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Biggest World Cities Quiz

How many of the world's 50 biggest cities can you name?
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PopulationCity
34,670,000
23,345,000
21,295,000
20,400,000
20,075,000
19,830,000
19,660,000
19,505,000
18,585,000
17,310,000
17,035,000
15,250,000
14,940,000
14,655,000
14,230,000
13,670,000
12,925,000
PopulationCity
12,780,000
11,850,000
11,400,000
11,330,000
10,480,000
10,345,000
10,190,000
9,665,000
9,430,000
9,285,000
9,185,000
8,580,000
8,540,000
8,340,000
8,330,000
8,110,000
7,915,000
PopulationCity
7,755,000
7,500,000
7,400,000
7,280,000
7,030,000
7,005,000
7,005,000
7,000,000
6,815,000
6,610,000
5,855,000
5,780,000
5,775,000
5,715,000
5,700,000
5,625,000
Answer Stats
* Population figures are for the entire urban area, according to 2009 Demographia estimates.
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zimba
This isn't really city population but rather metro area. If it was city only Houston, Philly, Phoenix and several other US cities would be far ahead of Miami and SF.
2010-07-26
johnnyaitch
True. San Francisco probably includes Oakland, San Jose, etc. I think only people who took the test multiple times would ever get Ruhr Area, Germany.
2010-07-26
Screen Name
I gave up on US Cities after I guessed Houston and got it wrong, so I missed SF and Miami.
2010-07-27
Nards
I think it would be ok if it said above, can you guess the 50 biggest areas of the world. As johnnyaitch said, nobody will get Ruhr area the first time taking the quiz, as it isn't a city at all. (I'm from Germany and I live 50 miles away from that area) And in the 50 biggest US Cities quiz, Miami is somewhere in the bottom 20, so i thought that one was very confusing too.
2010-07-30
Quizmaster
The quiz actually does say that it is the entire metro area, although you might have to scroll down. It should also be obvious, based on the population figures.
2010-07-30
Quizmaster
Also, you don't have to type Ruhr area. If you guessed Dusseldorf or Essen, then Ruhr area would count.
2010-07-30
Lorelei3
wow would have to take this multiple time to get them all right. I dont like this one
2010-08-14
mykl
Tricky. I can't imagine anyone getting Ruhr area, as nobody would guess Dusseldorf or Essen because they really aren't that big! Also, I guessed Bangalore but it wouldn't accept it for Bengaluru.
2010-09-16
Sardanapalus
For Bengaluru you should accept also Bangalore which is the most known name.
Quizmaster replies:
Agreed. Added that.
2010-10-05
tschutzer
Can you throw in a few alternate spellings for Guangzhou? It wouldn't accept Guanzhou, for instance.
Quizmaster replies:
Okay. You can also enter it's former name, Canton.
2010-12-15
Dastan
31/50 i missed london
2011-05-22
Capital Ace
Chongqing in China is bigger than most of these. I know it has been reclassified as its own 'province' but it started out as a city and is still just a big city. At least as much as Ruhr area.
2011-05-30
ilovegeographymuchly
Can't belive I forgot Jarakata and Lima! grrrr!
2011-06-09
Ithabise
Some of this one is "iffy".
2011-08-18
zoidberg
I'm pretty sure the population for Osaka is wrong.
2011-10-19
ivyhooligan
ruhr area is ridiculous. the fact that it says "area" should exclude it
2011-10-29
theLAYTshow
Very hard. I've never heard of most of these places, but that's probably just my ignorance
2011-11-06
LacsiraxAriscal
Only missed Kuala Lumpur this time... Dammit...
2011-12-18
I stink
49/50 too easy...
2011-12-19
420anaitor
46/50 I'm very pleased with this
2011-12-25
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