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Countries' Biggest Cities with Exceptions

Guess each country's most populous city that: is not the capital; has not hosted a World Cup match (Men's or Women's); and has not hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter).
As of January 2024 according to citypopulation.de
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Last updated: January 16, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2024
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1. Japan
Saitama
Tokyo
Nagoya
Osaka
2. Russia
Kazan
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Novosibirsk
3. Canada
Quebec City
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
4. South Africa
Cape Town
Pretoria
Soshanguve
Evaton
5. Australia
Perth
Gold Coast
Newcastle
Sydney
6. Argentina
Córdoba
San Miguel de Tucumán
San Juan
Rosario
7. United Kingdom
Belfast
Glasgow
Leeds
Birmingham
8. Egypt
Cairo
Suez
Port Said
Alexandria
9. China
Guangzhou
Changsha
Shenzhen
Wuhan
10. Mexico
Guadalajara
Tijuana
Puebla
Cancún
11. Indonesia
Bandung
Surabaya
Jakarta
Palembang
12. Uruguay
Montevideo
Melo
Rivera
Salto
13. New Zealand
Christchurch
Auckland
Tauranga
Dunedin
14. Sweden
Västerås
Gothenburg
Uppsala
Lund
15. United States
Chicago
Phoenix
Austin
Los Angeles
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2 Comments
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Level 95
Jan 16, 2024
This is a very tricky quiz! Made me look up locations of several cities named. Thank you.
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Level 84
Jan 16, 2024
Thanks haha, although looking again made me realise I forgot to randomise the choices. Maybe doesn't matter as much when you only see the answers at the end I guess.

But yes I learned of a couple places making it, South Africa surprised me!