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The Only Megacity...

There are 45 urban agglomerations that have a population greater than 10 million. Try to name the only one which corresponds to each clue.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
For the saint category, it is based on their current, short, name
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Last updated: June 9, 2024
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First submittedJuly 13, 2020
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The only megacity ...
City
in Peru
Lima
north of London
Moscow
south of Johannesburg
Buenos Aires
on the island of Java
Jakarta
west of Mexico City
Los Angeles
that is home to an emperor
Tokyo
in northern Africa
Cairo
that spans two continents
Istanbul
on an island in Europe
London
whose name starts with O
Osaka
The only megacity ...
City
less than 150 km from the Caspian Sea
Tehran
which was once controlled by Belgium
Kinshasa
which has hosted the Winter Olympics
Beijing
less than 500 km from Canada
New York City
named for a saint *
São Paulo
in Asia that is predominantly Catholic
Manila
named for a Communist
Ho Chi Minh City
on the western coast of India
Mumbai
in North America but not the U.S.
Mexico City
whose name ends in "bad"
Hyderabad
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29 Comments
+5
Level 92
Jul 13, 2020
Well done!
+7
Level 55
Jul 13, 2020
Thanks!
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Level 56
Jun 9, 2024
So of 139 quiz, u have only 2 featured, I don't understand this website
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Level 83
Jun 9, 2024
Santiago is not a mega city… but I better try it five times anyway…
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Level 78
Jun 9, 2024
Kept trying Leningrad…
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Level 84
Jun 9, 2024
I tried both Leningrad and St Petersburg for different questions :)
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Level 70
Jun 10, 2024
Could you make HCM acceptable for Ho Chi Minh? That acronym is usually accepted in other quizzes.
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Level ∞
Jun 10, 2024
HCMC
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Level 56
Oct 2, 2024
these long cities always fail me lol. i tried ho chi mihn city
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Level 78
Jun 10, 2024
I kept trying Seoul for the olympics question...then i remembered that it was in Pyeongchang. I guess i assumed that was part of the Seoul metropolitan area but it's pretty far away.
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Level 77
Jun 10, 2024
Little bit too easy with the given clues
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Level 95
Jun 11, 2024
What about Islamabad? Ends in bad also
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Level 81
Jun 12, 2024
The whole area (including Rawalpindi) only has about 3.8 million people.
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Level 70
Jun 12, 2024
Requiring the silent “h” at the end of Ho Chi Minh is pretty harsh. Knew the answer but not the precise spelling.
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Level 32
Jun 12, 2024
Hi, can I translate the quiz to german?
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Level 55
Jun 23, 2024
Sure.
+2
Level 50
Jun 12, 2024
This was so much fun, thanks!
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Level 67
Jun 12, 2024
I feel like there's lots of cities west of Mexico City... Tokyo, Beijing, Jakarta....
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Level 33
Jun 12, 2024
Well, technically everything is west (and east) of everything else by this measure
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Level 72
Jun 12, 2024
Yes, it is. The question should probably specify what range we're looking for, like "within x kilometers west of Mexico"!
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Level 67
Jun 12, 2024
It's obvious enough what it means - to the West of Mexico city when looking at a typical map with Greenwich in the middle. A latitude between 99.1°W and 180°W.
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Level 72
Jun 12, 2024
that is still a vague reference....
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Level 58
Jun 14, 2024
it really isnt 💀 bro called the world map a vague reference 💀just admit you missed a question and suck it up
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Level 76
Sep 8, 2024
Yea, you know, is up still up when I'm upside down!

Asking for up in a quiz is pretty vague, what if I'm upside down when taking the quiz! Then up is a different direction! Or... What If I was rolling down a hill!(not sideways)

People can be so vague..

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Level 83
Jun 12, 2024
Maybe a little more time. Only mistake was ho chi min(h) and didn’t finish.
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Level 75
Jun 12, 2024
Is San Francisco really not a megacity? I guess if you split up the bay but otherwise it should count
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Level 58
Jun 14, 2024
no 💀 7.75 million
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Level 57
May 19, 2025
What exactly defines a mega city? Ive seen lots of different types, and i thought Edmonton was one.
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Level 55
May 21, 2025
10 million people :)