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Which capital was called Christiania until 1925, and which city is planned in the form of an airplane? These world cities trivia questions and answers take one city at a time, with the source linked beside each answer.
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Cities of the world trivia questions and answers, round by round
Rivers, harbors and islands puts cities on the map by their water: the Vltava, the Huangpu, the lagoon of Venice. Old names and what names mean asks what Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Addis Ababa mean, and which cities were once Batavia and Pressburg. Nicknames and titles runs from the Eternal City to the City of Sails.
Landmarks, and how cities began
Streets, squares and landmarks names the sight and asks for the city: the Rialto Bridge, the Registan, the Casa Rosada. How cities began and changed has two capitals that lost the title, Krakow and Turku, and cities that began as a rail depot or a trading post.
- For a geography club, pair Rivers, harbors and islands with a wall map and let teams point before they answer.
Questions and answers
What are some easy world cities trivia questions?
Which capital is known as the Eternal City? Which city has the Rialto Bridge over its Grand Canal? Which arch stands at the west end of the Champs-Elysees? The answers are Rome, Venice and the Arc de Triomphe.
What are some hard world cities trivia questions?
Which capital was Pressburg until 1919? What does the name Ulaanbaatar mean? Which capital grew from a Roman camp called Vindobona? The answers are Bratislava, red hero and Vienna.
Which city lies on two continents?
Istanbul. It straddles the Bosporus, the strait that joins the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, so part of the city is in Europe and part is in Asia.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 13, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it, most often the article on the city itself. Population counts, ranks and office-holders were left out because they change.