The wikipedia page says 609k... so not "much" smaller than Nashville. Maybe the category could be extended to three cities ? It would seem logical to put Louisville in there.
1. It wouldn't be the first quiz on JetPunk where typing a word gives you more than one answer. I think a few quiz takers like getting the "free" bonus.
2. The number for Nashville you have taken from the census uses a similar geographical grouping. The figure for Louisville from your quoted source is 616,261 - close to Nashville and more than some of the cities on your list.
For consistency with the premise of your quiz, I would respectfully request the inclusion of Louisville.
Actually, it's only called "New York City" to differentiate it from New York State (in the same way that people sometimes refer to "Washington State" to indicate the state and not our nation's capital). The name of the city is just "New York," so it would not fall into a category of "places ending in 'City.'"
Not very difficult, but I never could have found South Bend. I don't mind about a few little-known cities but why propose a category where there are no well-known cites? "South" doesn't seem to be very relevant to me...
Imagine forgetting the city with the most well-known Catholic university and one of the most well-known college soccer/football teams in your country, and you'll understand why I was mad at self for forgetting South Bend. (Not to mention the movie Rudy was filmed there - a popular movie about a Notre Dame student who wants to play football.)
Argh! I forgot 5 that I really know of. New Orleans makes me want to bash my head in. San Antonio, no way! And Nashville, Minneapolis and Cleveland are very obvious now that I got the answers. Could've gotten the beaches, maybe, but at least "South" and the missing "Las" and "Fort" weren't something I'd even know about.
California has many other cities that begin with "San" such as San Bernardino, San Bruno, San Leandro, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo and San Rafael. Texas has 10 cities beginning with "San", including San Juan, San Marcos and San Perlita. Arizona and Colorado each have a San Luis and New Mexico has San Felipe Pueblo, San Ysidro and San Miguel.
Got 'em all except Oakland and Fort Lauderdale. Pretty annoyed that I forgot Oakland. I know Fort Lauderdable, but I could have sat here for an hour and come up with it.
With less fanfare I'll add for inclusion that Grand Prairie is just behind Grand Rapids population wise, although it is a sprawled out suburb among many around Dallas and not a central city.
I think it's something to do with the fact it's at the end and the way Cleveland is pronounced. The a doesn't sound the same as when you say land alone. For Las, when you've said that in your head, you've said half the name already. The brain is a weird, wild, wonderful thing.
I feel so dumb. I did so poorly, but even worse, I missed super obvious ones, like where my daughter lives, and where her best friend is from and other really stupid ones. UGH.
If avoiding a freebie is the reason for excluding Louisville, perhaps you should change it so that typing "los" doesn't give you St. Louis, as is currently the case.
St. Louis is correct if we're going by pronunciation. By spelling, though, the official name of the city is the abbreviated "St." There are institutions in and around the city that use the long-form "Saint", but the city itself does not. Its charter uses the name "The City of St. Louis" (source).
1. It wouldn't be the first quiz on JetPunk where typing a word gives you more than one answer. I think a few quiz takers like getting the "free" bonus.
2. The number for Nashville you have taken from the census uses a similar geographical grouping. The figure for Louisville from your quoted source is 616,261 - close to Nashville and more than some of the cities on your list.
For consistency with the premise of your quiz, I would respectfully request the inclusion of Louisville.
(Can't believe it took six years for anyone to make the joke! :) )