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Shanghai City Trivia

Name these facts about the city of Shanghai.
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Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: February 11, 2022
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First submittedOctober 5, 2019
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Nearby river delta
Yangtze
Overlooking this sea
East China Sea
Skyscraper district of Shanghai
Pudong
Most spoken Chinese dialect
Wu
Variety of that dialect spoken
in Shanghai
Shanghainese
Chinese dynasty that established
the Shanghai County
Yuan
The city forcibly opened to foreign
trade after this war in 1842
First Opium War
Waterfront area in central Shanghai
The Bund
Probably the most famous tower
Oriental Pearl
TV Tower
Shanghai is home the world's
fastest and oldest still-in-operation
commercial electric _____
Train
Hint
Answer
Country that invaded in 1932
Japan
Christian Bale movie set during
the invasion of that country
Empire of the Sun
Shanghai is home the world's
busiest _________ port
Container
Main shopping street
(hint: former capital)
Nanjing Road
Bay Shanghai borders to the south
(hint: major nearby city)
Hangzhou Bay
Cities that border Shanghai on land
Suzhou / Jiaxing
Basketball player who played for
Shanghai Sharks before joining NBA
Yao Ming
World's third-tallest building
Shanghai Tower
Meaning of the name of Shanghai
Upon the Sea
Northernmost district / largest island
Chongming
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Level 76
Oct 7, 2019
Great quiz! Shanghainese is not the same as Wu, but a specific dialect of the Wu language.
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Level 72
Feb 11, 2022
Changed the hint.
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Level 83
Feb 11, 2022
Great quiz! One minor suggestion: I think the question about the basketball player should say "NBA" instead of "NFL."
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Level 72
Feb 11, 2022
Fixed.
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Level 68
Aug 30, 2022
Great quiz! One minor correction: Nantong also borders Shanghai on land, since a part of Chongming Island belongs to Nantong