Weird Cities
This famous Italian city, known for its canals, is built almost entirely on stilts sunk into the ocean floor.
Venice
What is the Capital City of Germany?
Berlin
What is Australia's capital city?
Canberra
What is the capital city of China?
Beijing
True or False:
New York City is the capital of the United States of America
False, Washington D.C.
The three cities below are the wettest on each of their continents, but which one is the wettest of all?
Africa: Monrovia, Liberia. Europe: Cetinje, Montenegro. Asia: Mawsynram, India.
Mawsynram - it gets almost 9 metres of rain in just 3 months!
Which of these is the capital city of Sweden:
Stockholm, Oslo, Bergen, Tromso
Stockholm
What are Australia's 3 largest cities?
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Which of the following cities is the largest (by population - 2025 UN data)?
Delhi, Jakarta, Shanghai, Tokyo
Jakarta (41 Million!)
What is the largest city (by population) in Africa?
Cairo (25 million)
The town of Longyearbyen in Norway is one of the most northerly towns in the world. It is special because you're not allowed to be buried there.
Why?
The permafrost means it's too hard to dig into in order to bury a body.
The Tiber river flows through which Southern European country's capital?
Bonus 100 points if you can name the city.
Italy (Roma)
What is the most northerly city in Australia?
Cairns, Darwin, Broome, or Townsville
Darwin
Bangkok is the capital city of which country?
Thailand
What is unusual about the "capital city" of South Africa?
There are actually 3 capitals, one for each branch of government.
The town of Nagoro is home to only 35 humans, but over 300 human-sized dolls.
In which Asian country would you find Nagoro?
Japan
Bern is the Capital of Switzerland, but it's not its largest city. What is?
Zurich
By 2032, which Australian cities will have hosted an Olympic games?
Bonus 200 points if you can name what year(s).
Melbourne (1956), Syndey (2000), and Brisbane/SE QLD (2032).
Which of the following is NOT a capital city?
Tashkent, Bishkek, Kabul, Aleppo
Bonus 100 points for any of these that you can name the country they are the capital of.
Aleppo is not a capital.
Tashkent-Uzbekistan
Bishkek-Kyrgyzstan
Kabul-Afghanistan
What is the name of the capital city of Brazil?
Brasilia
The city of La Paz is the highest Capital City in the world, at over 3650m (Australia's tallest mountain is only 2228m).
Which South American country is it the capital of?
Bolivia
Changing names is not unusual for cities. The Turkish city of Istanbul was once Constantinople, London was once Londinium.
What modern Russian city was once called Leningrad?
Moscow, Arkhangelsk, Saint Petersburg, Kazan
Saint Petersburg
What unique feature is the Australian town of Coober Pedy famous for?
Surprise Easy Question!
Which is the capital of Japan: Kyoto or Tokyo
Tokyo
The state capitals of US states are often not the largest city in that state.
Instead, they are based on a different key feature. What is that feature?
They are most often located in the centre of the state, so that in the days of letters and telegraph, communication was easier.