Multiple choice

Which city is known by the nickname ' Big Apple' ?

  1. Singapore

  2. Kuwait

  3. New York

  4. London
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Explanation

New York City is famously known as 'The Big Apple'. This nickname became popular in the 1920s and 1930s when jazz musicians used it to refer to New York City as the biggest 'apple' (success) in the jazz world. It was later officially promoted by tourism campaigns in the 1970s.

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