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Can you name the actual names of these cities? Enter a city name in the box below Correctly named city names will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order You have 5 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 1638 TV Shows (U.S.) 1345 Broadway Opening Lines 1299 You Do Know Jack 589 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 499 Same Last Name 499 And more...
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Nickname	City Name
The Big Apple
The Square Mile
City of Light(s) or Love
City of the Seven Hills
The Forbidden City
City of Thousand Minarets
Spree-Athens
The Mile High City
The Pearl of the Danube

Nickname	City Name
City of David
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Palaces
Queen of the Adriatic
The Paris of the Middle East
The Mother City
City of Brotherly Love
Pearl of the Orient
City of Sails

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	Lindsay:	Nov 16th, 2008 at 21:11 GMT	5 points
	I've seen both Manila and Shanghai also called the "Pearl of the Orient" - maybe those should be added as acceptable answers as well?

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	Megan:	Dec 12th, 2008 at 01:32 GMT	5 points
	Donruss, are you maybe thinking "minuets" instead of minarets? A minaret an architectural feature of a mosque-- a house of Muslim prayer. Vienna has a strong musical history, so maybe that's what you were thinking?

	Ely:	Jan 14th, 2009 at 21:17 GMT	1 point
	Istanbul should be acceptable for 'Seven Hills' - as should myriad other cities.

	Andrew Eberle:	Jan 20th, 2009 at 22:23 GMT	3 points
	There's no way that the Seven Hills is anything but Rome, that's actually one of the few really easy ones on here.

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	Etheridge2:	Jan 30th, 2009 at 19:15 GMT	6 points
	WHOA....where is the love for the WINDY CITY!!!!!

	dbcint:	Feb 4th, 2009 at 12:55 GMT	11 points
	The Forbidden City is part of Beijing, not a nickname for it. And I'm surprised not to see a bunch of Hong Kong natives on here protesting their independence from China. You're lucky not to have opened a can of worms there

	RobH:	Feb 5th, 2009 at 20:49 GMT	4 points
	The Square Mile is the nickname for the City of London (i,e. the old city which is now the financial district), not the whole city. But easy enough an answer so I'm not complaining.

	nearlyextinct:	Feb 5th, 2009 at 21:03 GMT	5 points
	You should have to match city with its nickname, otherwise you can just guess cities.

	Garfinkus:	Feb 11th, 2009 at 10:10 GMT	3 points
	I had trouble with Pearl of the Orient, but other than that I had fun and enjoyed it.

	Dahlia:	Mar 24th, 2009 at 23:53 GMT	6 points
	Was surprised not to see The Eternal City and the Windy City up there, and I too thought Shanghai was the Pearl of the Orient, but all in all, a good quiz--just a little short.

	Sparky:	Mar 31st, 2009 at 01:52 GMT	4 points
	Yeah, I also thought Shanghai was the pearl of the orient. Great idea for a quiz though I enjoyed it. Kicked myself so hard for the forbidden city- I've freakin' been there, although as dbcint says it's not really a nickname, it's the name of a specific place/palace in Beijing. Agreed that Seven Hills is most definitely Roma. Good worldwide coverage though =)

	squirrelito:	Mar 31st, 2009 at 17:13 GMT	3 points
	The first Pearl of the Orient that springs to mind is Shanghai, no? The London clue is easy (thanks) but more accurate would be "the Smoke", i think. Also, i'd have thought the most common term for Rome is the Eternal City

	DWert19:	May 1st, 2009 at 21:21 GMT	3 points
	i agree rome is the most obvious answer for seven hills, but Istanbul (formerly the "successor of rome" under the byzantines) is founded on seven hills as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_hills_of_Istanbul

	Bamalisa:	May 13th, 2009 at 22:43 GMT	4 points
	The City of David is Bethlehem, as in "unto you will be born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

	oldkent:	May 16th, 2009 at 06:00 GMT	3 points
	I like that Auckland is on this quiz. Only 6 or so percent got it!

	win:	May 18th, 2009 at 05:12 GMT	2 points
	In addition to Istanbul, I've also heard Jerusalem and Los Angeles refered to as the City of the Seven Hills. Although neither use the nickname as commonly as Istanbul or Rome. Also, Manila claims to be the Pearl of the Orient and Mexico City is sometimes refered to as the City of Palaces, but I haven't heard this outside of Mexico.

	adal:	May 22nd, 2009 at 17:09 GMT	-1 points
	Isn't it a bit of a stretch to call Oxford a city?

	czechman:	May 31st, 2009 at 04:59 GMT	1 point
	I thought Manila was the Pearl of the Orient? Not Hong Kong? (only one i missed so i angry!!!!)

	canuck:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:18 GMT	2 points
	dbcint: hong kong is a city of china. it is considered a special administrative region, but by no means not a part of china since the handover.

	JWD5:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 05:05 GMT	0 points
	missed 2

	rsdwv5:	Jun 11th, 2009 at 00:51 GMT	1 point
	I would argue that Rome is more commonly known as the Eternal City (maybe its just me), but either way, it was still obvious that Rome was the answer.

	GeoExpert:	Jun 11th, 2009 at 01:21 GMT	2 points
	When is the sequel coming?

	smileysmoothie04:	Jun 14th, 2009 at 22:23 GMT	2 points
	how bout the WINDY CITY!!!! it's like my home away from home!!

	oldkent:	Jun 17th, 2009 at 09:00 GMT	2 points
	Sad that Auckland is now nicknamed BIG LITTLE CITY, city of sails is way cooler.

	shmoses:	Jun 22nd, 2009 at 02:20 GMT	1 point
	@adal Oxford is officially designated a city due to its holding of letters patent. So no, it's not a stretch at all, it is in fact a fact.

	ConorONeill:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 17:47 GMT	1 point
	Glasgow has seven hills but I still knew it was Rome. Glasgow the Axis of Chips and Buckfast???

	snowman888:	Sep 14th, 2009 at 03:13 GMT	1 point
	I though that Rome was 'The City of Brotherly Love' LOL, Romulus and Remus!

	tigerschick:	Sep 23rd, 2009 at 18:43 GMT	1 point
	I agree that Rome is also the Eternal City but I got it anyway so not worried! I have always known Hong Kong to be the Pearl of the Orient and thought that it was a double-meaning-type-thing as it sits at (or near) the mouth of the Pearl river. Enjoyed this quiz - have done it a few times and always forget the Paris of the Middle East!!

	briantravelman:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 05:23 GMT	1 point
	The Paris of the Middle Earth is Dubai, man!