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Cities, Big and Small
by Myriam Gabriel-Pollock

Technically, the word city means "an urban area where a large number of people live and work." But we tend to think of individual cities more colorfully, each with its own unique character. How much do you know about the things that distinguish these great American cities?
1
Which city--aptly nicknamed "Bat City"--hosts the world's largest urban bat colony, numbering up to 1.5 million?
2
1906 saw the opening of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, the first of its kind in this city.
3
What city is historically hailed as the Toilet Paper Capital and has been home to the world's largest toilet paper manufacturer since the 1920s?
4
This city, the "birthplace of American football," is where the forerunner of the National Football League (NFL) was founded at a car dealership in 1920.
5
In a 2006 study, this city was named the most literate in the United States, boasting more bookstores per capita than any other city, twice the national average for spending on books, and the largest percentage (80 percent) of library-card holders in the country.
6
This city is home to the oldest symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains.
7
"Metropolis" is the fictional hometown of Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent, better known as Superman. The real Metropolis is a city on the Ohio River in which state?
8
Natives of which beautiful, historic city include writer Truman Capote, former NBA star Clyde Drexler, John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, comedian Ellen DeGeneres, and musician Louis Armstrong?
9
Which city, with 657 cars for every 1,000 people, has the highest per capita car ownership in the United States?
10
According to a 2006 study by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), the best walking city in the country is where?
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