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City Names Quiz
by Megan Aemmer

Pop stars and Hollywood celebrities aren't the only ones to change their names. Some of the world's best-known cities have also adopted different names over the years. How many do you know? Test your metro IQ with this quiz.
1
This Russian city has been renamed three times since its founding. Which is it?
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2
The Dutch founded this bustling city, once called New Amsterdam. What is it called now?
New Amsterdam (Image credit: Culver Pictures)
3
This former capital of the Byzantine Empire straddles the continents of Europe and Asia and was renamed by a Roman emperor in the 4th century AD and was renamed again in the early 20th century. Which is it?
(Image credit: Roland and Sabrina Michaud/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.)
4
This densely populated Indian port city changed its name fairly recently, in 1995. Which is it?
(Image credit: Dinodia Picture Agency)
5
The Southeast Asian capital city of Krung Thep is better known in the West by its original name that means "village of wild plums." Which is it?
(Image credit: Thailand Tourist Authority)
6
In 1624 the city now known as Oslo, Norway, was renamed for a king. What was it called?
(Image credit: Oldrich Karasek/Peter Arnold, Inc.)
7
Although this war-torn city's name was changed in 1976 when the country was reunified after a civil war, most of its residents still call it by its old name. Which is it?
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8
The most populated metropolitan area in the world, this city's name means "eastern capital," but it used to be a village called "Gate of the Inlet." Which is it?
(Image credit: Steve Vidler/eStock Photo)
9
Which East Asian capital was established by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan in 1272 and has had its name changed four times since then?
(Image credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY)
10
This New Mexico resort town used to be called Hot Springs. What is its official name now?
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