Countries' Biggest Cities with Exceptions

Guess each country's most populous city that: is not the capital; has not hosted a World Cup match (Men's or Women's); and has not hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter).
As of January 2024 according to citypopulation.de
Quiz by barmanitan
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Last updated: January 16, 2024
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1. Japan
Tokyo
Saitama
Osaka
Nagoya
2. Russia
Saint Petersburg
Novosibirsk
Kazan
Moscow
3. Canada
Toronto
Quebec City
Calgary
Edmonton
4. South Africa
Cape Town
Evaton
Soshanguve
Pretoria
5. Australia
Newcastle
Gold Coast
Perth
Sydney
6. Argentina
San Miguel de Tucumán
Rosario
Córdoba
San Juan
7. United Kingdom
Belfast
Birmingham
Leeds
Glasgow
8. Egypt
Alexandria
Cairo
Suez
Port Said
9. China
Shenzhen
Changsha
Guangzhou
Wuhan
10. Mexico
Cancún
Tijuana
Puebla
Guadalajara
11. Indonesia
Surabaya
Bandung
Palembang
Jakarta
12. Uruguay
Melo
Montevideo
Salto
Rivera
13. New Zealand
Christchurch
Auckland
Dunedin
Tauranga
14. Sweden
Uppsala
Västerås
Lund
Gothenburg
15. United States
Los Angeles
Austin
Phoenix
Chicago
2 Comments
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Level 75
Jan 16, 2024
This is a very tricky quiz! Made me look up locations of several cities named. Thank you.
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Level 79
Jan 16, 2024
Thanks haha, although looking again made me realise I forgot to randomise the choices. Maybe doesn't matter as much when you only see the answers at the end I guess.

But yes I learned of a couple places making it, South Africa surprised me!