World biggest cities quiz
In 31 countries of the world the biggest city isn’t the capital. Name it: Sydney, not Canberra; Lagos, not Abuja. Close spellings count.
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How it works
- A few at a time. You see each new city first, then recall it until it sticks.
- Mistakes become practice. Whatever you miss comes back sooner, mixed with what you already know.
- Keep it for good. Spaced repetition brings everything back just before you would forget it.
Biggest cities of the world
| Country | Biggest city |
|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney (capital: Canberra) |
| Belize | Belize City (capital: Belmopan) |
| Benin | Cotonou (capital: Porto-Novo) |
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra (capital: Sucre / La Paz) |
| Brazil | São Paulo (capital: Brasília) |
| Burundi | Bujumbura (capital: Gitega) |
| Cameroon | Douala (capital: Yaoundé) |
| Canada | Toronto (capital: Ottawa) |
| China | Shanghai (capital: Beijing) |
| Ecuador | Guayaquil (capital: Quito) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bata (capital: Ciudad de la Paz) |
| Gambia | Serekunda (capital: Banjul) |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan (capital: Yamoussoukro) |
| Kazakhstan | Almaty (capital: Astana) |
| Liechtenstein | Schaan (capital: Vaduz) |
| Micronesia | Weno (capital: Palikir) |
| Morocco | Casablanca (capital: Rabat) |
| Myanmar | Yangon (capital: Naypyidaw) |
| New Zealand | Auckland (capital: Wellington) |
| Nigeria | Lagos (capital: Abuja) |
| Pakistan | Karachi (capital: Islamabad) |
| Palau | Koror (capital: Ngerulmud) |
| Philippines | Quezon City (capital: Manila) |
| South Africa | Johannesburg (capital: Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein) |
| Switzerland | Zurich (capital: Bern) |
| Taiwan | New Taipei City (capital: Taipei) |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam (capital: Dodoma) |
| Türkiye | Istanbul (capital: Ankara) |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai (capital: Abu Dhabi) |
| United States | New York City (capital: Washington D.C.) |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City (capital: Hanoi) |