City skylines and landmarks are Bing homepage staples, so the world cities quiz appears often, gathering famous capitals and their icons. It's geography with a camera, and knowing the landmark-to-city pairings wins nearly every round.
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Landmark-to-city pairings
Rome has the Colosseum and is home to Vatican City. Athens has the Acropolis and Parthenon, the cradle of democracy. Hong Kong is famed for its Victoria Harbour skyline, Beijing for the Forbidden City and nearby Great Wall, and Singapore for Marina Bay Sands and its garden city image.
Capital-city traps
Cities the quiz loves to trip you on: Australia's capital is Canberra (not Sydney), Turkey's is Ankara (not Istanbul), the USA's is Washington DC (not New York), and Brazil's is BrasÃlia (not Rio). If a question asks a capital, beware the famous-but-wrong option.
City superlatives
Expect 'largest city by population' (Tokyo's greater area usually leads), 'oldest continuously inhabited city' (contenders include Damascus and Jericho), and 'which city spans two continents' (Istanbul, across the Bosphorus). Superlatives need the exact qualifier.
Answering approach
Match the landmark in the image to its city via the caption, then double-check any capital question against the trap list. For superlatives, verify, since 'largest' depends on how it's measured.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra, not Sydney, one of several capital-city traps the world cities quiz relies on (also Ankara for Turkey, BrasÃlia for Brazil).
Which city spans two continents?
Istanbul, Turkey, split by the Bosphorus strait between Europe and Asia, a favourite quiz fact.
Which city is the cradle of democracy?
Athens, Greece, home to the Acropolis and Parthenon and the birthplace of democratic government.