How well-travelled are you?

Nicknames. Most of us have one. We give them to our friends, and sometimes they are assigned to towns and cities - or even a country. Often they are funny. Many are descriptive. Let's have a look at some of them, and turn it into a sort of quiz.

See how well you can do!

Here are sixty nicknames – can you guess which place they belong to? Some are SO-O-O easy - the others are (well) a little tricky!

HINT: the nickname might refer to a city or a country - and the pictures might help.

CLICK on them and see what you learn.....

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White city of the north  

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Mezzo Giorno

(extra point if cou can name the region, and another one for the name of the town!)

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Auld Reekie

 

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Brizzle

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Chocolate city

 

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City by the bay

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Pearl of the Orient

The nickname could also refer to this place (below)....

...or this. 

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City of a thousand trades

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City of arcades

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City of Counts

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City of the dreaming spires

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City of Gardens

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City of Lilies

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City of the sun

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City of wine

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Dear green place

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Celestial City

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Golden Triangle

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 Harbour City

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L'hexagone

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La Belle Ville

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Bride of the Sea 

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Land below the wind 

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Land of a thousand lakes

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Land of hope and glory

(extra points if you can name the country and the county)

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Land of Milk and Honey 

(extra points for naming the lake)

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Land of poets

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Land of Smiles

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Land of the Incas

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Land of the Long White Cloud

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Land of the morning calm

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Land of the Rising Sun

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Land of the thunder dragon

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Old Smoke 

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Oyster City

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Paris of the Americas

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Pearl of the Danube

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Pearl of the Indian Ocean

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Queen city

(an extra point if you know the French translation)

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The Red Dragon 

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Sheltered Bay

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Sunny side of the Alps

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The Big Apple

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The boot 

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City of Dreams

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The City of Love, The City of Light Paris –

(Award yourself an extra point if you know exactly where this is - and a bonus one if you have eaten an ice cream here!)

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The city The Square Mile, The Old Smoke, The Smoke London

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The emerald isle 

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The end of the world 

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City of the seven hills 

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The fair city 

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The happy city

 

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The holy city 

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The lion city

 

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The lucky country 

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 The emerald of the equator 

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The pink city 

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The toon 

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Venice of the north 

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Whew! That's it!

Almost finished.....but not yet.

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Tally your score and post it on the @foodandtrav Facebook page......

 

 

HERE'S A TIP: in case you didn't realise it, you can check the answers by clicking on the picture for a link.

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Text and concept: ©Sally Hammond 

Photos: ©Gordon & Sally Hammond

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HOW WELL DID YOU DO?

 

Do you have other nicknames to add to this list? There are plenty more!