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Cities Flashcards

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City formerly known as New Amsterdam

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New York City

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Alamo City (US)

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San Antonio TX

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City served by Ronald Reagan Airport

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Washington D.C.

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Rhode Island jazz festival city

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Newport

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Stone Mountain overlooks this city (US City)

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Atlanta GA

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OK Corral city

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Tombstone AZ

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Home of the Prado

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Madrid

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City served by Love Field

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Dallas TX

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Wisconsin city meaning “clear water”

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Au Clair

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City served by Midway Airport

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Chicago IL

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John Hopkins University city

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Baltimore MD

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Motor City (US City)

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Detroit MI

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City formerly known as Leningrad

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St. Petersburg

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Wright brothers’ hometown

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Dayton OH

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World’s oldest continuously inhabited city

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Damascus

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Cradle of Jazz

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New Orleans LA

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Rubber Capital of the world (US City)

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Akron OH

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City served by John Wayne Airport

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Long Beach (Orange County) CA

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Home of the Colorado Ski Museum

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Vail

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City of Lakes (US)

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Minneapolis MN

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City formerly known as Fort York

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Toronto

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The Big Peach (US City)

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Atlanta GA

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Windsor Ontario’s sister city (US City)

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Detroit MI

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Kansas penitentiary city

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Leavenworth

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Highest incorporated city in the US

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Leadville CO

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The Jewel of the Adriatic (World City)

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Venice

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Minnesota Great Lakes port

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Duluth

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Interpol headquarters

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Paris

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Will Rogers Museum city

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Claremore OK

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30
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Mississippi port

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Biloxi

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31
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The Waltz City

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Vienna

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City formerly known as Tenochtitlan

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Mexico City

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33
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South Carolina port

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Charleston

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34
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Field Museum city

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Chicago IL

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35
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WHO headquarters

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Geneva

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36
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Comstock Lode city

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Virginia City NV

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37
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Home of the Benaki Museum

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Athens

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38
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Gardner Museum city

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Boston MA

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Home of the Uffizi Museum and the Bargello

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Florence

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40
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World city with the most fountains

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Rome

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41
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Where Nobel Peace Prize is awarded

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Oslo

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42
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Northernmost US State Capital

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Juneau AK

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43
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Home of the world’s tallest building

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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44
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Omaha’s twin city

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Council Bluffs IA

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45
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Home of the Frick Collection

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New York

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46
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City served by Will Rogers and Wiley Post airports

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Tulsa OK

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47
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Windy City (US City)

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Chicago IL

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48
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The Pearl of the Orient (World City)

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Manila

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49
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Oldest US City

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St. Augustine FL

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50
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US city with the most fountains

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Kansas City MO

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51
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The Queen City (US City)

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Cincinnati OH

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52
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City served by Logan Airport

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Boston MA

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53
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City formerly known as Christiana

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Oslo

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54
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City of Roses (US City)

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Portland OR

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55
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NASA city in Alabama

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Huntsville

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The Disney City (US City)

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Orlando FL

57
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Home of the Peale Museum

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Philadelphia PA

58
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Tennessee World’s fair city

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Knoxville (named for John Knox)

59
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The “Biggest Little City in the World”

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Reno NV

60
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Home of the Smithsonian

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Washington D.C.

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Indiana Great Lakes port

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Gary

62
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6th Floor Museum city

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Dallas TX

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NATO headquarters

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Brussels

64
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Home of the Heard Museum

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Phoenix AZ

65
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Pabst Mansion city

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Milwaukee WI

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Athens of the South (US City)

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Nashville TN

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The City of Lights

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Paris

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Home of the Ringling Brothers Museum

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Sarasota FL

69
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Tennessee “Manhattan Project” city

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Oak Ridge

70
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Home of the Norman Rockwell Museum

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Stockbridge MA

71
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City formerly known as Batavia

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Jakarta

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Westernmost US State Capital

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Honolulu HI

73
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The Crossroads of the West (US City)

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Salt Lake City UT

74
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New Hampshire port

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Portsmouth

75
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Crescent City (US City)

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New Orleans LA

76
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Lake Superior Museum of Transport city

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Duluth MN

77
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City formerly known as Edo

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Tokyo

78
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The Witch City (US City)

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Salem MA

79
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Pennsylvania Great Lakes port

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Erie

80
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Home of the Rijksmuseum

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Amsterdam

81
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End of the Oregon Trail

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Astoria OR (named for John J. Astor)

82
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Southernmost US State Capital

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Honolulu HI

83
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Oldest US State capital

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Santa Fe NM

84
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US State capital with the largest population

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Phoenix AZ

85
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The Hub of the Universe (US City)

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Boston MA

86
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First capital of California

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San Jose

87
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Home of the Victoria and Albert Museum

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London

88
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Easternmost US State Capital

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Augusta ME

89
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Kansas City MO sister city

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Kansas City KS

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Beacon Street City (US City)

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Boston MA

91
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Home of the Tretykov Museum

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Moscow

92
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Northernmost world capital

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Reykjavik

93
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Michigan city named for an indian chief

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Pontiac

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Washington city named for an indian chief

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Seattle

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Home of the Field Museum

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Chicago IL

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Beale Street city (US City)

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Memphis TN

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Westernmost US State capital of the 48

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Salem OR

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The City of Brotherly Love

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Philadelphia PA

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City formerly known as Danzig

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Gdansk

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Bagdad by the Bay (US City)

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San Francisco CA

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World capital highest in elevation

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La Paz

102
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City formerly known as Constantinople

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Istanbul

103
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Eisenhower Museum city

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Abilene KS

104
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Southernmost world capital

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Wellington

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Mt. Washington overlooks this city (US City)

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Pittsburgh PA

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The City of Bridges (World City)

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Stockholm

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Sunshine City (US City)

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St. Petersburg FL

108
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City formerly known as Philadelphia

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Amman Jordan

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Georgia port

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Savannah

110
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Home of the Kon Tiki Museum

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Oslo

111
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US State capital covering largest area

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Juneau AK

112
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City served by Skye Harbor Airport

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Phoenix AZ

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J. Paul Getty Museum city

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Malibu CA

114
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Maine port

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Portland

115
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South Dakota frontier city

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Deadwood

116
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Home of the Guggenheim Museum

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New York

117
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Gateway to the west

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St. Louis MO

118
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Home of the Hagia Sophia

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Istanbul

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Alabama resort

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Mobile

120
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City formerly known as Angora

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Ankora

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Pittsburgh of the South (US City)

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Birmingham AL

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Mayo Brothers Clinic city

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Rochester MN

123
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Southernmost US State capital of the 48

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Austin TX

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City formerly known as Rangoon

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Yangon

125
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The Streets in Monopoly are found here

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Atlantic City NJ

126
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Where Nobel Prizes (except for Peace) are awarded

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Stockholm

127
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New Mexico Ski resort

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Taos

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Insurance capital of the world

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Hartford CN

129
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US State capital with the smallest population

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Montpelier VT

130
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City formerly known as Saigon

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Ho Chi Minh City

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Chocolate Capital of the World (US City)

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Hershey PA

132
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City formerly known as Salsbury

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Harare

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City formerly known as Lutentia

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Paris

134
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Home of the Hermitage

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St. Petersburg Russia

135
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Home of the Taj Mahal

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Agra India

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Lincoln Park Zoo city

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Chicago IL

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Northernmost US state capital of the 48

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Olympia WA

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World’s oldest walled city

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Jericho

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