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Test your knowledge of world cities with the 'World 100 Closest Cities - Choose Any City' quiz. Can you correctly identify the closest city to various locations?

Do abbreviations or alternate spellings count?

Yes. Most quizzes allow common abbreviations, alternate spellings, and short forms. Try typing just the first few letters — if it matches, it will autofill.

Closest Cities Quizzes

World 100 Closest Cities – Choose Any City

Begin by typing in any 50K+ world city in the guess box and choosing it from the drop-down list that appears. Then name the 100 closest cities to the one you chose.

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World 100 Km Expanding Circles Any City Distance Challenge – Choose City

First choose any World 50K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any World 50K+ city in each 100 km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice - NOTE - you must enter a period '.' at the end of the city to submit it. The first circle will include your city of choice as guessed. The object in this quiz is to guess the city in the next ring which is as close to the previous city as possible. The closest city will get you 100 points, the farthest away answer, 0 points.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's closest correct answer at right.

For example, if you choose ‘Paris, France’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 100 km centered at Paris and Paris will be selected. You will also see a ring of radius 100 km outside that circle. Naming a city in this ring will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 100 km to appear outside that ring and you will get 0-100 points, depending how close to Paris your city was. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 100-200 kms, it will expand to be a 100-300 km ring, then 100-400 km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings?
World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

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World 100K+ Cities Proximity Blackout

The object of this quiz is to name close pairs of 100K+ cities for the two countries represented in each cell. For example, if the top column has 'US' and the cell shows 'Brazil' you are trying to name the pair of 100K+ population cities (one in US and one in Brazil) which are the closest. Enter guesses by typing the city names in either order followed by a '.' to submit the answer. Columns and cells are randomly chosen each time. Larger countries will have a higher chance of being chosen however. Dependent territories are included as part of their country.

Example: to enter 'Miami' and 'Brasilia' for the US-Brazil combo, type 'miamibrasilia.' or 'brasiliamiami.' with the period at the end.

PLEASE NOTE: You may need to wait a moment for the score to appear in the cell.

The pair of cities with the shortest distance gets a score of 100 points and the scores will decrease down to 0 for the pair of cities farthest apart. Scores are based on how close you are in that range to the closest distance.

Your final score is the average of your total points over the 25 squares. Incomplete squares count as 0.

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World 1M+ Agglomerations Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a world 1M+ agglomeration to start, then name successive 1M+ agglomerations such that the next agglo's first letter is the last letter of the current agglo and the next agglo is as close to the current agglo as possible. On this quiz alternates are generally accepted, however only the main (usually official) name is counted as it relates to naming the next agglo. Agglomerations of the same name will answer the closest one first. NOTE: You must type a '.' (period) after the agglo name to submit it. The same agglo cannot be used twice in this quiz.

For example, you start with 'Paris' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'S' (the last letter of 'Paris') which is closest to Paris. If you answer 'Sevilla' - now you are trying to name the closest 1M+ agglo to Sevilla which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th agglo from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest agglo on each step, and they decline based on the distance your agglo was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

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World 1M+ City Pairs Proximity Blackout

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 table of World 1M+ population cities. The object of the quiz is to pair up cities two at a time which have the shortest distance between them.

Single click on a city’s text and it will highlight red. To choose the other city of the pair click another city’s text. Also, you can re-click on the first city to deselect it. The distance between them will be shown and you will get up to 100 points. 100 points corresponds to the closest pair of cities, 0 points to the farthest apart pair – scores decrease based on the distance of your two cities related to the possible range of distances. Those two cities will then be replaced with their score and you will now choose the closest pair of cities from the remaining 23 cities which have been adjusted to have 100 and 0 corresponding to the closest/farthest pairs among those 23, and so on until you run out of time or complete 12 pairs of cities leaving one left.

You get a 100 point bonus for completing all 12 pairs within 5 minutes, making for a total possible point total of 2500.

You will only get a maximum of 2 cities in the same country.

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World 2+ Word 50K+ Cities Closest Coverage

First choose a difficulty by typing 'beg', 'int', 'adv, or 'exp' - Beginner is 100 cities, Intermediate 50 cities, Advanced 25 cities, and Expert 10 cities. Then, enter any World 50K+ place with 2+ words and the closest N places (where N is the number based on your difficulty) that also have 2+ words automatically fill in. 2+ words for the purpose of this quiz mean any cities with a space or hyphen.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

Premium members can now also play a 3-hour time limit 'custom' coverage quiz of any number of cities from 5 to 200, simply enter the number of cities followed by a '.' instead of choosing from one of the four levels, i.e. '150.' Quiz score is not recorded for the custom coverage option.

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World 2+ Word Closest 50K+ Cities To Your Location – Choose Number

Begin by entering a number of cities – ’25’, '50' or '100' – then name the closest World 50K+ cities of at least 2 words to your geographic location (as determined by your browser’s location function). For purposes of this quiz, 'words' are strings separated by a space or hyphen in the city name. To use this quiz you will have to choose ‘Allow’ if your browser asks to share your current location – you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

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World 200 Km Expanding Circles Any City Distance Challenge – Choose City

First choose any World 50K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any World 50K+ city in each 200 km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice - NOTE - you must enter a period '.' at the end of the city to submit it. The first circle will include your city of choice as guessed. The object in this quiz is to guess the city in the next ring which is as close to the previous city as possible. The closest city will get you 100 points, the farthest away answer, 0 points.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's closest correct answer at right.

For example, if you choose ‘Paris, France’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 200 km centered at Paris and Paris will be selected. You will also see a ring of radius 200 km outside that circle. Naming a city in this ring will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 200 km to appear outside that ring and you will get 0-100 points, depending how close to Paris your city was. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 200-400 kms, it will expand to be a 200-600 km ring, then 200-800 km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings?
World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

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World 250 Closest Cities – Choose Any City

Begin by typing in any 50K+ world city in the format City, Country - i.e. 'Moscow, Russia'. Use 'Bosnia' for Bosnia & Herz, 'Czech' for Czech Republic, 'CAR' for Central Afr Republic, 'DRC' for Dem Rep of the Congo, 'UK' for United Kingdom, 'UAE' for United Arab Emirates, and 'US' for United States. There are a handful of cities with the same name in the same country. For those in the US, add the state in the format 'City, State, US' - i.e. 'Aurora, CO, US' - for other countries, add a number corresponding to the population rank for that city among similar-named cities in that country, i.e. for the largest Fuzhou, China, type 'Fuzhou, China1'. Then name the 250 closest cities to the one you chose.

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World 50 Closest Cities To Your Location – Choose Letter

Begin by entering any letter except 'Q', 'U' or 'X' (they have less than 100 total cities) - then name the 50 closest 50K+ World cities to your geographic location (as determined by your browser's location function) which begin with that letter. To use this quiz you will have to choose 'Allow' if your browser asks to share your current location - you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

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World 50 Closest Cities With Same First Letter – Choose Any City

Begin by typing in any 50K+ World city/town/etc which doesn't start with 'X' in the format City, Country - i.e. 'Moscow, Russia' Use 'Bosnia' for Bosnia & Herz, 'Czech' for Czech Republic, 'CAR' for Central Afr Republic, 'DRC' for Dem Rep of the Congo, 'UK' for United Kingdom, 'UAE' for United Arab Emirates, and 'US' for United States. There are a handful of cities with the same name in the same country. For those in the US, add the state in the format 'City, State, US' – i.e. 'Aurora, CO, US' – for other countries, add a number corresponding to the population rank for that city among similar-named cities in that country, i.e. for the largest Fuzhou, China, type 'Fuzhou, China1'. That city will appear as a pink marker and the 50 closest cities (not including the one you chose) that begin with the same letter as your city (using most common English spelling) will also appear. 'Closest Cities' on bottom left shows the top number of closest cities in a row you have completed (i.e. a '3' if you have the 3 closest but not the 4th). Object is highest population among 50 closest, not total places.

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World 500K+ Cities Locator Timed Challenge

The object of this quiz is to click on 500K+ city locations as quickly and accurately as you can. You get 25 random World cities from among all World 250K+ cities. You will be scored based on Time, Distance, and Closest Cities. Closest Cities refers to how many cities (among ALL 50K+ cities, not just 500K+ ones) are located closer to the actual city's location than where you clicked. Upon clicking START you will see cities listed one at a time in the upper right on the side of the map. Double-click where that city is as fast and accurately as possible. You will then get a score of 0-100 based on those 3 factors. Also, up to 10 of the closest cities to the target city that you weren't within will be displayed. Click NEXT CITY to continue on.

To make things easier, you will get at most 2 cities from each country each time you play.

NOTE – For cities with the same name, you are trying to click on the LARGEST city of that name.

For Premium members, this quiz is much easier to play on Google Maps full screen mode.

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World 50K+ Cities Farthest From Closest Larger City

Name the World 50K+ population cities which are at least 500 miles away from the closest larger World 50K+ population city (so Shanghai is not included as it is the largest city). Distance from closest larger city shown.

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World 50K+ Closest Cities To Your Location In Order – Choose Number

Begin by entering a number of cities - '50', '100', '250' or '5h' - then name the closest world cities of 50K+ population to your geographic location (as determined by your browser's location function) IN ORDER - meaning you have to name the closest first, then the 2nd closest, etc. Your location will show up as a bright purple marker, and the location you need to name (the closest unnamed one) will show up as a larger marker color-coded according to its population.

To use this quiz you will have to choose 'Allow' if your browser asks to share your current location - you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

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World 50K+ Closest Coverage

First choose a difficulty by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv, or ‘exp’ – Beginner is 100 cities, Intermediate 50 cities, Advanced 25 cities, and Expert 10 cities. Then, enter 50K+ world cities and the closest N 50K+ cities based on the difficulty you chose will fill in.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

Premium members can now also play a 3-hour time limit 'custom' coverage quiz of any number of cities from 5 to 200, simply enter the number of cities followed by a '.' instead of choosing from one of the four levels, i.e. '150.' Quiz score is not recorded for the custom coverage option.

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World 50K+ Population Coverage

First choose a level by typing 'beg', 'int', 'adv' or 'exp' - beginner is 50,000,000, intermediate is 10,000,000, advanced is 5,000,000 and expert 1,000,000. Then, begin naming cities. All cities of 50K+ population starting with the city you chose and moving outward will begin filling in until you've hit a total population equal to or greater than your chosen level's threshold. For example, if you choose 'int' - the threshold is 10 million. If you choose 'paris', then Paris will fill in and because its population is under 10 million, successive cities moving outward from Paris will fill in until the total population reaches at least 10 million. If you chose Tokyo, only it would fill in as its population already meets your threshold.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

Premium members can now also play a 3-hour time limit 'custom' coverage quiz of any population from 500,000 to 100,000,000, simply enter the population followed by a '.' instead of choosing from one of the four levels, i.e. '750000.' Quiz score is not recorded for the custom coverage option.

Try other geographies:
Africa Population Coverage | Asia Population Coverage
Europe 10K+ Population Coverage | South America Population Coverage

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World Capitals Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a world country capital to start, then name successive captials such that the next capital's first letter is the last letter of the current capital and the next capital is as close to the current capital as possible. NOTE: You must type a '.' (period) after the capital name to submit it. The same capital cannot be used twice in this quiz.

For example, you start with 'Paris' - you are now trying to name a capital city starting with 'S' (the last letter of 'Paris') which is closest to Paris. If you answer 'Sofia' - now you are trying to name the closest capital to Sofia which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th capital from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest capital on each step, and they decline based on the distance your capital was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

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World Circle Population Selection Challenge

The object of this quiz is to click on the circle containing the largest population. When you begin you'll be shown 2 circles with radii between 100 and 2500 km on the map which do not intersect. Click on the one with the larger population within it (based world population density info) then 'Submit' - if you are correct you'll move on. One incorrect round and the quiz is over. Every 5 rounds the number of circles on the map will increase by 1. Try to build the longest streak of correct circles. Circles displayed will always be non-intersecting.

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World Closest 1M+ Agglomeration Random Location Challenge

The object of this quiz is to name to closest World 1M+ agglo to each purple marker that appears. When you begin the quiz you will be placed in a random location within a continent and between 60 North and 55 South latitude (might be over a body of water, but won't be over an ocean) which will be denoted by a purple marker. Name the closest 1M+ World agglo to this marker by typing in the main city/agglo name followed by a '.' (period). You will then be given a score up to 100 (100 being the closest 1M+ agglo) based on how far away your agglo is in relation to how far away the closest one is. You get 25 agglos for a maximum of 2500 points. If you name a agglo that has the same name as another possible answer, don't worry - the closest agglo of that name will be chosen.

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World Closest 1M+ City Challenge

First type ‘start’ to begin. Then you will be given a world city of 1M+ population. Try to name the closest other 1M+ population city. Only the 5 closest 1M cities will be accepted as an answer. You can type ‘next’ to skip the current city. Getting the closest city will yield 100 points. 2nd thru 5th closest will give a lower point total, based both on the rank of the city (2nd thru 5th, minus 10 points for each ranking below first) and how much farther the guessed city is away than the closest city. 10 total cities and 3 minutes total time, no maximum time for a single city. 10 unique countries will be used for the cities.

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World Closest 250K+ City Random Location Challenge

The object of this quiz is to name to closest World 250K+ city to each purple marker that appears. When you begin the quiz you will be placed in a random location within a continent and between 60 North and 55 South latitude (might be over a body of water, but won't be over an ocean) which will be denoted by a purple marker. Name the closest 250K+ World city to this marker by typing in the city name followed by a '.' (period). You will then be given a score up to 100 (100 being the closest 250K+ city) based on how far away your city is in relation to how far away the closest one is. You get 25 cities for a maximum of 2500 points. If you name a city that has the same name as another possible answer, don't worry - the closest city of that name will be chosen.

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World Closest 50K+ Cities To Your Location Identifier – Choose Number

First, enter '25', '50', or '100' - then double-click on the red marker of that number of closest World 50K+ cities to your geographic location (as determined by your browser's location function). To use this quiz you will have to choose 'Allow' if your browser asks to share your current location - you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

Correct guesses will change the marker to green – incorrect will not change any marker. Complete all cities to save your score.

If by chance you don’t see markers, try refreshing the quiz.

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World Closest Agglos To Your Location – Choose Number

Begin by entering a number of agglos - '25', '50' or '100' - then name the closest World agglos of 1M+ population to your geographic location (as determined by your browser's location function). To use this quiz you will have to choose 'Allow' if your browser asks to share your current location - you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

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World Closest Capital Challenge

First type 'start' to begin. Then you will be given a world capital city. Try to name the closest other world capital (administrative capitals only) to the given capital. Only the 5 closest capitals will be accepted as an answer. You can type 'next' to skip the current capital. Getting the closest capital will yield 100 points. 2nd thru 5th closest will give a lower point total, based both on the rank of the capital (2nd thru 5th, minus 10 points for each ranking below first) and how much farther the guessed capital is away than the closest capital. 10 total capitals and 3 minutes total time, 20 seconds maximum per capital.

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World Closest Capital Pairs By Letter

For each letter that has at least two world capitals starting with it, name the closest pair of world capitals which both start with that letter. Administrative capitals are used for countries with multiple capitals. Letter and distance apart shown. Enter capitals in either order to submit a capital pair (i.e. BrasiliaBratislava or BratislavaBrazil).

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World Closest Cities To Your Location – Choose Number

Begin by entering a number of cities - '50', '100', '250', '5h' or '1k' - then name the closest World 50K+ cities to your geographic location (as determined by your browser's location function). To use this quiz you will have to choose 'Allow' if your browser asks to share your current location - you also may have to restart the quiz after choosing this. If your browser does not allow getting your location the quiz will not load.

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World 100 Closest Cities – Choose Any City Begin by typing in any 50K+ world city in the guess box and choosing it from the drop-down list that appears. Then name the 100 closest cities to the one you chose.

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings? World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings? World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

World 50K+ Cities Farthest From Closest Larger City Name the World 50K+ population cities which are at least 500 miles away from the closest larger World 50K+ population city (so Shanghai is not included as it is the largest city). Distance from closest larger city shown.

Try other geographies: Africa Population Coverage | Asia Population Coverage Europe 10K+ Population Coverage | South America Population Coverage

World 100 Closest Cities – Choose Any City

Begin by typing in any 50K+ world city in the guess box and choosing it from the drop-down list that appears. Then name the 100 closest cities to the one you chose.

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings?
World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

Want to name the largest city in each ring, or more of a challenge with smaller rings?
World 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City | World 50 Km Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

World 50K+ Cities Farthest From Closest Larger City

Name the World 50K+ population cities which are at least 500 miles away from the closest larger World 50K+ population city (so Shanghai is not included as it is the largest city). Distance from closest larger city shown.

Try other geographies:
Africa Population Coverage | Asia Population Coverage
Europe 10K+ Population Coverage | South America Population Coverage