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2020 Geography Quiz I: Clues

Here are some clues I wrote for a geography quiz in June 2020. Each refers to a city starting with the respective letter, and the second set is supposed to be easier/more obvious than the first. Map clues will follow in a second post. Clues I: A.        A statue in the market square depicts a giant who cut off boatmen's hands who didn't pay a toll. B.        The city's name is thought to derive from "wind-pounded city", and is nicknamed The City of Winds. C.        The city was thought to have been designed in the shape of a puma. D.        In September 2019, this city was named the least liveable city in the world. E.        The unsolved Lake Bodom murders took place in this city in 1960. F.         This city is noted for its Creole architecture and has Krio as its most widely spoken language. G.  ...