Great Cities of the World Trivia

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  1. This Dutch Golden Age painter created "The Night Watch" while residing on Jodenbreestraat, where his former residence now serves as a popular tourist destination.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Rembrandt
    • Vermeer
    • Frans Hals
    • Jan Steen

    From Amsterdam Trivia →

  2. This Athenian polemarch commanded at a famous 490 BCE battle but shared power with ten generals, dying in the victory his tactics ensured.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Callimachus
    • Miltiades
    • Aristides
    • Themistocles

    From Athens Trivia →

  3. This medieval trading alliance helped establish the city as a commercial center along routes connecting northern Germany to Poland.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Teutonic Order
    • Swabian League
    • Hanseatic League
    • Lombard League

    From Berlin Trivia →

  4. This Middle Eastern country is home to Dubai and its famous skyline.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Qatar
    • Kuwait

    From Dubai Trivia →

  5. This 1984 agreement between Britain and China established the framework for Hong Kong's return and the One Country, Two Systems principle.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Basic Law
    • Sino-British Joint Declaration
    • Hong Kong Framework Agreement
    • Treaty of Hong Kong

    From Hong Kong Trivia →

  6. This Herodian monument south of the city, artificially enlarged to resemble a volcano, served as a palace-fortress and the king's burial site.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Masada
    • Herodium
    • Alexandrium
    • Machaerus

    From Jerusalem Trivia →

  7. This iconic clock tower, completed in 1859, is one of London's most recognizable landmarks and houses the Great Bell.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Big Ben
    • Tower of London
    • The Shard
    • London Eye

    From London Trivia →

  8. This medieval Russian principality, centered on Moscow, gradually absorbed neighboring territories and eventually became the Russian state under Ivan III.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Novgorod Republic
    • Grand Duchy of Moscow
    • Kievan Rus
    • Vladimir-Suzdal

    From Moscow Trivia →

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