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Can you name the largest U.S. cities that end in '-ville'? Enter a city in the box below Correctly named cities will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: GeoExpert Source: census.gov You have 6 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 6701 Broadway Opening Lines 4435 TV Shows (U.S.) 4280 You Do Know Jack 1793 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1755 Same Last Name 1449 And more...
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Overall Rank	City	Population
13		807,815
26		596,462
30		557,224
123		184,802
127		176,642
129		175,494
131		174,091

Overall Rank	City	Population
167		143,117
206		119,735
213		116,309
214		114,916
224		112,660
228		110,318
260		101,624

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	Morbo:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 20:57 GMT	1 point
	Really disappointed that Tromaville missed the cut.

	shawnoc:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 20:57 GMT	10 points
	I'd like to thank Johnny Cash's "I've been everywhere" for giving me the top 4 answers.

	vogz:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 20:57 GMT	24 points
	Rats...I was looking for Winchestertonfieldville, Iowa to be a bonus answer...

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	vvp317:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:00 GMT	33 points
	I wonder what the population is in 'Margaritaville'.

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	Scott:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:09 GMT	1 point
	Rather hard. Only got half.

	JohnJF:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:13 GMT	2 points
	The only three places in which I've ever lived were Villes. Way to rep other ones, Sporcle.

	mathias1979:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:20 GMT	15 points
	another deceptively difficult quiz from Sporcle! Please do cities ending with '-burg(h)' next.

	cmkeller:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:21 GMT	15 points
	Very surprised that Asheville, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina didn't make the cut.

	geowiz85:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:26 GMT	1 point
	for some reason i always have trouble naming the places closest to home. i grew up in IL but missed #167, just like i missed the IA state capitol in the D Game and i live there

	pandafan:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 21:48 GMT	2 points
	Tried all the "villes" in Maryland but none were there ~ I guess too small. Got 6/14.

	rockgolf:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 22:05 GMT	8 points
	This would explain why I can't find Hooterville or Smallville on the map!

	bmo1616:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 22:09 GMT	8 points
	It's the worst feeling in the world when you think of a funny, witty comment to post thats guaranteed to get positive votes, only to see that some1 else beat you to it, this time, you got me vogz.

Overall Rank	City	Population
13		807,815
26		596,462
30		557,224
123		184,802
127		176,642
129		175,494
131		174,091

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	Morbo:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 22:26 GMT	1 point
	Amen, Mr. Negative. In a world where a "Toxic Avenger" reference starts off with two negative votes, who needs positives?

	RyanUR:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 22:54 GMT	10 points
	Interesting that most of these seem to be in the South.

	lemonpop426:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 23:25 GMT	0 points
	I never comment on quizze, but i'm disapointed that Gloversville didnt make the cut :(

	redsxfenway:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 23:36 GMT	1 point
	I was so excited that Gainesville would finally be an answer that the only other answers I could think of were Nashville, Brownsville, and Jacksonville.

	papageno:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 00:04 GMT	6 points
	I can in no way villefy this quiz.

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	GeoExpert:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 00:27 GMT	-3 points
	A bit biased opinion here, but more than 12% should be getting the city that brought America to the Moon.

	cinnamonsugar:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 00:47 GMT	2 points
	I've only ever heard Louisville refered to as "The Ville," but I've heard people replace the "ville" with "vegas" so the names become "Nashvegas" or "Clarksvegas."

	ianbob:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 01:04 GMT	4 points
	Only 2% know Victorville?! Next time you're visiting Disneyland or Hollywood, be sure to check out the worst city in California.

	DResq:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 02:27 GMT	2 points
	What about Charlottesville?

	vince:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 02:44 GMT	5 points
	Ogdenville? Not even as a bonus.

	pianoman94:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 03:35 GMT	7 points
	Ville there be anymore witty comments about this quiz?

	bsd987:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 03:51 GMT	2 points
	Where is Losantiville?

	GeoExpert:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 04:08 GMT	3 points
	@Dresq: Charlottesville has a population of 45,000. The cities on this quiz are the Ville cities with a population of 100,000 or more. I've been to Charlottesville, its a nice place

	ArtVandaley:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 04:13 GMT	0 points
	First RGV answer in sporcle I think. Go Brownsville!

	spartacat:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 04:57 GMT	1 point
	wow... looks like not alot are familar with simon and garfunkel

	Dudeman612:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 05:10 GMT	1 point
	Wow..... I had a total brainfart and only got one! And it was the one that the least amount of people got...

	Arbutus:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 05:26 GMT	1 point
	Oh man. Deceptively hard indeed. I usually do well on these kinds of quizzes, but I maxed out at 8 here. Nicely done, GeoExpert.

	iceman1731:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 06:31 GMT	1 point
	Only got 3, but atleast I did better then half the other quiztakers

	rockhopperlad:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 06:53 GMT	1 point
	I only got eight. Can't believe I forgot Knoxville. I blanked. I tried Zanesville (OH) and Somerville (MA) to no avail. I got Roseville as a guess.

	ESK:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 06:58 GMT	5 points
	It definitely helped that I am from Nashville, my dad works in Clarksville, my friends go to school in Knoxville, and my mom is originally from Naperville. Lucked out on this one!

	shakescene:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 07:05 GMT	0 points
	Much tougher than one thinks. I was surprised by the absence of Greeneville and Asheville, and surprised that I missed Knoxville. And didn't Titusville, Fla, have something to do with reaching the moon?

	shakescene:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 07:08 GMT	1 point
	Also of all the 'villes in California, only Victorville topped 100,000. No Porterville, Marysville, Susanville, Guerneville, ... And where's Nowheresville, U.S.A.?

	shakescene:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 07:09 GMT	1 point
	Amend above: Roseville, Calif., which I also missed.