World Important Information

World Important Information

No. Question Answer 01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman 02 The longest river in the world is the Nile 03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada 04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km 05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest 06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar 07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert 08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil 09 The country also known as "country of Copper"is Zambia 10 The name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line 11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea 12 The coldest place on the eartn is Verkoyansk in Siberia 13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada 14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily 15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea 16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans 17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade 18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon 19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres 20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus 21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice 22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland 24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA 25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA 26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia 27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia 28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi 29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'was Peking 30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest 32 The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy 33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba 34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres 35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa 41 Australia was discoverd by James Cook 42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam 45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco 48 The national flower of Britain is Rose 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily 51 The national flower of China is Narcissus 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June 56 The first Republican President President of America was Abraham Lincoln 57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson 61 The earlier name of Srilanka was Ceylon 62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945 63 UNO stands for United Nations Organisation 64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August 65 `Last Judgement'was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo 66 `Paradise Regained'was written by John Milton 67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib 68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary 69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica 70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada 71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson 72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi 73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September 74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck 75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway 76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet 77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen 78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam 79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher 80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie 81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Federick Auguste Bartholdi 82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan 83 John F.Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald 84 The largest river in France is Lore 85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon 86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche 87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University 88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar 89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers 90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves 91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand 92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea 93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan 94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls,Venezuela 95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress,Washington DC 96 The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History 97 The lowest mountain ragne in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile 98 The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland 99 The place known as the Garden of England is Kent 100 The tallest tower in the world is the C.N.Tower,Toronto,Canada 101 The country famous for its fish catch is Japan 102 The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa 103 Montreal is situated on the bank of river Ottawa 104 The city of Bonn is situated in Germany 105 The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival 106 Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus 107 The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel 108 The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid Int.Airport,Saudi Arabia 109 The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia 110 The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay,Canada 111 The largest church in the world is Bascilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome 112 The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia 113 The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico 114 The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagrad Russia 115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan 116 The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda 117 The word `Quiz'was coined by Jim Daly Irishman 118 The original meaning of `Quiz'was Trick 119 The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street 120 The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace 121 Adolf Hitler was born in Austria 122 The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain 123 The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,Detroit,USA 124 The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia 125 The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago 126 In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from Spain 127 The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney 128 The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis 129 WHO stands for World Health Organisation 130 WHO is located at Geneva 131 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation 132 FAO is located at Rome and London 133 UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organisation 134 UNIDO is located at Vienna 135 WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation 136 WMO is located at Geneva 137 International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at Montreal 138 The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela 139 The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia 140 Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum 141 The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is Thirteen 142 Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats 143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911) 144 Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln 145 The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester 146 The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is Manhattan 147 The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Bakeland 148 The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel 149 The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA 150 The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed at Louvre museum,Paris 151 The earlier name for tomato was Love apple 152 The first President of USA was George Washington 153 The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar 154 The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister 155 The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine 156 Mercury is also known as Quick Silver 157 Disneyland is located in California,USA 158 The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany 159 Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M.Singer 160 Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin 161 The national emblem of Spain is Eagle 162 Archimedes was born in Sicily 163 The total area of Vatican city is 0.272 Sq.kms 164 The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea 165 The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA 166 The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait 167 The Mohenjodaro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind,Pakistan 168 The largest city of Africa is Cairo 169 The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman 170 The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa 171 The Heathrow Airport is located in London 172 The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude 173 The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega 174 The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois 175 The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state 176 The Kalahari desert is located in Africa 177 The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina 178 The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley 179 The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu 180 The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hisponiola 181 The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors 182 The largest auto producing nation is Japan 183 The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant 184 The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy 185 The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings 186 The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs 187 The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris 188 The first country to issue stamps was Britain 189 The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix 190 The Pentagon is located at Washington DC 191 The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA 192 The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,Ludhiana 193 The world's oldest underground railway is at London 194 The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage 195 The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria 196 The longest river in Russia is Oblrtysh 197 The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm 198 The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III 199 "History is Bunk"was said by Henry Ford 200 The term ``astrology' literally means Star Speech 201 Togo is situated in Africa 202 Coal is also known as Black Diamond 203 The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp 204 The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan 205 The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express 206 The lightest known metal is Lithium 207 The atacama desert is located in North Chile 208 The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil 209 The founder of USA was George Washington 210 The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer 211 The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide 212 The US state Mississipi is also known as Tar Heel state 213 The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state 214 The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state 215 The US state West Verginia is also known as Blue Grass state 216 The US state known as`Pine Free State'is Vermount 217 The US state known as `Mountain state'is Pensylvania 218 The US state known as`Land of `Land of 1000 Lakes'is Arkansas 219 The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot 220 The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was Zia-ul-Huq 221 Yoghurt means Fermented milk 222 Yankee is the nickname of American 223 The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland 224 The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC 225 Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone 226 The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards 227 The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University 228 The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben 229 Prado museum is located in Madrid 230 The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight 231 `Man is a Tool Making Animal'was said by Benjamin Franklin 232 The term 'anesthesia'was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes 233 The first man to reach Antartica was Fabian Gotileb 234 The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania 235 The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite