General Knowledge: City Nicknames

[TheGuru]

I will give 10 Tokens for each one that is answered correctly

Rules:
- You can only attempt 6 answers per day
- My decision is final
- The competition will run until all of the questions are answered, or until the end of December

What cities are most commonly known by these nicknames? (There is more than one answer for some):-

• City of Dreaming Spires Answered
  City of Magnificent Distances Answered
  City of the Angels Answered
  City of Churches Answered
  City of Love Answered
  City of Peace and Justice Answered
  City of the Tribes/the Eternal City [b]Answered
  City of the Violated Treaty/Stab City Answered
  City of the Violet Crown Answered
  Crescent City [b]Answered
  Empire City [b]Answered
  The Fair City Answered
  Forbidden City Answered
  Granite City Answered
  The Harbour City/Emerald City Answered
  Monumental City/Charm City Answered
  Mormon City Answered
  Orchid City Answered
  Quaker City Answered
  Soul City [b]Answered
  The Stampede City Answered
  Windy City Answered
  Motor City Answered
  Music City Answered
  The River City Answered
  The Steel City Answered
  The White City of the North Answered

[salocius]

Here goes, these are the only ones I know without Googling!

Granite City = Aberdeen
Motor City = Detroit
Windy City = Chicago
Music City = Nashville
City of the Angels = Los Angeles

Have to think about the rest :-?

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by salocius

Here goes, these are the only ones I know without Googling!

Granite City = Aberdeen
Motor City = Detroit
Windy City = Chicago
Music City = Nashville
City of the Angels = Los Angeles

Have to think about the rest :-?

Correct, I'll add 50 Tokens to your account ;-)

[mcauleyab]

I imagine there has to be a bit of local variation in what cities are called, but here are my answers

1. I know the City of Churches as Adelaide, South Australia
2. Mormon City has to be Salt Lake City, Utah
3. The River City is my state capital - Brisbane, Queensland
4. The Forbidden City is Beijing, China
5. There are a few answers for the Steel City - Newcastle, New South Wales is one. Sheffield is another. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is too.
6. And The White City of the North is beautiful Helsinki, Finland.

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by mcauleyab

I imagine there has to be a bit of local variation in what cities are called, but here are my answers

1. I know the City of Churches as Adelaide, South Australia
2. Mormon City has to be Salt Lake City, Utah
3. The River City is my state capital - Brisbane, Queensland
4. The Forbidden City is Beijing, China
5. There are a few answers for the Steel City - Newcastle, New South Wales is one. Sheffield is another. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is too.
6. And The White City of the North is beautiful Helsinki, Finland.

Well done, thats another 60 Tokens ;-)

I have several answers for the River City
The River City - Brisbane, Australia; Edmonton, Canada; Wanganui, NZ

[mcauleyab]

Here are another 6 answers for today...

1. The City of Love is both Paris, France and Rome, Italy
2. Due to the strong rodeo culture, The Stampede City is Calgary, Canada
3. Surely, The Harbour City must be Sydney (although I've never heard it called "the Emerald City" :?: )
4. The City of the Violet Crown is both Athens, Greece and Austin, Texas. Austin gets its nickname from a reference in "Tictocq", a short story by O. Henry, probably referring to the violet glow seen there at dusk due to the hills. Athens's nickname comes from antiquity, and probably stems from the fact that Greece was formerly named "Ionia" after King Ion. "Ion" means violet, and Athens was the city where "Ion (Violet) was crowned"
5. The Quaker City is Philadelphia, aka the City of Brotherly Love
6. The City of Dreaming Spires is Oxford, so named because of the towers and spires of the many university buildings


(and in answer to queries - yes I am in the process of devising a competition to put up and it's a good'un. Get your calculator out - you'll need it! ;-) )

[Mike]

Originally Posted by mcauleyab

(and in answer to queries - yes I am in the process of devising a competition to put up and it's a good'un. Get your calculator out - you'll need it! ;-) )

Hooray thats great news Its difficult to keep coming up with new challenges

Mike...

[kazthorn]

City of Magnificent Distances = Washington
Orchid City = Ararat
Monumental City/Charm City = Baltimore

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by mcauleyab

Here are another 6 answers for today...

1. The City of Love is both Paris, France and Rome, Italy
2. Due to the strong rodeo culture, The Stampede City is Calgary, Canada
3. Surely, The Harbour City must be Sydney (although I've never heard it called "the Emerald City" :?: )
4. The City of the Violet Crown is both Athens, Greece and Austin, Texas. Austin gets its nickname from a reference in "Tictocq", a short story by O. Henry, probably referring to the violet glow seen there at dusk due to the hills. Athens's nickname comes from antiquity, and probably stems from the fact that Greece was formerly named "Ionia" after King Ion. "Ion" means violet, and Athens was the city where "Ion (Violet) was crowned"
5. The Quaker City is Philadelphia, aka the City of Brotherly Love
6. The City of Dreaming Spires is Oxford, so named because of the towers and spires of the many university buildings

Well done thats another 60 Tokens

I have a few other answers for some of the cities
City of Love - Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Calcutta, India
The Harbour City/Emerald City - Sydney, Australia; (Wichita, USA is also known as Emerald City).

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by kazthorn

City of Magnificent Distances = Washington
Monumental City/Charm City = Baltimore

The above two are correct I'll add 20 Tokens to your account

Originally Posted by kazthorn

Orchid City = Ararat

The above is not the answer that I have. Can you find any reputable links that support your answer :?: