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FIFA World Cup Football History

2018-08-07T17:31:00.010+06:00

FIFA Football World cup winner's History

The 21 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight countries. FIFA World cup winners are- Brazil has won five times, and they are the only country to have played in every tournament. The less World Cup winner countries are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, France, and first winner Uruguay, with two titles each; and England and Spain, with one title each.

Year :1930

Host: Uruguay

Final Venue: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Final Team: Uruguay and Argentina

Result : Uruguay won by 4-2 Goals

Champion : Uruguay

Runner UP : Argentina

3^rd Place : USA

Qualified Teams : 13 Teams

Golden Ball: Jose Nasazzi (Uruguay)

Golden Boot: Guillermo Stable (ARG)(8 goals)

Year :1934

Host: Italy

Final Venue: Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome

Final Team: Italy and Czechoslovakia

Result : Italy won by 4-1 Goal

Champion : Italy

Runner UP : Czechoslovakia

3^rd Place : Germany

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)

Golden Boot: Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia), 5

Year :1938

Host: France

Final Venue: Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris

Final Team: Italy and Hungary

Result : Italy won by 4-2 Goals

Champion : Italy

Runner UP : Hungary

3^rd Place : Brazil

Qualified Teams : 15 Teams

Golden Ball: Leonidas (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Leonidas da Silva (Brazil),7

Year :1950

Host: Brazil

Final Venue: Maracana, Rio de Janerio

Final Team: Uruguay and Brazil

Result : Uruguay won by 2-1 Goal

Champion : Uruguay

Runner UP : Brazil

3^rd Place : Sweden

Qualified Teams : 15 Teams

Golden Ball: Leonidas (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Leonidas da Silva (Brazil),7

Year :1954

Host: Switzerland

Final Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Final Team: Germany and Hungary

Result : Germany won by 3-2 Goals

Champion : Germany

Runner UP : Hungary

3^rd Place : Austria

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

Golden Boot: Sandor Kocsis (Hungary), 11

Year :1958

Host: Sweden

Final Venue: Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Final Team: Brazil and Sweden

Result : Brazil won by 5-2 Goals

Champion : Brazil

Runner UP : Sweden

3^rd Place : France

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Didi (Sweden)

Golden Boot: Just Fontaine (France), 13

Year :1962

Host: Chile

Final Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Final Team: Brazil and Czechoslovakia

Result : Brazil won by 3-1 Goal

Champion : Brazil

Runner UP : Czechoslovakia

3^rd Place : Chile

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Garrincha (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Albert (Hungary), Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha, Vava (both Brazil), Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Sanchez (Chile) 4

Year :1966

Host: England

Final Venue: Wembley Stadium, London

Final Team: England and Germany

Result : England won by 4-2 Goals

Champion : England

Runner UP : Germany

3^rd Place : Portugal

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Bobby Charlton (England)

Golden Boot: Eusebio (Portugal), 9

Year :1970

Host: Mexico

Final Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Final Team: Brazil and Italy

Result : Brazil won by 4-1 Goal

Champion : Brazil

Runner UP : Italy

3^rd Place : Germany

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Pele (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Gerd Muller (Germany), 10

Year :1974

Host: Germany

Final Venue: Olympic Stadium, Munich

Final Team: Germany and the Netherlands

Result : Germany won by 2-1 Goal

Champion : Germany

Runner UP : Netherlands

3^rd Place : Poland

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: John Cruyff (Netherlands)

Golden Boot: Grzegorz Lato (Poland), 7

Year :1978

Host: Argentina

Final Venue: Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires.

Final Team: Argentina and the Netherlands

Result : Argentina won by 3-1 Goal

Champion : Argentina

Runner UP : Netherlands

3^rd Place : Brazil

Qualified Teams : 16 Teams

Golden Ball: Mario Kempes (Argentina)

Golden Boot: Mario Kempes (Argentina), 6

Year :1982

Host: Spain

Final Venue: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

Final Team : Italy and Germany

Result : Italy won by 3-1 Goal

Champion : Italy

Runner UP : Germany

3^rd Place : Poland

Qualified Teams : 24 Teams

Golden Ball: Paolo Rossi (Italy)

Golden Boot: Paolo Rossi (Italy), 6

Year :1986

Host: Mexico

Final Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Final Team : Argentina and Germany

Result : Argentina won by 3-2 Goals

Champion : Argentina

Runner UP : Germany

3^rd Place : France

Qualified Teams : 24 Teams

Golden Ball: Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Golden Boot: Gary Lineker (England), 6

Year :1990

Host: Italy

Final Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Final Team : Argentina and Germany

Result : Germany won by 1-0 Goals

Champion : Germany

Runner UP : Argentina

3^rd Place : Italy

Qualified Teams : 24 Teams

Golden Ball: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)

Golden Boot: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy), 6

Year :1994

Host: USA

Final Venue: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California,

Final Team : Brazil and Italy

Result : Brazil won by 3-2 Goals (penalty)

Champion : Brazil

Runner UP : Italy

3^rd Place : Sweden

Qualified Teams : 24 Teams

Golden Ball: Romario (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Salenko (Russia), Stoichkov (Bulgaria), 6

Year :1998

Host: France

Final Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Final Team : Brazil and France

Result : France won by 3-0 Goals

Champion : France

Runner UP : Brazil

3^rd Place : Croatia

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Ronaldo (Brazil)

Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia), 6

Year :2002

Host: Koria-Japan

Final Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama

Final Team : Brazil and Germany

Result : Brazil won by 2-0 Goals

Champion : Brazil

Runner UP : Germany

3^rd Place : Turkey

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Oliver Kahn (Germany)

Golden Boot: Ronaldo (Brazil), 8

Year :2006

Host: Germany

Final Venue: Olympiastadion, Berlin,

Final Team : Italy and France

Result : Italy won by 1-1 Goal (Penalty-3-2)

Champion : Italy

Runner UP : France

3^rd Place : Germany

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Zinedine Zidane (France)

Golden Boot: Miroslav Klose, (Germany), 5

Year :2010

Host: South Africa

Final Venue: Soccer City, Johannesburg

Final Team : Spain and the Netherlands

Result : Spain won by 1-0 Goals

Champion : Spain

Runner UP : Netherlands

3^rd Place : Germany

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

Golden Boot: Thomas Muller (Germany), 5

Year :2014

Host: Brazil

Final Venue: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Final Team : Germany and Argentina

Result : Germany won by 1-0 Goals

Champion : Germany

Runner UP : Argentina

3^rd Place : Netherlands

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Golden Boot: James Rodríguez (Colombia) 6 Goals

Year :2018

Host: Russia

Final Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Final Team : France and Croatia

Result : France won by 4-2 Goals

Champion : France

Runner UP : Croatia

3^rd Place : Belgium

Qualified Teams : 32 Teams

Golden Ball: Luka Modric (Croatia)

Golden Boot: Harry Kane (England) 6 goals

Most dangerous highway roads in the world

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Yungas road (Bolivia)

1.Yungas Road (Bolivia)

The North Yungas Road (also known as Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Death Road or Road of fate. IT is a road leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 kilometers (35 mi) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. In 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road". In 2006, one estimate stated that 200 to 300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. The road includes cross markings on many of the spots where vehicles have fallen.

he South Yungas Road connects La Paz to Chulumani, 64 kilometers (40 mi) east of La Paz, and is considered to be nearly as dangerous as the North Road.

Dalton highway (Alaska)

2.Dalton Highway (Alaska)

The James W. Dalton Highway, usually referred to as the Dalton Highway (and signed as Alaska Route 11), is a 414-mile (666 km) road in Alaska. It begins at the Elliott Highway, north of Fairbanks, and ends at Deadhorse near the Arctic Ocean and the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. Once called the North Slope Haul Road (a name by which it is still sometimes known), it was built as a supply road to support the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in 1974. It is named after James Dalton, a lifelong Alaskan and an engineer who supervised construction of the Distant Early Warning Line in Alaska and, as an expert in Arctic engineering, served as a consultant in early oil exploration in northern Alaska.

Guoliang tunnel (China)

3.Guoliang Tunnel (China)

The Guoliang Tunnel is carved along the side of and through a mountain in China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains which are situated in Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan Province of China.

Stelvio pass (Italy)

4.Stelvio pass (Italy)

The Stelvio Pass (Italian: Passo dello Stelvio ) is a mountain pass in northern Italy, at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, just 45 m (148 ft) below France's Col de la Bonette (2,802 m (9,193 ft)).

Karakoram highway (Pakistal)

5.Karakoram highway (Pakistan)

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is one of the highest paved international roads in the world. It connects the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, located at 36°51′00″N 75°25′40″E, at an elevation of 4,693 meters (15,397 ft).

Connecting China's Xinjiang region with Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, the road is a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The Karakoram Highway is known informally as the KKH; within Pakistan it is known officially as the N-35, while within China, it is known officially as China National Highway 314 (G314). It is also a part of the Asian Highway.

Skipper canyon ( New Zealand)

6.Skipper Canyon ( New Zealand)

Skippers Canyon is a historic and scenic gorge, some 22 kilometers in length, that is located several kilometers north of Queenstown. Today accessed from Queenstown via the same road that leads to Coronet Peak ski field, Skippers Canyon houses the Shot over River, one of New Zealand's richest gold-bearing rivers which was named by William Gilbert Rees. Rees, his wife Frances and brother-in-law Nicholas von Tunzelmann were the first European settlers in and near where Queenstown is now located. Once a busy gold mining area, Skippers Canyon was accessed by Skippers Road, which is today one of New Zealand's better known scenic roads. The main New Zealand road where rental car insurance is not honored if driven on, Skippers Road is mostly one-way, narrow and steep with sheer drops of several hundred meters. Apart from its gold mining history, Skippers Canyon was also the site where electricity was first generated at a place called Bullendale, a small former gold mining settlement some 4 hours walk from the farthest end of Skippers Road.

Sichuan-Tibbet highway ( Chiana)

7.Sichuan-Tibbet highway (Chiana)

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is a high-elevation road that begins in Chengdu of Sichuan on the east and ends at Lhasa in Tibet on the west. The road is 2,142km long

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway, originally called the Kangding-Tibet Highway (a section of the No. 318 National Trunk Highway) takes you through vast, open landscapes with majestic peaks vaulting skyward. The plateau areas are dotted with castellated Tibetan homes and an infinite number of contentedly munching yaks. Travelers can enjoy the magnificent and changeable scenery ranging from warm spring to cold and snowing winter, which makes you intoxicated. This climate will be changing in front of you and you may think “days in heaven, but years on the earth”. The trip may take around 15 days if you you are not in a hurry. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is also infamously known for bad driving surfaces and sharp mountain-side hairpins. Driving along single track sections in bad weather can be a great challenge to a less experienced driver.

Trollstigen ( Norway)

8.Trollstigen (Norway)

Trollstigen (English: Trolls' Path) is a serpentine mountain road in Rauma Municipality, county, Norway.

It is part of Norwegian County Road 63 that connects the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma and the village of Valldal in Norddal Municipality. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 10% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. During the top tourist season, about 2,500 vehicles pass daily. During the 2012 season, 161,421 vehicles traversed the route, compared to 155,230 vehicles during 2009.

The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends were widened during 2005 to 2012,^[5] vehicles over 12.4 meters (41 ft) long are prohibited from driving the road. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, buses up to 13.1 meters (43 ft) were temporarily allowed as a trial. At the 700-metre (2,300 ft) plateau there is a car park and several viewing balconies overlooking the bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen falls 320 meters (1,050 ft) down the mountainside. The pass has an elevation of approximately 850 meters (2,790 ft).

BR-116 (Brazil)

9.BR-116 (Brazil)

BR-116 is a federal highway of Brazil. One of the most important highways in Brazil and one of its longest, the 4,385 kilometers (2,725 mi) road connects Fortaleza to Jaguarão.

BR-116 is a merciless 2,700-mile stretch of federal highway of Brazil spearing up the coast of the country. At 4,385 kilometres (2,725 mi), it’s the second longest highway of the country, running from the north of Brazil to the south, roughly parallel to the coastline. It’s the worst road in the world for the sexual exploitation of children.

The surface of the road is asphalted. It links Fortaleza in Ceará State with Jaguarão near the Uruguay border, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It’s one of the main important highways in the country. It has the highest concentration of truckers. The BR-116 is the most active road in the world for the sexual exploitation of children. 262places along the BR-116 where children are known to be sold for sex – the equivalent of one every ten miles. The problem is ignored, and victims are found hundreds of miles outside of their home towns. Brazil itself is second only to Thailand in the number of children in prostitution – half a million are estimated to live in this way (UNICEF).

Commonwealth Avenue ( Philippines)

10.Commonwealth Avenue (Philippines)

Commonwealth Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Komonwelt), formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue (Tagalog: Abenida Don Mariano Marcos), named after the father of President Ferdinand Marcos, is a 12.4 km (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from 6 to 18 lanes and is the widest in the Philippines. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7).

Commonwealth Avenue starts from the Quezon Memorial Circle inside the Elliptical Road, and it passes through the areas of Philcoa, Tandang Sora, Balara, Batasan Hills and ends at Quirino Highway in the Novaliches area.

https://en.wikipedia.org

ICC T-20 World Cup History

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Year :2007

Host: South Africa

Final Venue: Johannesburg

Final Team : India & Pakistan

Result : India won by 5 runs

Winner : India

Runner UP : Pakistan

3^rd Place : Australia

Man of the series: Shahid Afridi ( Pakistan)

Man of the Final : Irfan Pathan ( India)

Year : 2009

Host: England

Final Venue: London

Final Team : Sri Lanka & Pakistan

Result : Pakistan won by 8 wickets

Winner : Pakistan

Runner UP : Sri Lanka

3^rd Place : South Africa

Man of the series: Tillakaratne Dilshan ( Sri Lanka)

Man of the Final : Shahid Afridi ( Pakistan)

Year : 2010

Host(s): West Indies

Final Venue: Bridgetown

Final Team : England & Australia

Result : England won by 7 wickets

Winner : England

Runner UP : Australia

3^rd Place : Sri Lanka

Man of the series: Kevin Pietersen ( England)

Man of the Final : Craig Kieswetter ( England)

Year : 2012

Host: Sri Lanka

Final Venue: Colombo

Final Team : West Indies & Sri Lanka

Result : West Indies won by 36 runs

Winner : West Indies

Runner UP : Sri Lanka

3^rd Place : Australia

Man of the series: Shane Watson (Australia)

Man of the Final : Marlon Samuels (West Indies)

Year : 2014

Host: Bangladesh

Final Venue: Dhaka

Final Team : Sri Lanka & India

Result : Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets

Winner : Sri Lanka

Runner UP : India

3^rd Place : West Indies

Man of the series: Virat Kohli ( India)

Man of the Final : Kumar Sangakara (Sri Lanka)

Year : 2016

Host: India

Final Venue: Kolkata

Final Team : England & West Indies

Result : West Indies win by 4 wickets

Winner : West indies

Runner UP : England

3^rd Place :

Man of the series: Virat Kohli

Man of the Final : Marlon Samuels

Sports quiz questions and answer

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1.Former Australian cricket captain Ricky ponting also known as?

a. Rockstar b. Butler

c. Ponter d. Punter

Ans: D

2. How long are professional Golf players allotted per shot?

a. The Wolf of Wallstreet -2013

b. The Great Gatsby -2013

c. Django Unchained -2012

d. J. Edgar -2011

e. Inception -2010

resource-http://www.boxofficemojo.com

Top 10 Tallest Skyscraper building in the world

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In olden times, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.

The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The USA would hold the position of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed.

Since then to 2010, only two buildings have held the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and Burj Khalifa in 2010. Now there are as many as thirteen tall buildings ranked between the Petronas Towers and Burj Khalifa.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia have experienced booms in skyscraper construction.

1.Burj Khalifa

Stay in-- Dubai, UAE

Height – 828 M/ 2,717 Ft

Floor – 163

Completed – 2010

2.Shanghai Tower

Stay in-- Shanghai, China

Height—632 M/2,073 Ft

Floor—123

Completed – 2015

3. Mecca royal clock Tower

Stay in—Mecca, KSA

Height—604 M/1971 Ft

Floor—120

Completed—2012

4.Ping An Finance Center

Stay in—Shenzhen, China

Height—599 M/1965 Ft

Floor —115

Completed—will be 2016

5.One World Trade Center

Stay in—New York City, USA

Height—541.3 M/1776 Ft

Floor—104

Completed—2014

6.CTF Finance Center

Stay in—Ghuangzhou , China

Height—530M/1740 Ft

Floor—111

Completed—will be 2016

7.Taipei 101

Stay in—Taipei, Taiwan

Height—509M/1670 Ft

Floor—101

Completed—2004

8.Shanghai World Financial Center

Stay in—Shanghai , China

Height—492M/1614 Ft

Floor—101

Completed—2008

9.International commerce Center

Stay in—Kawloon, Hong kong

Height —484M/1588 Ft

Floor—118

Completed—2010

10.Petronas Tower 1 and 2

Stay in—Kualalampur, Malaysia

Height—452M/1483 Ft

Floor—88

http://www.dezeen.com/2015/01/04/top-10-tallest-skyscrapers-completing-in-2015/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world

10 longest Highway in The world

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1. Pan American Highway

The Pan American Highway, is the world's longest highway covering a length of approximately 48,000km.The Pan American Highway is the world's longest ‘motorable road,’ according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

2. Highway-1, Australia

Highway 1 in Australia is the world's second longest highway and the longest national highway. Highway 1 is a network of highways that leads round the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals.

3.Trans-Siberian Highway

The 11,000km long Trans-Siberian Highway is the world's third longest highway. It stretches from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok in Russia. The part of the route crossing the Asian Highway Network is called the AH6.

4. Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway, with a present overall length of approximately 7,821km, is the fourth longest highway in the planet and the second longest national highway.

5. Golden Quadrilateral Highway Network, India

The Golden Quadrilateral is The largest highway project in India ties in many of the major cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the Golden Quadrilateral is the fifth longest highway in the globe. Work for the 5,846km long highway was completed in 1999, construction commenced in 2001 and the main road was finished in January 2012.

6. China National Highway 010

China National Highway 010, also known as Tongsan Expressway, is runs from Tongjiang in Heilongjiang to Sanya in Hainan. China National Highway 010 is 5,700km long, superior as the sixth longest highway in the globe. It is also the longest China National Highway.

7. US Route 20

US Route 20, which stretches 5,415km in an east-west route from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon, is the seventh longest highway in the earth and the longest road in the US.

8. US Route 6

US Route 6, also known as Grand Army of the Republic Highway, stretches from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Stretching 5,158km, it is the eighth longest highway in the planet, and the second-longest highway and longest continuous highway in the US.

9. Interstate 90 (I-90), US

Interstate 90 (I-90) runs from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington. The highway is 4,860.2km long ranking as the ninth longest highway in the world and the longest Interstate Highway in the US.

10. Interstate 80 (I-80), US

Interstate 80 (I-80), also known as Christopher Columbus Highway in certain parts along its route, is a 4,666km long highway, making it the 10th longest highway in the world and the second longest interstate highway in the US.

Longest Rivers of the world

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1. Nile,

Outflow from Mediterranean Sea, its length 6,690 miles.

2. Amazon

Outflow from Atlantic Ocean, its length 6,296 miles.

3. Mississippi Missouri-Red Rock

Outflow from Gulf of Mexico, its length 6,020 miles.

4. Yangtze-Kiang

Outflow from China Sea, its length 5,797 miles.

5. Ob

Outflow from Gulf of Ob, its length 5,567 miles.

6. Yellow (Hwang Ho)

Outflow from Gulf of Chili , its length 4,667 miles.

7. Yenisei

Outflow from Arctic Ocean, its length 4,506 miles.

8. Parana

Outflow from Rio de la Plata, its length 4,498 miles.

9. Irtysh

Outflow from Ob River, its length 4,438 miles.

10. Congo

Outflow from Atlantic Ocean, its length 4,371 miles.

11. Amur

Outflow from Tatar Strait, its length 4,352 miles.

12. Lena

Outflow from Arctic Ocean, its length 4,268 miles.

13. Mackenzie

Outflow from Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), its length 4,241 miles.

14. Niger

Outflow from Gulf of Guinea, its length 4,184 miles.

15. Mekong

Outflow from South China Sea, its length 4,023 miles.

16.Mississippi

Outflow from Gulf of Mexico, its length 3,779 miles.

17.Missouri

Outflow from Mississippi River, its length 3,726 miles.

18. Volga

Outflow from Caspian Sea, its length 3,687 miles.

19.Madeira

Outflow from Amazon River, its length 3,238 miles.

20.Purus

Outflow from Amazon River, its length 3,207 miles.

Most Spoken Languages in the World!

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1. Mandarin language – China,

– Number of speakers:1 billion plus.

2. English.

3. Hindustani.

– Number of speakers: 497 million.

4. Spanish.

5. Russian.

6. Arabic.

7. Bengali

– Number of speakers: 211 million.

8. Portuguese.

9. Malay – Indonesia.

10. French.

General subject Q & A

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1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was -

Shek Mujibur Rehman.

2 The longest river in the world is-

The Nile.

3 The longest highway in the world is-

The Trans-Canada.

4 The longest highway in the world-

Has a length of about 8000 km

5 The highest mountain in the world is-

The Mount Everest.

6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is- Myanmar.

7 The biggest desert in the world is-

The Sahara desert.

8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is-

Brazil

9 The country also known as "country of copper" is-

Zambia.

10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is-

Durand line.

11 The river Volga flows out into the-

Caspian Sea

12 The coldest place on the earth 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 Ganges Delta.

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 kilometers.

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.

Sports Quize

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1. In which sport do players take long and short corners?

----Hockey.

2. Who won the Football World Cup in 2006?

----Italy.

3. Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006?

----Germany.

4. Who won the Men's Singles title in French Open 2010?

----Rafael Nadal (Spain).

5. Who won Women's Singles title in French Open 2010?

----Francesca Schiavone (Italy).

6. Who won the Men's Doubles title in French Open 2010?

----Daniel Nestor (Canada) & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia).

7. Who won the Women's Doubles title in French Open 2010?

----Serena & Venus Williams (USA).

8. Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games?

----China

9. Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US?

----Basketball

10. Which golf player's mother is from Thailand?

----Tiger Woods

11.What is the sport in which you could go into a headlock?

----Wrestling

12.In which country was golf first played?

----Scotland

13.When did baseball originate in the US?

----19th Century