittsburgh of the South"
Birmingham
The headquarters of the Red Cross, or the "Lake Trout Capital of the World"
Geneva
The home of North America's tallest tower, or a small city first known as Newburg's Landing
Toronto
The old capital of Yugoslavia, or the largest city in Montana that is not a county seat
Belgrade
The most populous city in the Caribbean, or a place Abraham Lincoln liked to visit
Havana
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2 Comments
comjag
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Level 92
Dec 25, 2022
Pretty good quiz, worthy of a feature.
wolfbarnes
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Level 79
Dec 25, 2022
Thank you! :)
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