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moth
the origins and history of town and city names across the globe
3.5
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1
What british town had the old norse name Jórvik?
21% got this right
2
Which city was first recorded as Qlwn or Quwri by cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi?
17% got this right
3
What australian city is called Walyalup by the indigenous Noongar people?
18% got this right
This question is only here because I'm a Freo Dockers fan
4
Which Slovakian city was first recorded as Villa Cassa in Latin?
30% got this right
5
The name of which African capital city is derived from the Amazigh for "place of the winds"?
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The word Nawākšūṭ became Nwakcoṭ, which was transliterated by french colonisers as Nouakchott
6
What city's native name literally translates to "capital capital capital" despite not being the capital?
34% got this right
The name "Kyoto-shi" is written with three kanji, all meaning capital
7
What town's name comes from the Ojibwe for "at the place of the many snapping turtles"?
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Mackinac island has banned all cars (apart from the ambulance) since 1898
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