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Second tier US cities quiz

David Whitley, 16/11/202416/11/2024

Every knows a bit about Chicago, New York and LA. But what about the less-heralded US cities that don’t receive as much attention and visitors? Can you work out the right answer from these clues about second tier US cities?

Second tier US cities quiz

Every knows a bit about Chicago, New York and LA. But what about the less-heralded US cities that don’t receive as much attention and visitors? Can you work out the right answer from these clues about second tier US cities?

1 / 10

Which US port city was the setting for the Wire, and is home to both the National Aquarium and the Fort McHenry National Monument?

2 / 10

Which Nebraska city on the Missouri River, home of the Henry Doorly Zoo, was the birthplace of Fred Astaire, Gerald Ford and Marlon Brando?

3 / 10

In which US city – home to Frank Lloyd-Wright’s Martin House and the Highmark Stadium – was President William McKinlay assassinated?

4 / 10

Which pioneering brothers had a bicycle repair workshop in Dayton, Ohio?

5 / 10

In which US city could you admire soup cans at the Andy Warhol Museum, ride a wooden cable car up the Duquesne Incline and see the country-themed rooms in the Cathedral of Learning?

6 / 10

Which US city is the birthplace of President Joe Biden and the setting for the US version of The Office?

7 / 10

In which US city could you visit the Ford Piquette Plant, where the Model T was born, the art deco Guardian Building and the Motown Museum?

8 / 10

Which US city was the birthplace of Steven Spielberg, Doris Day and Ted Turner, and has its main airport in another state?

9 / 10

Which southern US city hosts the Country Music Awards and is home to the National Museum of African American Music and the Bluebird Café, where a 14-year-old Taylor Swift was discovered?

10 / 10

Which US city – the birthplace of George Clooney – hosts the International Museum of the Horse and Mary Todd Lincoln House?

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