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In this section, I have provided information on different countries of the World and their importance. Please mail me if you have any information on the subject so that I can include it on this page. |
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Istanbul is a city build on seven famous
hills. Which other capital
city can claim a similar distinction?
Rome
Which city was founded in 1793 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe? Toronto Other than the Caspian sea and the Salton Sink in California,which other sea lies below the sea level? Dead sea What is the name of the World's largest freshwater lake? Lake Superior The Bowery was a street in which city, which was formerly known for it's criminal population and distinctive dialect?New York The road to Mandalay featured in a world war 2 song. Of which country was Mandalay once the capital? Burma Constantinople and Byzantium were the former names of which modern Turkish city? Istanbul Which South American country was named after an Italian city because of it's abundance of surface water? Venezuela Mount Aconcagua in South America is nearly 23000 feet high. In which country is it situated? Argentina The colony of Tanganyika in the East of Africa joined with which Island to create the Republic of Tanzania in 1963? Zanzibar Which town in Spain has long been noted for the manufacture of high quality steel swords? Toledo The Pindus mountains are the principal mountain range of which country? Greece Ibiza, Formentera, Majorca, Minorca and Cabrera collectively form which group of islands?: Balearic Islands Transylvania, is according writers is the homeland of the vampires. Where in reality is Transylvania? Romania By what name is the parallel of latitude 23½ degrees North of the equator commonly known? Tropic Of Cancer Which South American capital city means 'fresh air' in Spanish? Buenos Aires Which country's name means 'beneath lands'? Netherlands Which island's name is also the name of a computer language? Java Which country's name means 'Philistine'? Palestine What was formerly called the "Cannibal Islands"? Fiji Which ancient African city, located on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, was the last great goal of of 19th century European travelers searching for fabulous wealth and splendor similar to El Dorado, was occupied by the French in 1894 and is now in the Republic of Mali? Timbuktoo
Colombia Which is the only city (today), split in two by a wall (a la erstwhile Berlin)? Nicosia, Cyprus Which country experiences an average of more than 10,000 earthquake tremors every year? 'Japan' Which country has the highest and lowest points in South America? Argentina Which country was renamed and created as a new country on January 1, 1993.(It was formerly linked to Slovakia)? Czech Republic Which country's name implies 'Land of the free'? Thailand The giant Panda is an inhabitant of which country? China In which country is the world's smallest bird, the 'Bee Hummingbird' referred to as the 'Zuazuncit' found? Cuba This country forms a land link between 2 big continents and has currency in the 'Balboa'? Which country are we referring to? Panama Which country is considered to be the home of Reggae music and the third largest of the Carribean islands? Jamaica Which Soviet Union country has 'Kroon' as it's currency? Estonia Which European country was the first to assign voting rights to women in the year 1906? Finland Ra, Bha, Tha and Gan are some
islands in which group ? The Maldives Which African country's name means The Graveyard of Kings in the local language? Zimbabwe. This desert is the oldest in the world. It's name means A place where there is nothing in Nama, the local language. An African country gets it's name from this desert. Name the desert and the country. Namib Desert After Paris, which city has the largest French speaking population in the world? Montreal, Canada Which Asian country's name is actually derived from a Sanskrit word meaning Worthy? Iran Which city was formed from three cities - Osa, Sabratha and Leptis? Hint : Think Africa. Tripoli, Libya (Tri Polis - Greek. for Three Cities) What is unique about the flag of Paraguay? It is the only national flag, which is not the same on both sides - the front has red, white and blue stripes with the Paraguayan coat of arms. The back has the tricolor superimposed with the national treasury seal. Which country was the first to elect a woman as head of state? ICELAND - Vigdis Finsborgdottir. (Note the difference between heads of government and heads of state. The largest island in the world is officially called Kalaallit Nunaat. What do the rest of us call it? GREENLAND Which nation's flag is based on a prayer shawl called a tallis? ISRAEL. The Star of David is added to the blue-fringed white tallis. What city is the world's most southern national capital? WELLINGTON, New Zealand. (Note: the question asks for national capitals, not colonial capitals, thereby excluding Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands) A tiny nation was named for a Dutch prince, but most of us know it as the place where the dodo used to live. What is this nation? MAURITIUS The world's smallest republic is too small to have a capital city. And its economy depends on phosphates from bird dung. What is it? NAURU The largest lake in Central America is also the only freshwater lake in world with sharks. What is it? LAKE NICARAGUA. New England is now in the United States. New France is now in Canada. But what country used to be New Holland? AUSTRALIA. This world capital is near the juncture of two famous rivers. Its name means ''elephant trunk'' in Arabic. What is it? KHARTOUM, the capital of Sudan, found near where the Blue Nile meets the White Nile. Which European communist country became the only state in the world to ban all organized religion in 1967? Albania Which country's flag is blue and white, with a six-pointed star in the centre? Israel Which is the only country to win a medal for wartime gallantry? Malta Name the world's driest place where there has been no rain fall in 400 years? Atacama The people of which ancient country wore wigs made from the hair of prisoners of war? Rome In 1960, the world's most remote capital was inaugurated. At that time, it was only accessible by air route. Which capital city are we referring to? Brasilia Other than in India, in which country would you find Madras, Calcutta and Delhi? United States of America Which country was originally called 'Van Diemen's Land'? Tasmania "Pidurutalagala' is the highest mountain peak in which country? Sri Lanka To which island was Marco Polo referring to when he said 'for it's size is the finest island in the world'? Sri Lanka Which is the only nation to have its geographical outline on its national flag? Cyprus
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