Is po On Mon, Nov 16, 2009, 12:43 PM Robin Augastin <robinaugas...@gmail.com wrote:
> dear friends > > vThe largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History. > The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile. > The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland. > The place known as the Garden of England is Kent. > The tallest tower in the world is the C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada. > The country famous for its fish catch is Japan. > The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa. > Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa. > The city of Bonn is situated in Germany. > The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival. > Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus. > The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. > The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International > Airport, Saudi Arabia. > The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia. > The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada. > The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, > Rome. > The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia. > The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico. > The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia. > The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan. > The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha. > The word 'Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly Irishman. > The original meaning of 'Quiz' was Trick. > The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street. > The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace. > Adolf Hitler was born in Austria. > The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain. > The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA. > The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia. > The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago. > In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain. > The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne. > The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was > Persepolis. > WHO stands for World Health Organization. > WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva. > FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization. > FAO is located at Rome and London. > UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization. > UNIDO is located at Vienna. > WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization. > WMO is located at Geneva. > International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal. > The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela. > The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia. > Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum. > The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen. > Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats. > The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 > Oct.1911) > Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln. > The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester. > The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan. > The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland. > The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel. > The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA. > The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris. > The earlier name for tomato was Love apple. > The first President of USA was George Washington. > The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar. > The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced > by Joseph Lister. > The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games > held at Athens was nine. > Mercury is also known as Quick Silver. > Disneyland is located in California, USA. > The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany. > Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer. > Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin. > The national emblem of Spain is Eagle. > Archimedes was born in Sicily. > The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers. > The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea. > The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA. > The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait. > The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan. > The largest city of Africa is Cairo. > The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman. > The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa. > The Heathrow Airport is located in London. > The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude. > The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega. > The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois. > The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state. > The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa. > The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina. > The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley. > The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu. > The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the > Island of Hispaniola. > The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors. > The largest auto producing nation is Japan. > The famous ?General Motors? company was founded by William Durant. > The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy. > The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings. > The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow > White and Seven Dwarfs. > The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris. > The first country to issue stamps was Britain. > The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent > movies is Tom Mix. > The Pentagon is located at Washington DC. > The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors, USA. > The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles, Ludhiana. > The world's oldest underground railway is at London. > The White House was painted white to hide fire damage. > The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria. > The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River. > The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm. > The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III. > "History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford. > The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech. > Togo is situated in Africa. > Coal is also known as Black Diamond. > The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp. > The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan. > The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by > London Sunday Express. > The lightest known metal is Lithium. > The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile. > The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil. > The founder of USA was George Washington. > The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'. > The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide. > The US state Mississippi is also known as Tar Heel state. > The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state. > The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state. > The US state West Virginia is also known as Blue Grass state. > The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont. > The US state known as 'Mountain state' is Pennsylvania. > The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Arkansas. > The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule > Poirot. > The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq. > Yoghurt means Fermented milk. > Yankee is the nickname of American. > The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland. > The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC. > Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone. > The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by > Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. > The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University. > The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in > London is called Big Ben. > Prado Museum is located in Madrid. > The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight. > 'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin. > The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes. > The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb. > The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania. > The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite. > Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, > Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more. > Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious. > Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, > Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental. > Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt. > Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo. > Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German > educator Friedrich Froebel. > What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid > What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service > Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda > University > What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? 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