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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Cities quiz then. Please name the cities from the clues below:
1. Founded in 1788 and named after a British politician of the time.
2. Has a name that means 'black pool' in the local language and was once the second largest city in the British Empire.
3. Home of the oldest university in Central Europe (founded in 1347).
4. Originally called Edo, this city acquired its current name in 1868.
5. The authors Barbara Cartland, W.H. Auden, J.R.R. Tolkein and John Wyndham all spent at least part of their childhood here.
6. Home of the world's oldest Stock Exchange.
7. Situated at the confluence of two 'colourful' rivers, Osama Bin Laden had a home here between 1991 and 1996.
8. Sometimes called 'Italy's most northerly city', this city has the official colours black and gold.
9. This city was incorporated in 1886 in anticipation of the railroad reaching it. It has been ranked as one of the world's 'Most Liveable Cities' for each of the last five years.
10. W.C Fields said this of which city; "I once spent a year in ??????, I think it was on a Sunday"
Good luck!
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OK, some I know, some I'm guessing, some I can't even guess!
1. ?
2. Bombay
3. Milan
4. Tokyo
5. Coventry
6. Amsterdam
7. ?
8. Turin
9. Dublin
10. Philadelphia