Multiple choice

Directions: Which is known as the following?

City of Magnificent distance

  1. Sumatra

  2. Sydney

  3. New Zealand

  4. Washington

  5. Belgium
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Explanation

Washington D.C. is known as the 'City of Magnificent Distances' (note: the question says 'distance' but the correct historical phrase is 'distances'). This nickname, attributed to Charles Dickens, refers to the wide spacing between buildings and monuments in the city's planned layout. The city was designed with broad avenues and open spaces, creating grand vistas between major structures.

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