Name that city
Paris, the capital of France, is also called the "City of Light." Rome's other name is "the Eternal City." How many American cities can you identify by their nicknames?
1. Insurance City
2. Music City
3. City of Brotherly Love
4. City of Lakes
5. Silk City
6. Steel City or Hearth of the Nation
7. City a Mile High and a Mile Deep
8. City of Roses
9. Rubber Capital of the World
10. Salt City
11. Film City
12. City of Trees
13. Crossroads of the Pacific
14. Cradle of the Confederacy
15. University City
16. Heart of the Golden North
17. Cowtown
ANSWERS
(1) Hartford, Conn.; (2) Nashville, Tenn.; (3) Philadelphia, Pa.; (4) Minneapolis, Minn.; (5) Paterson, N.J.; (6) Pittsburgh, Pa., and Gary, Ind.; (7) Butte, Mont.; (8) Portland, Ore.; (9) Akron, Ohio; (10) Syracuse, N.Y.; (11) Rochester, N.Y.; (12) Boise, Idaho; (13) Honolulu, Hawaii; (14) Montgomery, Ala.; (15) Cambridge, Mass.; (16) Fairbanks, Alaska; (17) Fort Worth, Texas.
SOURCES: World Book Encyclopedia; Reader's Digest.
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