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100

In which European capital city can you try such traditional foods as 'pierogi' and 'barszcz'?

Warsaw

100

What Russian city of 300,000 people, which lies only 67 kilometers from the country's border with Norway, is the largest city in the world that lies above the Arctic Circle?

Murmansk

100

The famous beer festival 'Oktoberfest' is held in which German city?

Munich

100

"The Beatles" come from which English city?

Liverpool

200

Once home to the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire and now a museum, Topkapi Palace is located in which Anatolian city?

Istanbul

200

First designed by Antoni Gaudí and set to be finished around 2026, Sagrada Família (the largest Catholic church in the world) has been under slow construction since 1882. Where in Spain is it located?

Barcelona

200

Tango comes from the capital city of which Latin American country? Name the country or city.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

200

Which city has the highest percentage of foreign-born residents? 

1 Brussels

2 Dubai

3 Los Angeles

4 Sydney

2 Dubai

300

"The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?

Rome

300

The world’s largest hemispherical building, the Avicii Arena, previously called the Ericsson Globe, is located in which European capital city?

Stockholm

300

Which is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times? 

1 Athens

2 London

3 Paris

4 Rome

2 London

300

Located on the northern shore of Osaka Bay, what K-word Japanese city gave its name to a type of beef and a famous Los Angeles Laker?

Kobe

400

Khartoum, a city on the Nile, is the capital city of what African nation located on the continent’s east coast?


Sudan


400

Resembling an inverted triangle or a flower on world maps, the Nile River Delta is located just north of which African capital city?

Cairo

400

Which city has the most Michelin-starred restaurants? 

1 Paris

2 London

3 Dubai

4 Tokyo

4 Tokyo

400

The famous explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in which European city?

1 Madrid

2 Lisbon

3 Lyon

4 Genoa

4 Genoa


500

What one of the world's largest capital cities sits on the site of an ancient body of water named 'Lake Texcoco', which was almost entirely drained by Spanish colonists in the 17th century?

Mexico City

500

Which city has the world's longest metro network?

1 London

2 Beijing 

3 New York

4 Shanghai

2 Beijing

500

'La Tomatina', a festival where people throw tomatoes at each other and get involved in tomato fights, is held in which Spanish city?

Valencia

500

In which Estonian city was NERG's director Irene Käosaar born?

Tartu

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