Can you name the actual names of these cities?

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 a 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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City Nicknames Quiz

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Published: July 24th, 2008
Category: Geography
Plays: 212,057

Tags: City Quizzes, actual, nickname

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	Lindsay:	Nov 16th, 2008 at 17:11 GMT	8 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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	MusicNutMeggie:	Dec 11th, 2008 at 21:32 GMT	12 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?

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	Andrew Eberle:	Jan 20th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT	12 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 15:15 GMT	19 points
	WHOA....where is the love for the WINDY CITY!!!!!

	dbcint:	Feb 4th, 2009 at 08:55 GMT	23 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 16:49 GMT	13 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 17:03 GMT	9 points
	You should have to match city with its nickname, otherwise you can just guess cities.

	DynamiteDG:	Feb 11th, 2009 at 06:10 GMT	5 points
	I had trouble with Pearl of the Orient, but other than that I had fun and enjoyed it.

	Dahlia:	Mar 24th, 2009 at 19:53 GMT	10 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 30th, 2009 at 21:52 GMT	7 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 13:13 GMT	1 point
	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 17:21 GMT	4 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 18:43 GMT	6 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 02:00 GMT	5 points
	I like that Auckland is on this quiz. Only 6 or so percent got it!

	win:	May 18th, 2009 at 01:12 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.

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	czechman:	May 31st, 2009 at 00:59 GMT	-2 points
	I thought Manila was the Pearl of the Orient? Not Hong Kong? (only one i missed so i angry!!!!)

	canuckinhk:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 04:18 GMT	4 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.

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	rsdwv5:	Jun 10th, 2009 at 20:51 GMT	4 points
	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 10th, 2009 at 21:21 GMT	5 points
	When is the sequel coming?

	smileysmoothie04:	Jun 14th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT	2 points
	how bout the WINDY CITY!!!! it's like my home away from home!!

	oldkent:	Jun 17th, 2009 at 05:00 GMT	4 points
	Sad that Auckland is now nicknamed BIG LITTLE CITY, city of sails is way cooler.

	shmoses:	Jun 21st, 2009 at 22:20 GMT	5 points
	@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 13:47 GMT	2 points
	Glasgow has seven hills but I still knew it was Rome. Glasgow the Axis of Chips and Buckfast???

	snowman888:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 23:13 GMT	6 points
	I though that Rome was 'The City of Brotherly Love' LOL, Romulus and Remus!

	tigerschick:	Sep 23rd, 2009 at 14:43 GMT	2 points
	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!!

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	jim_conley:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 11:50 GMT	-2 points
	WHERE IS BOSTON??? Beantown anyone??

	jb123:	Jan 4th, 2010 at 20:57 GMT	1 point
	No City of Angels or Windy City? I guess I'm U.S.-centric...

	dark_chocolate:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 03:27 GMT	5 points
	@briantravelman: um, do you mean middle east?

	Spelvout:	Jan 16th, 2010 at 11:36 GMT	-3 points
	Why is Denver on this?

	alexfrith:	Jan 20th, 2010 at 08:42 GMT	2 points
	interestingly enough hong kong is usually known as "asia's world city" not the pearl of the orient. they also could have added "asia's garden city" which is singapore

	hbt1296:	Jan 21st, 2010 at 19:19 GMT	0 points
	THIS QUIZ NEEDS TO HAVE " The whales va*ina" and have the answer be San Diego ANCHORMAN

	nowachi:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 04:40 GMT	-4 points
	Amman is the city of Seven Hills, which it was founded on, and the basis of its flag. It should also be accepted.

	KBandEGsmommy:	Feb 5th, 2010 at 01:06 GMT	0 points
	FYI, the city of David is Bethlehem, not Jerusalem. Christ was born in Bethlehem, the city of David....