| Hint | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Since november 2025, this city is considered world's largest | Jakarta | 93%
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| Biggest city in Mississippi, but one that actually lies on the Pearl River instead | Jackson | 80%
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| Holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | Jerusalem | 72%
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| Only U.S. state capital not accessible by road | Juneau | 71%
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| Home to the constructionsite of the would-be tallest building, once again in a desert | Jeddah | 64%
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| Largest city by area in the contiguous United States | Jacksonville | 63%
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| Newest capital city in the world | Juba | 61%
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| Largest city on the largest island in South Korea | Jeju City | 59%
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| Indian capital that is known as the "Pink City" | Jaipur | 58%
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| Swedish city that shares its suffix with multiple notable cities in the country | Jönköping | 56%
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| Owns 83% of weird looking territory on Ellis island, home to the ferry to the Statue of Liberty | Jersey City | 52%
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| Together with Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia | Jena | 50%
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| Large African city home to the infamous Ponte Tower | Johannesburg | 49%
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| Statecapital that is named after a president of the USA | Jefferson City | 44%
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| Was nicknamed "the Athens of Finland" | Jyväskylä | 43%
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| Gateway city to the only metropolis micronation | Johor Bahru | 42%
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| Literal winter capital of large disputed region between China, Pakistan and India | Jammu | 37%
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| Capital of Shandong province | Jinan | 36%
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| Home to the largest Baroque palace in Latvia | Jelgava | 35%
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| In the Middle Ages, this city was the "frontier" between the christian north and islamic south of Andalusia | Jerez de la Frontera | 34%
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| Easternmost city of the Americas with Ponta do Seixas nearby | João Pessoa | 34%
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| "City" on the border created by the Rio Grande River | Juarez | 34%
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| Satelite city that hosts Chicagoland Speedway for NASCAR events | Joliet | 33%
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| Part of the Canadian Rockies, UNESCO World Heritage site | Jasper | 32%
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| Name translates to "city of glory" and can be found in multiple Central- and South-Asian countries | Jalalabad | 31%
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| One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world | Jericho | 31%
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| Close tot the Ozark Mountains, this city was hit by a violent EF5 tornado in 2011 | Joplin | 31%
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| Biggest city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina | Joinville | 30%
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| Part of the Miami metropolitan area, known for affluent communities, possibly interplanetary ones | Jupiter | 30%
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| World (and Andalusian) capital of olive oil and Famous for Santa Catalina Castle overlooking the city | Jaén | 29%
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| Ancient port city, now part of Tel Aviv | Jaffa | 29%
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| Provincial capital on Sumatra island | Jambi | 28%
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| Guatemalan city that can be confused with a Mexican state capital when not written with the X | Jalapa | 27%
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| Home to Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | 26%
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| Capital of Saint Helena | Jamestown | 25%
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| State city of Latvia along the Daugava River | Jekabpils | 23%
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| Located on a namesake plateau in Nigeria | Jos | 23%
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| Largest Peruvian city near Lake Titicaca | Juliaca | 23%
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| Resort city on the Gulf of Riga, known for its beaches and wooden houses | Jurmala | 23%
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| Northernmost major Sri Lankan city | Jaffna | 22%
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| Lies on the northern stretches of Saimaa lake | Joensuu | 20%
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| The bigger of the two famous desert cities that are known as the "Blue City" | Jodhpur | 18%
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| Part of the “Tri-Cities” region in Tennessee | Johnson City | 17%
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| Situated between Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, its name is often shortened to "J.F." | Juiz de Fora | 17%
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| It is generally accepted that the game of snooker originated in this city in Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | 15%
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| Central Jiangxi city that has a name similar to a double-edged straight sword used for 2,500 years in China | Ji’an | 15%
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| Town in Peru that shares its name with a nearby lake and the national region it lies in | Junín | 14%
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| The oldest mining town in Czechia | Jihlava | 13%
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| City in northern Jordan, famous for ancient Roman ruins | Jerash | 12%
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| Either a twin city with Petrolina (PE) or Crato (CE) | Juazeiro | 12%
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| Located in Jharkand, this city is named after the founder of Tata Group | Jamshedpur | 10%
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| Formerly known as Hollandia during Dutch colonial rule and sometimes as Port Numbay too | Jayapura | 10%
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| Subdivision capital in southeastern Guatemala | Jutiapa | 10%
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| In the Recife Metropolitan Region, it was named after a historic battlesite against the Dutch in the 17th century | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 9%
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| Known as the "Golden City" due to yellow sandstone buildings in the Thar Desert | Jaisalmer | 9%
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| Just north of the Sudetes, this city is a gateway for skiing and hiking | Jelenia Góra | 9%
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| Nicaraguan department capital whose flag is a mirror of that of Italy | Jinotega | 9%
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| Located on the Syr Darya River, historically part of the Silk Road | Jizzax | 9%
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| Small Slovenian town near the Sava River and Julian Alps | Jesenice | 8%
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| City close to Hangzhou and even closer to the 36km long Hangzhou Bay Bridge | Jiaxing | 7%
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| Capital of the Somali Region (Ogaden), Ethiopia | Jijiga | 7%
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| The largest city and coffeehub in southwestern Oromia Region | Jimma | 7%
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| Administers the city of Qufu, the home of Confucius | Jining | 7%
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| Situated on the Liaodong Bay, this city is an industrial hub near the Bohai Sea | Jinzhou | 7%
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| Administrative centre of the Pomoravlje District and lies in the geographical region of Šumadija | Jagodina | 6%
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| Has an interconnected history with the nearby state capital of Adamawa, once unified as one town | Jimeta | 6%
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| Part of the Yangtze River Delta economic region in Zhejiang Province | Jinhua | 6%
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| Large fruit-production centre on the Red Sea in southern Saudi Arabia | Jizan | 6%
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| Primary town on a namesake volcanic island in the Sulu Sea | Jolo | 6%
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| Near the Pakistani border, this city is the largest of the Doaba region | Jalandhar | 5%
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| Cities name means "River Shade", from its location on the Yangtze River. | Jiangyin | 5%
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| City in Henan Province, central China, near the Taihang Mountains | Jiaozuo | 5%
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| Tourists (mainly Algerians) are attracted to this city for its landscapes and fine sand beaches | Jijel | 5%
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| One of the largest cities in the western Amazon region and named after a major river there | Ji-Paraná | 5%
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| Paulista city between Campinas and São Paulo | Jundiaí | 5%
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| Unique ski-village that is a quasi-exclave of Austria | Jungholz | 5%
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| Can be called both the Jewel of Kathiawar or the Paris of Saurashtra | Jamnagar | 4%
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| Southwestern Haiti city and capital of Grand’Anse Department | Jérémie | 4%
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| Part of the fertile Punjab plains in Pakistan, rich in crops | Jhang | 4%
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| Chinese city some 100km away from Lake Khanka (or Lake Xingkai) | Jixi | 4%
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| Coastal city known for the Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in nearby Harissa | Jounieh | 4%
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| Botswanan Town Council next to the worlds richest diamond mine | Jwaneng | 4%
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| City on the São Francisco River that derives its name from the Roman god of beginnings | Januária | 3%
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| City in northwestern Tunisia, capital of a governorate | Jendouba | 3%
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| Rural city in Bahia, sadly known for its high crime rates | Jequié | 3%
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| Shanxi prefecture-level city that is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization | Jincheng | 3%
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| City in the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte that derives it name from alligators | Jacareí | 2%
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| Located on the Godavari River, it is also called the “Banana City of India” | Jalgaon | 2%
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| Third most populous atoll of the Marshall Islands | Jaluit | 2%
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| City close to the source of the (White) Nile | Jinja | 2%
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| City conquered by Hernán Cortés and has since partly been absorbed by Cuernavaca | Jiutepec | 2%
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| Centrally located in Bhutan, it is home to the regional dzong fortress | Jakar | 1%
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| Capital of Taraba State whose name comes from Fula | Jalingo | 1%
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| Located on the Old Brahmaputra River in western Mymensingh | Jamalpur | 1%
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| Main Amazonian village on - and therefore namesake of - the 6th longest river of South America | Japurá | 1%
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| Located on the other side of the Tietê River from Pelé's hometown Bauru | Jaú | 1%
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| Key site in Uttar Pradesh during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 | Jhansi | 1%
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| Situated on the Nam river, a tributary of the Nakdong River that flows through Busan | Jinju | 1%
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| Located between China's largest river and fresh water lake | Jiujiang | 1%
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| Historically significant as a colonial administrative center of Italian Somaliland | Jowhar | 1%
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