From the highest slide to the narrowest street: the record-breaking cities quiz

Is this the world’s highest slide? Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

1. Which city has the tallest city hall?

   1. Hong Kong

   2. Tokyo

   3. Dubai

   4. Shanghai

2. Which city is home to the world's narrowest street?

   1. Toulouse, France

   2. Stockholm, Sweden

   3. Reutlingen, Germany

   4. Beijing, China

3. Which city has the most bridges?

   1. Hamburg, Germany

   2. Venice, Italy

   3. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

   4. Amsterdam, the Netherlands

4. 

   Which is the most expensive city to buy trainers?

   1. Singapore

   2. Zurich, Switzerland

   3. Seoul, South Korea

   4. Oslo, Norway

5. Which is the world's most popular city for tourism?

   1. New York

   2. Bangkok, Thailand

   3. Venice, Italy

   4. London, UK

6. 

   Which US city has the world's smallest park?

   1. Austin, Texas

   2. San Jose, California

   3. Portland, Oregon

   4. Jackson, Mississippi

7. Which city was home to the world’s oldest railway station?

   1. Manchester

   2. Birmingham

   3. London

   4. Leeds

8. Which city has the highest slide on the outside of a building?

   1. Las Vegas

   2. Beijing

   3. Seattle

   4. Los Angeles

9. 

   Which is the largest gambling city (by revenue)?

   1. Las Vegas

   2. Blackpool

   3. Macau

   4. Atlantic City

10. Which is the most expensive city to park a car in?

    1. London

    2. Hong Kong

    3. Geneva

    4. Copenhagen

11. 

    Which city has the most UK No.1s per population?

    1. Manchester

    2. London

    3. Liverpool

    4. Glasgow

12. Which city is most remote from the sea?

    1. Urumqi

    2. Ulaanbaatar

    3. Moscow

    4. Novosibirsk

13. 

    Which city is home to the tallest building?

    1. Dubai

    2. Shanghai

    3. Shenzhen

    4. Seoul

14. Which city has hosted the most Olympic Games (in the modern era)?

    1. Tokyo

    2. Paris

    3. London

    4. Athens

15. Which is the largest city north of the arctic circle?

    1. Norilsk

    2. Murmansk

    3. Kandalaksha

    4. Tromsø

16. 

    Which city has the most cycle rickshaws?

    1. Dhaka

    2. Mumbai

    3. Phnom Penh

    4. Colombo

17. Which is the largest city to host a winter Olympics?

    1. Sochi

    2. Vancouver

    3. Salt Lake City

    4. Oslo

18. 

    Which city has the tallest art nouveau church?

    1. Strasbourg

    2. Windhoek

    3. Barcelona

    4. Dresden

19. Which is the world’s oldest capital city?

    1. Damascus

    2. Rabat

    3. Athens

    4. Mexico City

20. Which is the most Instagrammed city?

    1. Los Angeles

    2. New York City

    3. Paris

    4. São Paulo

Solutions

1:B - Tower 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is the world’s tallest city hall, at 243m (799ft) and 48 storeys high , 2:C - The narrowest street is called Spreuerhofstrasse and measures 31cm (1 ft 0.2 in) at its narrowest point and 50cm (1 ft 7.68 in) at its widest point. , 3:A - The city has between 2,300 and 2,500 bridges , 4:D - The city is the most expensive place in the world to buy trainers by a well-known brand, according to the 2018 Mapping the World's Prices report from Deutsche Bank. A pair will set you back an average of $141.30 , 5:B - The most popular city is Bangkok, Thailand, according to the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index 2018 – it received an estimated 20,050,000 visitors in the preceding year. , 6:C - Mill Ends Park, on a safety island on SW Naito Parkway, downtown Portland, is a circle of 60.96 cm (24 in) diameter, which is 2,917.15 sq cm (452.16 sq in) in area. In the 1940s, local journalist Dick Fagan planted flowers at the spot and named it after his column in the paper, Mill Ends. It was designated as a city park on 17 March 1948 at the behest of Fagan for snail races and as a colony for leprechauns. , 7:A - Liverpool Road Station was first used in 15 September, 1830 and closed in 1975. Part of the station is now a museum, 8:D - The Skyslide, built in 2016, on the side of the US Bank Tower is the highest slide in the world. At 280m (918 ft) the glass slide slopes from the 70th to the 69th floor of the skyscraper and is designed as a tourist attraction. , 9:C - Macau in China is known as the Las Vegas of the East. In 2016, its estimated annual gambling revenue was $27.8bn. Its gambling industry is 330% bigger than Las Vegas, 10:A - The City of London and London's West End are the two most expensive urban areas in which to park a car, according to a report by Colliers International , 11:C - The city has a population of 439,473, and local bands have achieve 56 hits according to British Hit Singles. That's one per 7,847 Liverpudlians , 12:A - The capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in western China is about 2,500km (1,500 miles) from the nearest coastline, 13:A - The Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower), 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in) tall, opened on 4 January 2010. , 14:C - London has hosted the Olympic Games three times – in 1908, 1948 and 2012 – and is the first city to do so., 15:B - The city in northwest Russia is two degrees north of the Arctic circle. It has a population of approximately 311,000 people as of June 2009, 16:A - The city has an estimated 500,000. They are thought to account for nearly 40% of all trips, 17:B - The city, which has a population of more than 2m people, hosted the games in February 2010, 18:C - La Sagrada Familia is the world’s largest art nouveau church. Currently 107m high , when it is finished the tallest of the 18 towers will reach 170.7 m (560 ft). In total, it will be 60 m (196.85 ft) wide and 95 m (311.67 ft) long., 19:A - The city has been continuously inhabited since 2500 BC, 20:B - The Big Apple is the most Instagrammed city, with Moscow and London in second and third place

Scores

1. 17 and above.

   You're a city trivia master!

2. 13 and above.

   Nice result – bet you're popular at pub quiz nights

3. 8 and above.

   Not bad – but maybe a good excuse to take some city breaks?

4. 0 and above.

   Oh dear, better luck next time

5. 1 and above.

   Oh dear, looks like you need to brush up on your city trivia ... better luck next time

Answers supplied by Guinness World Records

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