Rank
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Category
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Answer
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20
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Most Populous First-World* City to Never have Held the Olympics
|
New York City | Osaka | Buenos Aires | Istanbul | Nagoya | Chicago | Taipei | Kuala Lumpur | Riyadh | Washington D.C. | Santiago | Singapore | Boston | San Francisco | Toronto | Philadelphia | Hong Kong | Dallas | Houston
|
13
|
Oldest Metro System
|
London | Chicago | Glasgow | Budapest | Paris | Boston | Berlin | Athens | New York City | Philadelphia | Hamburg | Buenos Aires
|
11
|
Highest # of Metro Stations
|
New York City | Shanghai | Beijing | Paris | Guangzhou | Seoul | Shenzhen | Chengdu | London | Wuhan
|
11
|
Most Populous in Europe in 1700
|
Constantinople** | London | Paris | Naples | Lisbon | Amsterdam | Moscow | Venice | Rome | Milan
|
7
|
Closest City to the Mediterranean with a Population ≥5,000,000
|
Istanbul | Alexandria | Amman | Milan | Cairo | Ankara
|
7
|
Busiest International Flight Destination from Mexico City (2020)
|
Los Angeles | Miami | Houston | New York City | Dallas | Chicago
|
7
|
Tallest Skyscraper in Europe
|
St. Petersburg | Moscow | Warsaw | London | Istanbul | Frankfurt
|
6
|
Most Populous Spanish-Speaking City
|
Mexico City | Buenos Aires | Lima | Bogota | Santiago
|
5
|
Most Populous Starting With "M"
|
Manila | Mumbai | Mexico City | Moscow
|
5
|
Highest Capacity Stadium in Europe
|
Barcelona | London | Dublin | Paris
|
5
|
Highest Elevation First-World* National Capital
|
San José | Andorra la Vella | Ankara | Jerusalem
|
5
|
Busiest Airport in Europe by Passenger Numbers (2019)
|
London | Paris | Amsterdam | Frankfurt
|
4
|
Closest to the Prime Meridian with a Population ≥5,000,000
|
London | Paris | Lagos
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