12.17.2003
quizo wisdom: most populous cities of the world
i'm quickly becoming addicted to pub quizzes (aka quizo), and tonight, at fergie's pub here in philly, the bonus round asked us to name ten of the top twelve most populous cities in the world. it stumped the whole bar. our team got four, which was about average. here, pulled from ask jeeves, is a reprint of the actual results. this totally blew my mind...
1. Mumbai (Bombay), India 12,383,100
2. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12,116,400
3. Karachi, Pakistan 10,537,200
4. Manila, Philippines 10,232,900
5. Delhi, India 10,203,700
6. Sao Paulo, Brazil 10,195,000
7. Seoul, South Korea 9,630,600
8. Istanbul, Turkey 9,419,000
9. Shanghai, China 9,005,600
10. Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,942,300
11. Jakarta, Indonesia 8,827,900
12. Mexico City, Mexico 8,681,400
13. Moscow, Russia 8,368,200
14. Lagos, Nigeria 8,349,700
15. Tokyo, Japan 8,240,100
16. Lima, Peru 8,113,000
17. New York City, U.S. 8,084,316
18. Cairo, Egypt 7,937,700
19. Teheran, Iran 7,893,700
20. London, United Kingdom 7,417,700
1. Mumbai (Bombay), India 12,383,100
2. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12,116,400
3. Karachi, Pakistan 10,537,200
4. Manila, Philippines 10,232,900
5. Delhi, India 10,203,700
6. Sao Paulo, Brazil 10,195,000
7. Seoul, South Korea 9,630,600
8. Istanbul, Turkey 9,419,000
9. Shanghai, China 9,005,600
10. Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,942,300
11. Jakarta, Indonesia 8,827,900
12. Mexico City, Mexico 8,681,400
13. Moscow, Russia 8,368,200
14. Lagos, Nigeria 8,349,700
15. Tokyo, Japan 8,240,100
16. Lima, Peru 8,113,000
17. New York City, U.S. 8,084,316
18. Cairo, Egypt 7,937,700
19. Teheran, Iran 7,893,700
20. London, United Kingdom 7,417,700
