City Nicknames
Multiple Choice
Hidden Underground
Real, Myth, or Fictional?
Lost Cities Discovered and Legends
100
The Big Apple
New York City
100
"Air Capital of the World", city with the largest population in Kansas, with around 400,000 people.
a. Topeka
b. Kansas City
c. Wichita
c. Wichita!
100
The catacombs of this European capital hold the bones of more than six million people.
Paris
100
Metropolis
Fictional - Where Superman lives
100
Buried in volcanic ash after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, this Roman city was preserved in time.
Pompeii
200
Sin City
Las Vegas
200
Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in this island nation.
a. Japan
b. Indonesia
c. Philippines
a. Japan
200
Beneath this Italian city lies a maze of ancient tunnels - catacombs used by early Christians.
Rome
200
Timbuktu
Real - trading city in Mali
200
Legend says this island civilization sank beneath the waves after angering the gods - first described by Plato.
Atlantis
300
City of Angels
Los Angeles
300
The city of Toronto is in which country?
a. United Kingdom
b. Canada
c. Australia
b. Canada
300
Under this Washington State city, you can tour old sidewalks and storefronts buried after a fire in 1889.
Seattle
300
Agartha
Mythical - kingdom said to be located on the inner surface of the Earth. Ruled by enlightened beings.
300
Located in Peru, this ancient Incan site sits high in the Andes Mountains and is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Machu Picchu
400
The City of Fountains
Kansas City
(BBQ Capital of the World, Heart of America, Paris of the Plains, Cowtown, Jazz Capital of the World)
400
In Italy, this city is famous for canals and gondolas - and is sinking!
a. Florence
b. Rome
c. Venice
c. Venice
400
This modern city hides a sprawling “Underground City” with over 20 miles of tunnels connecting shops and subways. Known as “RESO,” it helps locals navigate the cold winters.
Montreal
400
Emerald City
Fictional - Shining capital of Oz
400
Known as the "rose-red city half as old as time", this ancient city was carved into sandstone cliffs in Jordan. Featured in Indiana Jones.
Petra
500
The Windy City
Chicago
500
City in Kansas with the smallest population of 9 people as of 2020.
a. Eastborough
b. Waldron City
c. Bassett City
b. Waldron City
500
Beneath this Scottish capital, the “Real Mary King’s Close” shows the hidden streets of the 1600s that people can visit today under the capital of this city.
Edinburgh
500
Babylon
Real - Once thought to be mythical - it was a real ancient city in Mesopotamia - its ruins were discovered and located in Iraq. Has the famous structure of the Hanging Gardens.
500
The legendary "City of Gold" inspired countless expeditions into South America - but it was never found.
El Dorado