World Cities Flashcards

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1
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World’s Oldest Walled City

A

Jericho

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World’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City

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Damascus

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3
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Northernmost World Capital

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Reykjavik

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4
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Southernmost World Capital

A

Wellington

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5
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World Capital Highest in Elevation

A

La Paz

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6
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European Capital Highest in Elevation

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Madrid

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7
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Asian Capital Highest in Elevation

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Thimphu, Bhutan

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8
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North American Capital Highest in Elevation

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Mexico City

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9
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City with Most Fountains

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Rome

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10
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The Waltz City

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Vienna

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11
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The Jewel of the Adriatic

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Venice

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12
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City of Lights

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Paris

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13
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Pearl of the Orient

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Manila

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14
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City of Bridges

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Stockholm

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15
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Formerly Known as Christiana

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Oslo

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16
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Formerly Known at Tenochtitlan

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Mexico City

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17
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Formerly Known as Philadelphia

A

Amman, Jordan

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18
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Formerly Edo

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Tokyo

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19
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Formerly New Amsterdam

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NYC

20
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Formerly Fort York

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Toronto

21
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Formerly Batavia

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Jakarta

22
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Formerly Leningrad

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St. Petersburg

23
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Formerly Danzig

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Gdansk

24
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Formerly Constantinople

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Istanbul

25
Q

Formerly Angora

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Ankara

26
Q

Formerly Saigon

A

Ho Chi Minh City

27
Q

Formerly Rangoon

A

Yangon

28
Q

Formerly Salsbury

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Harare

29
Q

Home of World’s Tallest Building

A

Dubai

30
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Home of Hagia Sophia

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Istanbul

31
Q

Home of Taj Mahal

A

Agra

32
Q

Home of the Hermitage

A

St. Petersburg

33
Q

Home of Rijksmuseum

A

Amsterdam

34
Q

Home of Benaki Museum

A

Athens

35
Q

Home of Uffizi Museum and the Bargello

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Florence

36
Q

Home of the Victoria and Albert Museum

A

London

37
Q

Home of the Prado

A

Madrid

38
Q

Home of Tretyakov Museum

A

Moscow

39
Q

Home of the Guggenheim

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NYC

40
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Home of the Kon-Tiki Museum

A

Olso

41
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Interpol Headquarters

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Paris

42
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NATO headquarters

A

Brussels

43
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WHO Headquarters

A

Geneva

44
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OPEC Headquarters

A

Vienna

45
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Former League of National Headquarters

A

Geneva

46
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Nobel Prize (except Peace)

A

Stockholm

47
Q

Where Nobel Peace Prize is Awarded

A

Oslo