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Most Populous US Cities Quiz

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the US cities round, four more lists from the same topic keep the ride going.

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  1. New York City 8.58M people
    Hundreds of languages are spoken there, making it one of the most linguistically diverse cities on Earth.
  2. Los Angeles 3.87M people
    The Hollywood sign originally read "Hollywoodland" when it went up in 1923.
  3. Chicago 2.73M people
    The Home Insurance Building, often called the first skyscraper, was finished there in 1885.
  4. Houston 2.40M people
    Is the largest US city with no formal zoning code.
  5. Phoenix 1.67M people
    Is the hottest major city in the US.
  6. Philadelphia 1.57M people
    Was the US capital for most of the 1790s.
  7. San Antonio 1.55M people
    Its five Spanish missions, including the Alamo, are the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas.
  8. San Diego 1.41M people
    Its Balboa Park is bigger than New York's Central Park.
  9. Dallas 1.33M people
    The frozen margarita machine was invented there in 1971.
  10. Fort Worth 1.03M people
    Holds a cattle drive through its Stockyards twice a day.
  11. Jacksonville 1.02M people
    Is the largest city by area in the lower 48.
  12. Austin 1.00M people
    Up to 1.5 million bats live under its Congress Avenue Bridge, the biggest urban bat colony in North America.
  13. San Jose 990K people
    Was California's first state capital.
  14. Charlotte 965K people
    Is the second-biggest banking center in the US.
  15. Columbus 938K people
    Dave Thomas opened the very first Wendy's restaurant there in 1969.
  16. Indianapolis 901K people
    Its Motor Speedway can hold more than 250,000 spectators.
  17. San Francisco 826K people
    The Golden Gate Bridge had the world's longest span when it opened in 1937.
  18. Seattle 785K people
    The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair.
  19. Denver 741K people
    A step of its state Capitol is marked as exactly one mile above sea level.
  20. Nashville 721K people
    The Grand Ole Opry is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history.
  21. Oklahoma City 720K people
    The parking meter was invented there in 1935.
  22. Washington, D.C. 694K people
    Its residents couldn't vote for president until 1964.
  23. El Paso 683K people
    Franklin Mountains State Park, inside city limits, is one of the largest urban parks in the US.
  24. Las Vegas 680K people
    Most of the famous Strip is technically outside city limits.
  25. Boston 673K people
    Opened America's first subway in 1897.
  26. Detroit 649K people
    Paved the first mile of concrete highway in the US, on Woodward Avenue in 1909.
  27. Louisville 642K people
    Louisville Slugger baseball bats have been made there since 1884.
  28. Portland 635K people
    Powell's City of Books is the world's largest independent new-and-used bookstore.
  29. Memphis 610K people
    The world's first Holiday Inn opened there in 1952.
  30. Baltimore 570K people
    The Star-Spangled Banner was written about a battle in its harbor.

Source: US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates · as of 2025-07

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