World Map Quiz
How Many U.S. Cities Can You Name?
What Is World Map Quiz?
World Map Quiz starts with a simple question: How many U.S. cities can you name?
This is a fun little game that tests how familiar you are with American city names. Your goal is to type as many U.S. city names as possible in English into the input box. Each correct answer earns you points, and every city you guess correctly will appear on the map with a flashing circular marker.
If you answer multiple city names correctly in a row, you will earn extra combo points, which is the key to getting a high score. This game tests not only how many city names you know, but also whether you can spell them correctly. Since it covers a wide range of U.S. cities, the challenge can be harder than it looks.
So, how many U.S. cities can you name? Join the challenge now and share it with your friends!
How to Get Started?
Click the Start button on the map and wait for the data to finish loading. Then you can type a city name into the input box above the map and submit your answer by pressing Enter or clicking the Confirm button.
Note: You can only enter one city name at a time. Enter and submit all the city names you can think of, one by one. The more correct answers you give, the more points you will earn. Cities that are less well-known are worth higher scores.
Pro Tips for High Scores
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Build a streak before taking risks. Your 3rd correct answer earns +10, your 4th +20, your 5th +30, and your 6th +50 combo points.
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Go beyond famous cities. Easy, iconic cities may be worth only 5–20 points, while small or obscure places can earn 65–100 points.
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Protect your combo with accurate spelling. A wrong answer resets your streak, while every correct answer after the 6th adds an increasingly larger bonus.
What Counts as a City in World Map Quiz?
In the How Many US Cities Can You Name challenge, the word “city” is used with a broad but clear definition. Valid answers are not limited to places officially called cities. They also include U.S. places classified as towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities.
In the United States, the legal meaning and administrative status of these terms can vary by state. For example, in some states, a town is similar to what people commonly understand as a small city or town. A village may be a formally incorporated local government, while boroughs and municipalities may have different legal meanings in different regions. In general, these terms often refer to officially recognized places with a legal or administrative identity.
For this reason, the game does not only include large, well-known cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Houston. It also does not use population size as the only standard for a correct answer. If a place is recognized as a city, town, village, borough, or municipality, it may be included in the game’s answer list. This allows the quiz to cover a wider range of real U.S. place names, instead of focusing only on a few major cities.
This definition makes the challenge more complete and more consistent with how U.S. place names are actually used. The United States has many smaller places with clear names, local identities, and strong community recognition. They may not be as famous as major cities, but they are still part of American geography and local culture.
In this game, players can enter the names of U.S. cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities they know. Less obvious and less commonly guessed places are usually worth more points. This rule not only tests how many U.S. place names players can remember, but also encourages them to discover more real American places beyond the most familiar cities.
Scoring guide
How Scoring Works
Each correct answer earns its city score plus any active combo bonus. City scores use 5-point steps from 5 to 100 and reflect how difficult a place is to remember, not population alone.
City Points
Famous cities are easier and score less. Smaller, less recognized places score more.
Combo Points
Bonuses begin with your 3rd consecutive correct answer. A wrong answer resets the streak.
Total earned = City points + Combo bonus
How do I save my progress or share my achievement?
By default, your game progress is stored in your local browser. However, this means there is a risk of losing your progress. If you clear your browser cache or local data, you may need to start over the next time you play.
To avoid this, I recommend signing in and clicking the Save & Share button to save your progress to the cloud. This allows you to continue from where you left off the next time you enter the game. The city names you have already answered will not be lost, and you will not need to start from the beginning.
Each time you save, your score will be ranked against players worldwide, and a unique sharing link will be generated for you. Come challenge your friends and see who can name more US cities!
Dataset overview
US Places by Type
Distribution of the five place types used by the game. Unsupported place types and CDP records are excluded from the totals and percentages.