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Pop Quiz: All About City Nicknames

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1.   Which city is known as Shaky Town?
    San Francisco
    Tokyo
    Rome

2.   In which state is the city known as "Big D?"
    Michigan (Detroit)
    Texas (Dallas)
    Ohio (Dayton)

3.   Where is the "Eternal City?"
    England
    Italy
    France

4.   The "Pearl of the Danube" is another name for:
    Vienna
    Cologne
    Budapest

5.   Which city is known as "Tinseltown?"
    Christmas, Michigan
    Hollywood, California
    Phoeniz, Arizona

6.   In which state is "Mile High City" located?
    Colorado
    New Mexico
    Utah

7.   In this city, known as the "Big Easy," you can enjoy Mardi Gras.
    Montreal, Canada
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Paris, France

8.   It's called the "Windy City" because of its famously talkative politicians.
    Washington, DC
    New York, New York
    Chicago, Illinois

9.   Where is the city known as the "Venice of the North?"
    Venice, California
    St. Petersburg, Russia
    Stockholm, Sweden

10.   "Glitter Gulch" and "Sin City" are both nicknames for this famous desert town:
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Merrakesh, Morocco
    Tucson, Arizona

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