Pop Quiz: Which is which?

Sometimes I travel through time. This quiz harkens back to my days writing for a games company.

Match the sobriquet with the city or cities that match. There are more places on the globe that share these nicknames; I've listed the ones I visited on my cruise.

1. The Venice of the East (4 places)

2. The Pearl of the Orient (4)

3. The Pearl of the Andaman Sea (1)

4. The Paris of the East (2)

5. The Queen of the Arabian Sea (1)

a. Phuket (Thailand)

b. Hong Kong, George Town (Malaysia), Manila & Goa

c. Manila & Shanghai

d. Cochin (India)

e. Suzhou (China), Semarang (Indonesia), Manila & Bangkok

answers: 1e, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5d