| Population | Date Founded | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,009,000 | ~1000 BCE | Beijing | 82%
|
| 15,600,000 | ~2,000 BCE | Cairo | 80%
|
| 4,689,000 | 332 BCE | Alexandria | 71%
|
| 13,287,000 | 657 BCE | Istanbul | 70%
|
| 10,858,000 | ~300 BCE | Paris | 55%
|
| 5,977,000 | 202 BCE | Xian | 48%
|
| 20,597,000 | ~1100 BCE | Guangzhou | 41%
|
| 26,640,000 | 18 BCE | Seoul | 39%
|
| 4,538,000 | ~2,000 BCE | Ankara | 36%
|
| 5,257,000 | ~600 BCE | Milan | 36%
|
| 6,155,000 | 495 BCE | Nanjing | 35%
|
| 7,509,000 | ~1500 BCE | Wuhan | 34%
|
| 10,376,000 | ~2000 BCE | Chengdu | 30%
|
| 4,693,000 | 230 BCE | Barcelona | 27%
|
| 6,078,000 | 300 BCE | Shenyang | 13%
|
| 4,183,000 | ~221 BCE | Dalian | 10%
|
| 3,962,000 | ~306 BCE | Fuzhou | 9%
|
| 4,942,000 | ~1,500 BCE | Zhengzhou | 9%
|
| 5,246,000 | 514 BCE | Suzhou | 8%
|
| 5,631,000 | ~760 BCE | Pune | 6%
|