Cities

Landmarks

100

Christ the Redeemer is a worldwide religious symbol. In which city is it located?

Rio-de-Janeiro

200

This famous mountain is a japanese landmark

Mount Fuji

300

This famous gate is one of the main sights in Berlin, the capital of Germany.

Brandenburg Gate?

400

This famous theatre was the place where Shakespeare staged his best plays.

Globe Theater (London)

500

This famous landmark became popular due to the "Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade". Where the main character goes into this ancient temple to find the Holy Grail.

Petra (Wadi Musa. Jordan)

Countries and capitals

100

For a brief period of Russian history, this city was the capital of the Russian empire.

Saint-Petersburg

200

For a long time, the capital of Brazil was the "City of God" Rio de Janeiro. But nowadays the Brazilian capital is which city?

Brasilia

300

This Byzantine city was dubbed "Second Rome" before it was taken by the Ottomans in 1453 and renamed to Istanbul. What was the city originally called?

Constantinople.

400

The Acropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage site in which city?

Athens

500

Question for history buffs. by 1812 Napoleonic wars have been going on for almost 15 years. During that time Napoleon made an awesome reputation for himself by capturing a lot of major european nations and subduing them into his french empire.

Name 6 European (and 1 African) capitals did Napoleon I and his army capture (including ones that he lost later)

Rome, Madrid, Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow,  + Cairo

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Europe_1812_map_en.png

Vocabulary

100

What 2 word adjective can be used to describe this building?

run-down

200

When a lot of new things are being built in a district, area or city, we call it __ __ _____?

up and coming

300

How many types of accomodation can you name (bonus round)

hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, inn, tube hotel (japan), airbnb flat (rented flat), cottages, hostels

400

Different religions are practiced in religious buildings, which are called differently for each religion...

1)Muslim -
2)Christian - (x4)
3)Jewish
4)*Shinto/Buddhist?

1)Mosque
2)Temple,Chuch, Cathedral, monastery
3)Synagogue
4)Shrine

500

This mostly conversational word that starts with a B is used by the inhabitants of New York to describe various areas of their hometown

Borough

The boroughs are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

I got five chicks in New York, that means one in each borough (Jack Harlow)

Cities facts

100

Name the most populated city in the world

Tokyo, Japan

200

Name 3 cities that have the same name as the country they are in

Possible answers: Monaco, Luxembourg, Liechtenshtein, Andorra, etc.

300

In the game Civilization (parts 5/6) you can construct wonders, which are taken from real life city sights, like the Eiffel Tower, Kremlin, Uffizi Gallery, etc.


One wonder, called, CN tower, a collossus which overlooks Lake Ontario in Canada, is the same for all game versions except Russian. Guess the wonder it was substituted for.

Ostankino tower, Moscow

https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/CN_Tower_(Civ5)

400

The Mardi Gras festival, a holiday of music, parades, picnics, floats and excitement is celebrated was popularized in which American city?

New Orleans, USA

500

Located on the south of Honshu and 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, Japan

Cities in Media

100

The city in which Romeo and Juliet's story takes place

Verona, Italy

200

Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?

Rome, Italy

300

Daily Double (Wager points)

Which country's capital city is considered capital of the European Union?

400

Steven King, one of the biggest and the most prolific authors of the century, was born in this city. He also makes a lot of the stories in his books take place here.

Portland, Maine

500

The "Before" Trilogy, filmed by Richard Linklater, is a beautiful romance story that also pays tribute to 3 very romantic places/cities in the world. Can you name the 3 locations where the story takes place/the movie was filmed?

Vienna, Austria
Paris, France
Greece