Which city is furthest north? quiz

The task in this quiz is pretty straightforward – you’re given three cities, and you have to pick the one that is furthest north. All measurements are taken from the city centre. How many of the 10 correct answers can you pick out?

Which city is furthest north? quiz

The task in this quiz is pretty straightforward – you’re given three cities, and you have to pick the one that is furthest north. All measurements are taken from the city centre. How many of the 10 correct answers can you pick out?

1 / 10

Which of these cities in the British Isles is furthest north?

Nottingham

Birmingham

Dublin

2 / 10

Which of these Latin American capitals is furthest north

Caracas

Bogota

Panama City

3 / 10

Which of these North African cities is furthest north?

Algiers

Tunis

Casablanca

4 / 10

Which of these European capitals is furthest north?

Athens

Madrid

Lisbon

5 / 10

Which of these East Asian cities is furthest north?

Tokyo

Seoul

Shanghai

6 / 10

Which of these Canadian cities is furthest north?

Vancouver

Ottawa

Montreal

7 / 10

Which of these South-East Asian cities is furthest north?

Phnom Penh

Bangkok

Ho Chi Minh City

8 / 10

Which of these Middle Eastern cities is furthest north?

Muscat

Abu Dhabi

Riyadh

9 / 10

Which of these US cities is furthest north?

Nashville, Tennessee

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Charlotte, North Carolina

10 / 10

Which of these Antipodean cities is furthest north?

Hobart

Melbourne

Auckland

Your score is

The average score is 42%

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Find out more about the world

If a little travel trivia has inspired you to go shopping, you might be interested in the following…

• The Times Desktop Atlas of the World – because losing yourself in maps is one of life’s great pleasures.
• DK Children’s Illustrated Atlas – pass the love of geography on to your kids.
• A flags and capitals placemat – I unashamedly use this to indoctrinate my children at the dinner table.
• Lonely Planet’s Wonders of the World – get yourself excited about where to go next.
• The Atlas of Unusual Borders – absolutely fascinating geographic geekery.