Today's Bing Quiz

Stuck on a question in today's Bing quiz on famous cities? Today's Bing quiz covers a city built on lagoon islands, the strait that splits a city between two continents, the mountain beneath a world-famous statue, a capital known by one of the longest place names on Earth, the event a Paris landmark was built for, a purpose-built national capital, the home of the world's tallest building, a flat-topped mountain above a South African city, a tsar's "window to Europe" and the world's highest seat of government. Open a clue for a gentle nudge. The clues never give away the correct answer — full answers and explanations appear on your results screen.

Questions updated: November 11, 2026

1. Which city is built on 118 small islands in a lagoon, linked by more than 400 bridges?Clue: Its Carnival is famous for elaborate masks.
2. Istanbul is the only major city that spans two continents. Which strait divides its European and Asian sides?Clue: This waterway links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
3. Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue stands on top of which mountain?Clue: The peak's name means "hunchback" in Portuguese.
4. Which capital city is known to locals as Krung Thep, short for one of the longest place names in the world?Clue: The city sits on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
5. Paris's Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance arch to which event?Clue: The event marked the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
6. Sydney is Australia's largest city, but which city is the country's capital?Clue: It was purpose-built as a compromise between the country's two biggest cities.
7. The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at 828 meters, dominates the skyline of which city?Clue: It is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, though not the capital.
8. Cape Town sits beneath which flat-topped mountain, named one of the New7Wonders of Nature?Clue: A cableway has carried visitors to its summit since 1929.
9. Which city did Peter the Great found in 1703 as Russia's "window to Europe"?Clue: It was called Leningrad for most of the Soviet era.
10. At more than 3,600 meters above sea level, which city is the world's highest seat of government?Clue: Cable cars link it with the neighboring city of El Alto, high on the plateau above.