Statistics for Cryptic Hint & Word Scramble - Cities #2

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  • This quiz has been taken 43 times
  • The average score is 9 of 15

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Vague hintCityExplanation of the vague hint% Correct
awesOme Madrasas and mosQuesQomThere are beautiful Mosques and Madrasas (religious schools) in Qom.
97%
this city unDer al-hirak coNtrol givEs its nAme to a gulfAdenAden is currently controlled by the Southern Movement (coll. al-Hirak) and the Gulf of Aden is named for Aden.
85%
my soN wants a wholesAle supply of xXl clay soldIersXianZhao Ji is about to buy the Terracotta Army for her son, Qin Shi Huang, that spoilt brat.
85%
the plaNet's biggesT mole Is sitUated heReTurinOne of Turin's landmarks is the building Mole Antonelliana.
74%
thiS iS the vErb to Eat in germaNEssenThe name of the city Essen does indeed mean "to eat" in German.
71%
thIs migHt Just be the Oldest City in thE woRldJerichoJericho is claimed to be the oldest city in the world with its first settlement dating back to 9000 BC.
71%
cLinton Or de Blasio And a chInese BunBilbaoClinton and de Blasio are both Bills and a bao is a type of chinese filled bun. Together they make Bilbao, with a little creativity.
68%
a faRmer tOwed us Out of the diTch, aNd we cried: "Tow, ron! tOw!"TorontoThe hint here doesn't have much to do with Toronto, except that their outcry almost sounds like Toronto and I assume people have driven into ditches in Toronto, just like everywhere else on Earth.
68%
tenzin gyAtso Should be Living in tHis plAce
LhasaTenzin Gyatso is the current Dalai Lama, who usually resides in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
65%
Go by sAmpan dowN irrawaddY, oN port side yOu will see...YangonYangon lies on the western part of the Irrawaddy delta.
59%
a Black cApe, a mAsk and seeMingly eNdless asseTsBatmanBatman alias Bruce Wayne has all of these. Batman is also a city in eastern Turkey.
50%
"... cRisp appLe strUdels; doorBells And sleiGh bellS and schnitZel ..."SalzburgThis is a quote from the song 'My Favorite Things' from the musical 'The Sound of Music', which is set in Salzburg.
47%
haematoPhobic peopLe shOuld bE waRy Of VisuaLising thIsLiverpoolVisualising the term 'liverpool' will inevitably lead to visualisation of lots of blood: disadvantageous for people with a fear of blood.
38%
he giVes cLocks a DiffeRent State Of AggregAtionSalvadorSalvador Dalí's painting 'The Persistence of Memory' depicts melting clocks.
38%
thiS city Used to bE Known by a NamE shareD wIth all too maNy otheRsİskenderunİskenderun like all other cities founded by Alexander the great used to be known as Alexandria.
15%

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