Statistics for World Capitals by Wikipedia Descriptions #2

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  • This quiz has been taken 122 times
  • The average score is 14 of 24

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HintAnswer% Correct
The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac RiverWashington D.C
94%
It was home to the world's first psychoanalyst – Sigmund FreudVienna
92%
The centre of an explosion of philosophic and scientific activity known as the Age of EnlightenmentParis
91%
Was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of TenochtitlanMexico City
82%
Although not as important as Milan, the city is the fourth most important centre for fashion in the world, according to the 2009 Global Language MonitorRome
79%
The city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.Beijing
78%
An ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state (a type of theocracy)Vatican City
74%
390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, RussiaHelsinki
72%
In Sunni Islam, this is the third-holiest city, after Mecca and MedinaJerusalem
70%
Tahrir Square continued to be the primary destination for protestsCairo
67%
Was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaSarajevo
57%
It is located on the Cap-Vert peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainlandDakar
55%
The city's other historic names include Kisong, Hwangsong, Rakrang, Sŏgyong, Sodo, Hogyong, Changan, and HeijōPyongyang
53%
From February 3 to March 3, 1945, the city was the site of the bloodiest battle in the Pacific theater of World War IIManila
52%
Pedro de Mendoza called the city "Holy Mary of the Fair Winds"Buenos Aires
51%
Sometimes dubbed the "Paris of the East" for its French influencesHanoi
50%
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort opened in 2010; one of the world's most photographed buildings.Singapore
48%
The communist government increasingly turned to tourism for new financial revenueHavana
45%
The Armenian Genocide brought an effective end to the residential dioceseAnkara
41%
The ACT is independent of any state to prevent any one state from gaining an advantageCanberra
33%
The house where Simón Bolívar was born on 24 July 1783Caracas
32%
The second-largest city by population in the African Great Lakes regionNairobi
31%
Less than 60 km (37.3 mi) north of the Danube RiverBucharest
28%
The headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the regional headquarters of OPECAbuja
27%

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