Statistics for Most Important Cities in History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Birthplace of Democracy	Athens	100%
Founded by Romulus	Rome	100%
Great Fire in 1666	London	98%
Home to Great Pyramids	Cairo	96%
City between Two Continents	Constantinople (Istanbul)	96%
Capital of the Largest Nation	Moscow	96%
Changed Name from Bombay	Mumbai	96%
Once Known as New Amsterdam	New York City	96%
The City of Light	Paris	96%
Formerly Known as Peking	Beijing	94%
City Divided Until 1989	Berlin	94%
Sacred to Three Religions	Jerusalem	94%
Birthplace of Muhammed	Mecca	92%
Known for its Canals	Venice	92%
Home to Hanging Gardens	Babylon	90%
Birthplace of the Reinaissance	Florence	90%
Austrian City of Music	Vienna	90%
Named After __ The Great	Alexandria	88%
Imperial Japanese Palace	Kyoto	85%
Capital of Various Indian Empires	Delhi	83%
Capital of the Aztec Empire	Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)	75%
Center of Islamic Golden Age	Baghdad	71%
Ancient Rival of Rome	Carthage	71%
Ancient City Now in War	Damascus	54%
West African Center of Islam	Timbuktu	42%