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World Cities by Clue Quiz #1

We give you three clues. You name the city.
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First submittedApril 8, 2012
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Clues
City
Piccadilly Circus, Westminster Abbey, Fog
London
Julius Caesar, Pope, Forum
Rome
Opera House, Bondi Beach, Botany Bay
Sydney
Western Wall, Dome of the Rock, Knesset
Jerusalem
Pizza, Vesuvius, Three-flavor Ice Cream
Naples
McGill, Saint Lawrence River, Bagels
Montreal
Brummies, Black Sabbath, Peaky Blinders
Birmingham
Cu Chi Tunnels, Pearl of the Orient, Named for a Communist
Ho Chi Minh City
Bosphorus, Constantinople, Hagia Sofia
Istanbul
Founded by Ulysses, 1755 Earthquake, S.L. Benfica
Lisbon
Gondolas, Piazza San Marco, Doge
Venice
Canals, Colin Farrell Movie, Belfry
Bruges
Tallest Building, Palm Island, Expatriates
Dubai
Oktoberfest, BMW, Marienplatz
Munich
Canals, Red Light District, Van Gogh
Amsterdam
Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Smog
Beijing
Kremlin, Cold, Ivan the Terrible
Moscow
Kowloon, Bruce Lee, British Empire
Hong Kong
Evita, Río de la Plata, Tango
Buenos Aires
Avenida Revolución, Drug Cartel, Caesar Salad
Tijuana
lush
+4
Level 34
Jun 25, 2012
should tijuana be juarez?
ander217
+2
Level 75
Jul 22, 2014
That was my first guess, although their Avenida Revolucion probably isn't as famous. But the clues all fit.
richardlecoq
+1
Level 27
Aug 15, 2014
I guess you'd have to travel to both in order to know those lil' details huh?
ander217
+1
Level 75
Feb 19, 2015
I have traveled to both which is why I think the clues fit both cities.
dasubergeek
+7
Level 74
May 26, 2015
The Caesar Salad was invented at Caesar's Restaurant on Revolución and 5th in Tijuana. Juárez's contribution to food is the burrito. And the Revolución in Juárez is a tiny little alley south of Av. de la Raza, not a major shopping street that most people, at least in the West, have heard of.
ander217
+3
Level 75
May 26, 2015
Caesar salad wasn't in the original clue, it was "border town" and it didn't say Revolucion was a major shopping area, so I still maintain the original clue fit either city. Glad QM changed the clue to better clarify.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Apr 2, 2015
Changed "border town" to "Caesar salad", which originated in Tijuana!
kal413
+2
Level 32
Jun 25, 2012
Ha!

The Colin Ferrell clue was great!

TheWombat
+1
Level 74
Sep 27, 2013
Ulysses founded Lisbon? Well, that's my new fact for the day. Thanks QM.
tzhg
+2
Level 59
Apr 14, 2020
It's not a fact, but a myth. Ulysses probably didn't even exist.
pctjunkie
+1
Level 89
Jul 9, 2014
Should also accept "Brugge" as a correct spelling.
rawe
+1
Level 66
Dec 12, 2014
Agreed.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 2, 2015
Okay
cyanidecarrot
+2
Level 32
May 26, 2015
Why is "fog" a clue? is it referring to "The Great Smog"?
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Jun 7, 2017
There was a song once about 'A foggy day in London town' that sort of stuck, nowadays of course London is one of the least polluted great cities in the world.
ander217
+1
Level 75
Oct 31, 2017
And then there is the American coat manufacturer, London Fog, so apparently fog has long been associated with London, at least here in the US.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Nov 12, 2017
I originally assumed it was a misspelling of Phileas Fogg's surname, for some reason.
IBRK
+2
Level 71
Apr 14, 2020
I assumed it was referring to the drink
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Sep 25, 2020
Yeah fog seemed weird, but the other clues are sufficient anyway.
kitsims
+2
Level 82
Jun 10, 2021
The myth that London is an unusally foggy city still persists. I lived in South Korea a few years back and very often when I said I was from the UK, I would get a reply back along the lines of "ah - London, very foggy!". I think they all learned it in school...it was very bemusing.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Feb 11, 2024
To be fair, I rarely go to London, but one of the times I did was when a huge dust storm happened to pass over, which turned the sky yellow and blocked out half the sunlight. It was a really weird afternoon, but coming from the countryside, I just assumed it was pollution until I read the news later lol
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 62
Jul 29, 2023
Is "London Fog" not a popular drink elsewhere? It's pretty common in Canada - a tea latte made with Earl Grey and milk foam.
angrobper14
+1
Level 84
May 27, 2015
Seriously? Having some better options for a Mexican city, and you choose TJ? I mean, you have a true world city, two big resort cities, an emerging but economically strong city and the capital of mariachi (in other words, 5 better options), and yet you choose a city which only those in Tijuana and San Diego (and those who care about the Xolos) do care?
HectorVortac
+4
Level 48
Oct 29, 2017
Those other cities get plenty of opportunities. This one flummoxed me in the quiz but glad to learn more about TJ.
drLuigi
+3
Level 45
May 28, 2015
If the clues for Tijuana were "tequila", "sexo" and "marijuana", I would have gotten that one too
triviaolivia
+1
Level 62
Oct 29, 2017
Viva Manu!
iuvas
+1
Level 94
Oct 29, 2017
pizza and vesuvius are enough to get Naples, but i never heard that three flavoured ice cream was a specialty of that city, and i'm italian.

can somebody explain the connection please?

HectorVortac
+1
Level 48
Oct 29, 2017
Neapolitan ice cream is a tricolor dessert believed to have been brought to America by Italian immigrants; spumoni may have been an original flavor making the three stripes resemble the Italian flag. Check it on Wikipedia.
HectorVortac
+3
Level 48
Oct 29, 2017
I learned about Ulysses founding Lisboa and Tijuana inventing Caesar salad. Now can someone tell me what is famous about Montreal bagels?
ander217
+1
Level 75
Oct 31, 2017
Montreal-style bagels are made differently from New York-style bagels. They are sweeter and they are always baked in a wood-fired oven.
ConradBrunstrom
+1
Level 79
Oct 26, 2019
Delicious. Strongly recommend them.
HectorVortac
+2
Level 48
Oct 29, 2017
No one has pointed out that there are thousands of cities missing from this quiz, missing a golden chance to complain.

Wait.. strike that. They did complain about Tijuana.

angrobper14
+2
Level 84
Oct 31, 2017
Man, I don't know how to feel. But thanks for reading (and replying) my comment.
Kalamazoo
+2
Level 46
Oct 30, 2017
A quiz where one of the answers was Birmingham.

Yeah.

beorming
+1
Level 77
Apr 23, 2022
Kalamazoo from Northfield?
oakleyjp
+2
Level 70
Nov 1, 2017
Too Italy-centric!!
SWATkun
+1
Level 60
Mar 6, 2018
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RoadmanM
+4
Level 56
Mar 13, 2018
Who classified Tijuana as a world city? Might be known in the americas, but I'd say a good 95% of europeans and asians wouldn't get that one.

When I think world cities in America I think New York, LA, SF, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Rio, Montevideo, Santiago - not Tijuana. No one thinks Tijuana.

morcaca
+2
Level 59
Jun 14, 2020
I've heard of Tijuana and know where it is, but don't think of it as a world city. RoadmanM, I agree with you on your cities, with the exceptions of Montevideo and Santiago (I'd argue that cities like São Paulo, Lima, Bogóta, Washington DC and perhaps Toronto and Montréal would be classified as "world cities").
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 62
Jul 29, 2023
Why would you think of Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Rio, Montevideo, and Santiago for cities in America? They're from other countries.
Asterlan
+3
Level 57
Nov 12, 2020
Got Birmingham when guessing for the canals clue. Nice!
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Dec 9, 2021
Only missed Bruges
amgine
+1
Level 65
Jan 4, 2022
So Montreal is in French Canada and yet the clues are pastry from Poland and two English-sounding names... Well played. Also Birmingham being a world city sounds like some kind of inside joke to me.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Mar 12, 2024
To be fair, the St Lawrence River is spelled differently in French.
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