Today’s quiz tests your knowledge of city nicknames — some that bubbled up naturally over time, some that were concocted by public relations firms hired to boost a city’s image, and one inspired by a 1982 secession from the United States.
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9/10 – didn’t know which was the flour/flower city
posted by robigus on 1-19-2012 at 7:09 pm
I only got the first one right. I don’t think I have ever done that bad on a quize in my life, I never went to first period spanish in high school and still never did that bad.
posted by competitivesleeper on 1-20-2012 at 5:16 pm