Pop Quiz: Cities and Obscure World Records

This pop quiz will probably expand knowledge about cities more than test it, because the questions and answers are pretty obscure.

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August 14, 2019, 6:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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A pop quiz by Claire Burke for The Guardian tests knowledge about obscure world records, like which is the most expensive city to buy "trainers," which has the tallest art nouveau church, and which city has the most cycle rickshaws.

There are also questions that reveal some still obscure but essential information about cities, like which city has the most bridges, which city is most remote from the sea, and which is the world's oldest capital city.

FULL STORY: From the highest slide to the narrowest street: the record-breaking cities quiz

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in The Guardian

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