Which city is nicknamed 'The City That Never Sleeps'?
AnswerNew York City
The nickname reflects New York's round-the-clock activity.
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7 fact-checked facts about cities around the world, their nicknames, history and landmarks, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which city is known as the 'City of Light'?
AnswerParis
Paris earned the name as a center of learning and early street lighting.
Going deeper
Which US city is nicknamed 'The Windy City'?
AnswerChicago
Chicago is famously called the Windy City.
Which city spans two continents, divided by the Bosporus strait?
AnswerIstanbul
Istanbul lies in both Europe and Asia.
Since around 2007, what share of the world's people have lived in urban areas?
AnswerMore than half
The UN estimates the world became majority urban around 2007.
Expert level
Which city was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years before Tokyo?
AnswerKyoto
Kyoto served as the imperial capital from 794 until 1868.
Brasília was inaugurated as Brazil's planned capital in which year?
Answer1960
Brasília became the capital on April 21, 1960.
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