Memorize these and you could recognize 32.0% of all World Cities clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 11 | Roda Island is 1 of 2 islands in the Nile that are part of this city |
| 2 | Venice | 10 | Buildings in this Italian city don't stand on solid ground, but use wooden posts driven into the mud |
| 3 | Florence | 8 | The "Lady with the Lamp" was born in & named for this Italian city |
| 4 | London | 7 | The City section of this city is located where the Romans first founded the town |
| 5 | Glasgow | 7 | Intercontinental flights to Scotland land at Prestwick Airport just outside this city |
| 6 | Casablanca | 7 | Largest African city west of Egypt, this port has a Spanish name & French architecture |
| 7 | Barcelona | 7 | Some sources say this Spanish city was named for Hamilcar Barca's family; some say it wasn't |
| 8 | Montreal | 6 | City which ranks 2nd in world to Paris in population of French speakers |
| 9 | Liverpool | 6 | Found in an area colonized by the Norse in the 8th century, this city was home to John, Paul, George & Olaf |
| 10 | Geneva | 6 | The Palace of Nations in this city served as the headquarters for the League of Nations from 1920-46 |
| 11 | Calcutta | 6 | This teeming city of eastern India served as the country's capital from 1772 to 1912 |
| 12 | Zurich | 5 | Irish novelist James Joyce is buried in this Swiss city known for its banking gnomes |
| 13 | Sydney | 5 | You can put another shrimp on the barbie, mate, at Coogee or Curl Curl Beaches in this city |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 5 | The most populous city in the world south of the equator is this one in South America |
| 15 | Rio de Janeiro | 5 | Flight attendants for Varig Airlines are permanently based in this South American city |
| 16 | Mecca | 5 | Face it, the shrine called the Kaaba is in this city |
| 17 | Lima | 5 | For nearly 300 years, this Peruvian city was the capital of Spain's South American empire |
| 18 | Kyoto | 5 | w/Same letters & syllables, names of Tokyo & this city show both have been Japanese "capital"s |
| 19 | Alexandria | 5 | The lighthouse on Pharos in the harbor of this Egyptian city was 1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 20 | Vienna | 4 | Many composers including Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, & Strauss, made this capital their home |
| 21 | Vancouver | 4 | This city in British Columbia is the center of Canada's third-largest urban area |
| 22 | Munich | 4 | In 1919 locksmith Anton Drexler founded the forerunner of the Nazi Party in this Bavarian capital |
| 23 | Moscow | 4 | The Warsaw Pact is administered from headquarters in this city |
| 24 | Manila | 4 | It was so devastated in WWII the Philippines had to move their capital to Quezon city |
| 25 | Khartoum | 4 | Sudan became independent in 1956 with this city as its capital |
| 26 | Ho Chi Minh City | 4 | You can let Saigons be bygones as it was renamed this in 1975 |
| 27 | Edinburgh | 4 | Some say this Scottish city was named for Edwin of Northumbria; some say it wasn't |
| 28 | Darwin | 4 | Capital of Australia's N. Territory, named for a famed British naturalist who was never there |
| 29 | Copenhagen | 4 | This European capital has a Tycho Brahe Planetarium on Gammel Kongevej Street |
| 30 | Berlin | 4 | Western subway trains pass thru the eastern sector of this city, though all stations but one are closed |
| 31 | Amsterdam | 4 | 60 canals divide this crescent-shaped European city, so that it consists of about 90 islands |
| 32 | Beijing | 4 | In the 13th century, Mongol ruler Kublai Khan made this city his capital |
| 33 | Tokyo | 3 | In 1868 Edo, Japan's largest city, was renamed this, meaning "Eastern Capital" |
| 34 | Tijuana | 3 | During Prohibition, this Mexican city 12 miles south of San Diego was known for its bars & casinos |
| 35 | Tel Aviv | 3 | It merged with Jaffa in 1950 |
| 36 | Stuttgart | 3 | When visiting this German city on the Neckar River see the Solitude Palace & don't forget the ballet |
| 37 | St. Petersburg | 3 | From 1914 to 1924, this Russian city was known as Petrograd |
| 38 | Seville | 3 | The Old Tobacco Factoryin this Andalusian city is now the seat of the city's oldest university |
| 39 | Salzburg | 3 | Whenit was a Roman trading center it was called Juvavum; when Mozart was born there it was called this |
| 40 | Rome | 3 | Scholars say the 1st municipal fire-fighting organization was founded around 30 A.D. in this city |
| 41 | Reykjavik | 3 | About half of Iceland's people live in this city's metropolitan area |
| 42 | Prague | 3 | This Czech capital is located on the Vltava River |
| 43 | Perth | 3 | With "Amboy" it's a city in New Jersey, alone it's in Australia |
| 44 | Ottawa | 3 | This Canadian capital was originally called Bytown after Lt. Col. John By of the Royal Engineers |
| 45 | Naples | 3 | The Greeks founded it about 2000 years ago as "Neapolis", a "new city" |
| 46 | Mexico City | 3 | North American metropolis occupied by the U.S. in 1847 & France in 1863 |
| 47 | Marseille | 3 | Founded by the Greeks over 2,000 years ago, it's the 2nd largest city in France |
| 48 | Maracaibo | 3 | This Venezuelan city that shares its name with a lake is the country's chief coffee-exporting port |
| 49 | Jerusalem | 3 | Before Mecca, Muhammad & his followers faced this holy city to pray |