Great quiz. Though the question on state capitals rain and those that end in "ville" (particularly the latter) are absolute bleeps, for us non Americans.
Nashville is famous as the capital of country music and gave its name to one of the most-acclaimed movies of the 1970s. As a European, I was aware of both facts long before taking quizzes on Jetpunk. Jacksonville is trickier but not obscure. It's a city of 900 000 people (would you complain about a similarly-sized French, German, or Italian city?) and the capital of one of the most well-known US states. +what ChipOtley says.
good points though Jacksonville is only the largest city in Florida by city proper, not the capital. Miami is bigger by urban area, Orlando gets more tourists, and Tallahassee is the state capital.
It's funny actually cause all the most famous people from Jacksonville were musicians, also. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Shinedown, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and God forbid Limp Bizcuit.
I'm not American and I got Jacksonville quite fast. But Nashville man... of course I know it... I guess it was too obvious and I overlooked it. Tried Louisville though which is only a few tenthousand people short. :D
Ikr. I knew Nashville, Jacksonville and Phoenix only because I've been on this website for way too long. Never heard of Carson City and apparently it only has 50K inhabitants. Why would anyone know about this lmao
Huh, interesting that the statistics have changed. Now Calgary has pulled ahead by 2%. Probably because the Calgary Stampede is so famous, otherwise my guess is it would be very little known.
The glow of Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) and Warren Moon (Eskimos) is fading. Hosting the Olympics gives Calgary a major bump.
FWIW, in the baseball league I made up as a kid, playing the games with dice, one of the 24 teams was the Edmonton Freeze. (the cap logo I made for them was a baseball with ear muffs & a scarf) I didn't have a team for Calgary. IIRC, though, the Freeze never won my league. :-(
Interesting point; I'd never have assumed that, but what is the alternative equivalent of the 1920s, say? I'd say it could mean both, by that argument.
I can't believe Phoenix gets less than 10" of rain. I've been there twice in summer, this year and two years ago, and both times it poured rain while I was there - and I was only there for 5-6 days each time.
Jacksonville is big, but it isn't really famous for anything. It has an unremarkable football team, and that's about it. I've never heard of anyone going there for vacation or anything like that. It's not the center of any industry, culture, or commerce, or even a major airport. I am surprised more people do not get Nashville, which is a major and populous city, state capital, tourist hub, music capital, bachelor(ette) party capital, home to two pro sports teams, and generally just one of the coolest cities in the whole country.
We have quite a big airport, lots of famous bands, lots of trade, but no one ever moves really wants to move here unless it's for a job. We are a big industrial city that's not full of tourists or snowbirds, which I believe is a good thing. We are the least known major-city in America.
I tried the only two lochs I've ever heard of - one for the monster and one for the song about its "bonnie, bonnie banks". I was pleasantly surprised that both were correct.
Usually on Jetpunk quizzes it accepts just the first word of a city that contains the word (i.e. just 'Mexico' being accepted for 'Mexico City') Why not the same here?
The two cities that end with "ville" needs tweeking. I tried Louisville... It's also one of the top 50 most populous city ... You should change the clue though
If it was by urban area instead of city proper, then Louisville would be significantly larger than Jacksonville. The quiz doesn’t specify either way, but I don’t think that it needs to.
39/40. I literally read all the Asian capitals out loud and couldn't find the second 'P' one I needed. Thought I just overlooked something. Nope. Turns out it was Phnom Penh, which was probably one of the first 8-10 I said aloud to myself. I went right over it! I guess, since I said it out loud, my brain conceptualized the 'Ph' sound as an 'F.'
FWIW, in the baseball league I made up as a kid, playing the games with dice, one of the 24 teams was the Edmonton Freeze. (the cap logo I made for them was a baseball with ear muffs & a scarf) I didn't have a team for Calgary. IIRC, though, the Freeze never won my league. :-(