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They only seem smaller because we’re further away!
Annoying quiz given some of the answers are only correct given the city zone
Bismarck North Dakota official population 72,417. Smaller population than Cork by over 50,000.
@Leonard Barry: It’s the journal , they don’t do facts .
@Leonard Barry: it’s a Dublin journalist. So it’s open hatred of Cork.
@Leonard Barry: to add insult to injury the met pop of Bismarck is only 130k while Cork is 400k. 9 out 10 for the quiz master.
@prop joe: Belfast is also bigger than Anchorage
@prop joe: when they let the kids out to play
@prop joe: Best thing in Cork is the Dublin Road Every Corkian should use it Oh wait (just half of it’s)
Kilkenny
@I likes beer: Click the answer, you don’t put the answers in the comments :D
Population of Anchorage is 298k…
@conor murphy: Belfast 298001
have your say