Checking Out the Cities

Several "Answer Man"-ers wanted another themed quiz on city names and mottos. Let us know how you do on it.

1. The birthplace of famed author Nathaniel Hawthorne is often featured as the "City of Witches." Name that town. For Bragging Rights, tell us why it is referred to this way.

2. Name the "Music City."

3. What area is often referred to as "Tinseltown"?

4. What town is known popularly as the "Birthplace of Baseball"?

5. Which community is called the "City of Lights"?

6. Where will you find the "City of Angels"?

7. What city is known as the "Valley of the Sun"?

8. Where will you find the city known as "Beantown"?

9. "The Biggest Little City in the World" is also known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World." Name it.

10. It is often referred to either as the "Gateway to the West" or as the "Gateway City." What city is it?

Answers

1. The town of Salem, Mass. was the site of the witch trials of 1692, which resulted in the execution by hanging of 19 people charged with witchcraft.

2. Nashville, Tenn. is the Music City.

3. Hollywood, Calif. is Tinseltown.

4. Cooperstown, N.Y. is called the Birthplace of Baseball, America's sport.

5. Las Vegas is described as the City of Lights.

6. Los Angeles is called the City of Angels.

7. Phoenix is popularly called the Valley of the Sun.

8. Boston, currently home to Major League Baseball's World Champions, is often referred to as Beantown.

9. Reno, Nev. claims these honors.

10. These are references to St. Louis.

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