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The northernmost and coldest megacity on Earth
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Moscow
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Was the centre of the "Merseybeat" sound, which became synonymous with the Beatles
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Liverpool
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Host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Barcelona
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In 1792 the city became a focal point of the French Revolution and was the birthplace of France's national anthem
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Marseille
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It is also where the ______ Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war
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Geneva
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It became the Free City of Danzig, an independent quasi-state
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Gdansk
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The setting for the film "The Sound of Music"
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Salzburg
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The capital city area continued to be shaped by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
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Reykjavik
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Remaining the third largest city of the Soviet Union
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Kyiv
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In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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Sarajevo
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Between 1945 and 1946, German officials involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity were brought before an international tribunal
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Nuremberg
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This article is about the city formerly named Christiania or Kristiania (1624–1924)
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Oslo
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Known for its natural beauties such as Posillipo, Phlegraean Fields, Nisida, and Vesuvius
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Naples
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The most populous city in Tuscany
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Florence
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Athena, the goddess of wisdom, competed against Poseidon, the god of the seas, for patronage of the yet-unnamed city
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Athens
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Situated on the Vltava river in the centre of the Bohemian Basin
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Prague
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The second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon
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Porto
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Potsdamer Platz is an entire quarter built from scratch after the Wall came down
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Berlin
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It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo
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Bordeaux
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One of the de facto capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels and Strasbourg)
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Luxembourg
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Get the point WolfCam wanted to make though...
Therefore Versailles and Marseille don't rhyme.
Why? I have no idea, I figured it out while reading your comment.
I know, our language is not easy, but well, English has also some weird facts regarding pronunciation ;)