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the origins and history of town and city names across the globe

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7 questions
English
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1

What british town had the old norse name Jórvik?

Hard  26% got this right

2

Which city was first recorded as Qlwn or Quwri by cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi?

Hard  17% got this right

3

What australian city is called Walyalup by the indigenous Noongar people?

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This question is only here because I'm a Freo Dockers fan
4

Which Slovakian city was first recorded as Villa Cassa in Latin?

Hard  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?

38% 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"?

Hard  2% got this right

Mackinac island has banned all cars (apart from the ambulance) since 1898