Rank
|
Population
|
Country
|
Hint
|
City
|
1
|
2,705,000
|
United States
|
Windy City, Lake Michigan
|
Chicago
|
2
|
1,296,000
|
Denmark
|
The Little Mermaid
|
Copenhagen
|
3
|
1,239,000
|
Canada
|
Stampede
|
Calgary
|
4
|
1,061,000
|
Germany
|
German: Köln
|
Cologne
|
5
|
860,000
|
United States
|
Capital of Ohio
|
Columbus
|
6
|
842,000
|
United States
|
Bank of America
|
Charlotte
|
7
|
465,000
|
United States
|
Pikes Peak, "The Springs"
|
Colorado Springs
|
8
|
386,000
|
United States
|
LeBron James, Cavs
|
Cleveland
|
9
|
355,000
|
United Kingdom
|
No other UK-City is farther away from the coast
|
Coventry
|
10
|
346,000
|
United Kingdom
|
Capital of Wales
|
Cardiff
|
11
|
327,000
|
Spain
|
Warmest summer high temperatures in Europe
|
Córdoba
|
12
|
326,000
|
United States
|
'Body of Christ' in Latin
|
Corpus Christi
|
13
|
325,000
|
Romania
|
The Heart of Transylvania
|
Cluj-Napoca
|
14
|
314,000
|
Italy
|
Etna
|
Catania
|
15
|
299,000
|
United States
|
Reds and Bengals
|
Cincinnati
|
16
|
284,000
|
Romania
|
Biggest Romanian port on the Black Sea
|
Constanta
|
17
|
269,000
|
Romania
|
University town, Ban's Citadel
|
Craiova
|
18
|
267,000
|
United States
|
Borders San Diego, lemons
|
Chula Vista
|
19
|
254,000
|
Turkey
|
Biggest Turkish city completely in Europe
|
Çorlu
|
20
|
249,000
|
Germany
|
Formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt
|
Chemnitz
|
|