Geography Challenge: Europe City Locator Quiz

Overview

• Objective: Locate European cities on a blank satellite map, clicking as close to city centers as possible.
• Order: Quiz progresses from largest to smallest cities.
• Distance Margin: Must click within 10 km of the city center.
• Audience Engagement: Encourages likes, subscriptions, and comments on city preferences.

Cities and Personal Insights

• Istanbul: Starting point.
• Moscow: Capital of Russia.
• London: Personal connections; not visited frequently.
• St. Petersburg: Concern over smaller, lesser-known Russian cities.
• Berlin: Recent visit; described as beautiful.
• Madrid: Plans canceled in 2020; queries audience about Spain travel.
• Athens: Uncertainty about the sprawling city's center.
• Kyiv: Concerns about midsize cities.
• Rome: Described as hot, crowded, but beautiful.
• Paris: Last visited at age nine; desires a return.
• Vienna: Sister studying abroad; expresses jealousy.
• Minsk: Located after some uncertainty.
• Warsaw: Scenic route through Poland; desires to visit Warsaw.
• Stockholm: Frequent visits for World Cup events.
• Hamburg: Unexpected second German city.
• Bucharest: Interest in Romania's mountains and castles.
• Barcelona: Compared with Madrid for travel choices.
• Budapest: Recommended by family.
• Yekaterinburg: Located past the Urals.
• Munich: Recalled past visit; desires a return.
• Copenhagen: Future World Cup venue.
• Milan: Interest in visiting the Alps region.
• Kazan: Known location; part of the quiz.
• Prague: Recent visit during winter; crowded.
• Dublin: Only experienced airport.
• Brussels: Quick identification.
• Nizhny Novgorod: Located between Kazan and Moscow.
• Belgrade: First major Balkan city identified.
• Chelyabinsk: Known for meteor event.
• Sofia: Easy to locate as a capital city.
• Samara: Knowledge of its location on the Volga River.
• Ufa: Located on the west side of the Urals.
• Rostov-on-Don: Located on the Don River.
• Birmingham: Audience inquiries about visiting.
• Amsterdam: Desires a visit based on recommendations.
• Krasnodar: Found in southern Russia.
• Oslo: Plans thwarted by an airline strike.
• Voronezh: Near Ukraine, part of quiz.
• Perm: Located by the Urals.
• Volgograd: Previously identified.
• Cologne: Located using cathedral as a landmark.
• Odessa: Black Sea coast city.
• Dnipro: Located on the Dnipro River.
• Naples: Time pressure noted.
• Donetsk: Known location.
• Saratov: Previously identified.
• Marseille: Known location on French coast.
• Turin: Quickly identified.
• Rotterdam: Located near harbors.
• Valencia: Identified as third largest Spanish city.
• Kielce: Located in southern Poland.
• The Hague: Found near Rotterdam.
• Thessaloniki: Quickly identified.
• Frankfurt: Known from airport experience.
• Gothenburg: Sweden's second city located.
• Zaporizhzhia: Located with some difficulty.
• Lviv: Known location in west Ukraine.
• Zaragoza: Found near Barcelona.
• Seville: Known location in Spain.
• Tolyatti: Located by Samara.
• Wroclaw: Located in Poland.
• Zagreb: Curious about city's tourism value.
• Łódź: Known for central location in Poland.
• Helsinki: Recalled experience during a flight delay.
• Glasgow: Known location in Scotland.
• Palermo: Located in Sicily.
• Perm: Identified again, emphasis on mental map.
• Volgograd: Revisited location.

Quiz Strategy

• Familiarity with Large Cities: Easier identification.
• Difficulty with Smaller Russian Cities: Anticipated challenge.
• Time Constraint: Preference to run out of time rather than miss a city.
• Audience Interaction: Encourages feedback on travel experiences and city knowledge.
• Lesson Learned: Challenge of lesser-known cities, especially in Russia.