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CityQ Answers — May 16, 2026

The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.

The grid

Rows

Columns

FIFA World Cup host city × Geography — City on a major river

Shanghai

Also valid: New York City, London + 82 more

FIFA World Cup host city × Religion — Majority Christian

New York City

Also valid: London, Mexico City + 150 more

FIFA World Cup host city × Continent — In Asia

Shanghai

Also valid: Guangzhou, Seoul + 29 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Geography — City on a major river

Washington

Also valid: Kathmandu, Austin + 525 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Religion — Majority Christian

Venezia

Also valid: Washington, La Paz + 2378 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Continent — In Asia

Jerusalem

Also valid: Kathmandu, Macau + 2434 more

Hemisphere — Southern hemisphere × Geography — City on a major river

Kinshasa

Also valid: Jakarta, Sydney + 49 more

Hemisphere — Southern hemisphere × Religion — Majority Christian

Kinshasa

Also valid: Johannesburg, Sydney + 774 more

Hemisphere — Southern hemisphere × Continent — In Asia

Jakarta

Also valid: Surabaya, Bandung + 136 more

CityQ is a free daily 3×3 — name a city matching both categories for every cell. Rarer answers score higher.