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Can you name the 20 largest metropolitan areas in the world that start with 'M'? Enter a city in the box below Correctly named cities will show up below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game contributed by Unidentifiedkiwi on 09/28/2009 Source: citymayors.com You have 7 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 6034 Broadway Opening Lines 4028 TV Shows (U.S.) 3972 You Do Know Jack 1659 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1628 Same Last Name 1350 And more...
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Rank	City	Population
2		19,240,000
3		18,840,000
19		10,820,000
20		10,800,000
42		5,480,000
47		5,170,000
68		3,960,000
76		3,710,000
80		3,580,000
81		3,530,000

Rank	City	Population
93		3,330,000
135		2,560,000
148		2,330,000
152		2,250,000
159		2,190,000
161		2,180,000
166		2,150,000
212		1,740,000
216		1,720,000
229		1,630,000
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	brianc:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:16 GMT	16 points
	chennai (formerly madras) could be a bonus

	Gordo:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:17 GMT	4 points
	Good stuff

	jcb9:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:22 GMT	11 points
	I know Wikipedia isn't such a great source, but they have the city of Mecca as 1.7 million and the metro area as 2.5 million.

	flowerz90:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:28 GMT	10 points
	Who else got Medellin just because of Vinny Chase?

	erok:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:29 GMT	7 points
	What about Mogadishu? Population >2 million.

	rockgolf:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:31 GMT	7 points
	Hey, anyone else notice the new stats? Bonus answers missed and your percentile!

	terpfan417:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:36 GMT	-1 points
	How the hell did I miss Madrid??

	rockhopperlad:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 08:38 GMT	7 points
	How did I get Mannheim, but miss Munich?

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	JimKatz:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 09:33 GMT	8 points
	Memphis missed it by a nose.

	KevinF:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 09:51 GMT	3 points
	I like it. Keep 'em coming!!

	magicbadger:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 10:42 GMT	4 points
	@terpfan417: with you on that one - I'm even in Madrid at the moment!! D'oh

	Hamilton27:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 11:33 GMT	9 points
	Missed Minneapolis.... Born Raised and Living there now, that's embarrassing.

	darth_shrimper:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 12:48 GMT	16 points
	More of these please. Well not another 'M' obviously. That would be stupid. Or 'X'. That would also be stupid.

	bkb24:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 13:00 GMT	2 points
	Superman's city should bave been a bonus

	davitamon9:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 13:14 GMT	-2 points
	no marseille?

	JoeGrzzly:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 14:10 GMT	2 points
	Motown as a bonus would surpass all these places.

	Rackie:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 15:04 GMT	0 points
	Help, we haven't had the 'M Quiz' yet, so I blanked on capital cities beginning with M!

	davo499:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 15:19 GMT	-1 points
	i know the population of Melbourne is closer to 4 million the the 3.7 listed here, but i assume all cities here are at least a little bit out of date.

	joshindc:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 16:55 GMT	9 points
	You've made a long journey from Milan to Minsk!

	HollywoodH17:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 17:44 GMT	7 points
	I kept thinking "Mauritania!" no, damn. "Moldova!" no, damn. "Madagascar! Mongolia!" no, no, damn, damn.

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	mathias1979:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 18:04 GMT	3 points
	@dukestupid, these populations are for the entire metropolitan areas. For Minneapolis that includes 186 cities and townships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_%E2%80%93_Saint_Paul)

	Etheridge2:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 19:02 GMT	2 points
	Shocked Montevideo didn't make it at least as a bonus

	Jenbebe:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	4 points
	Thank you, Seinfeld, for Rochelle, Rochelle - "a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk."

	rockgolf:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 19:36 GMT	2 points
	I just went thru the Summer Olympics cities since 1968 and got 4.

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	ironsij0287:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 20:09 GMT	3 points
	Great quiz, keep em coming kiwi!

	dudemanbearpig:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 20:22 GMT	2 points
	I'm embarrassed to miss Munich, because I went there last summer.

	zalagreensbury:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 20:25 GMT	4 points
	JHS, Manhattan is a borrough of NYC, NYC includes Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. Manhattan is just considered one part of the greater metropolis of New York City.

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