When I take a quiz on U.S. Cities, I do great. When I take a quiz that involves U.S. Cities and international cities as well, I forget (or nearly forget) them.
So funny to read comments like this. It's mostly common sense. Prague is an ancient city in the middle of Europe. Perth is a relatively new city (and I agree it's a great city), but it's in the middle of nowhere, very isolated.
Prague: capital of the Czech republic, centuries of history, one-time capital of the Holy Roman Empire, home of the Charles Bridge and other famous landmarks, tourist mecca, close to a bunch of other famous cities in Europe.
Perth: Biggest city in Western Australia, named after a place in Scotland, .... my mom has a friend who lives there?
I'm sure Perth is a great city, but it's no mystery why trivia quiz players have heard of/can think of Prague.
The site you are using for this data is misleading. I am from Pittsburgh. There are not 2 million people in this city, unless you include every person who lives within 2 hours of the city limits. At most, Allegheny County, which includes more than just the City, has 1,000,000.
Are there surrounding areas where at least 15% of the population commutes one direction or the other for work? If so, then they are grouped together. Same standard for all of these cities.
Ow, I am glad my 6 is only 3 lower than the average! Thought I did way worse than others. In hindsight I have heard of the usa ones and haiti. Not sure if I would get them though.
Perth: Biggest city in Western Australia, named after a place in Scotland, .... my mom has a friend who lives there?
I'm sure Perth is a great city, but it's no mystery why trivia quiz players have heard of/can think of Prague.
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