Peter

  • | |

    General Knowledge, World’s Longest, Largest and Smallest

    ● Largest Airport : King Abdul Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia)
    ● Highest Airport : Lhasa Airport, Tibet
    ● Tallest Animal : Giraffe
    ● Largest Animal : Blue Bottom whale
    ● Largest Bay : Hudson Bay, Canada.
    ● Largest Bird : Ostrich
    ● Smallest Bird : Humming bird
    ● Longest Bridge : Huey P. Long Bridge (USA)
    ● Tallest Building : Dubai Burj (Dubai)
    ● Longest Canal : Baltic sea White Canal
    ● Largest Cathedral : Cathedral Church of New York
    ● Largest Cemetry : Ohlsdorf Cemetry (Hamburg, Germany)
    ● Largest Church : Balisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
    ● Largest Continent : Asia
    ● Smallest Continent : Australia
    ● Largest Country (Area) : Russia
    ● Smallest Country (Area) : Vatican City
    ● Biggest Cinema House : Roxy, New York
    ● Highest City : Wenchuan, China
    ● Most Populous City : Tokyo
    ● Longest Day : June 21
    ● Shortest Day : December 22
    ● Largest Delta : Sunderban (India)
    ● Largest Desert : Sahara, North Africa

    ● Biggest Dome : Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
    ● Largest Dams : Grand Coulee Dam, USA
    ● Tallest Fountain : Fountain Hills, Arizona
    ● Largest Gulf : Gulf of Mexico
    ● Largest Hotel : Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
    ● Largest Island : Greenland
    ● Largest Lake : Caspian Sea.
    ● Deepest Lake : Baikal (Siberia)
    ● Highest Lake : Titicaca (Bolivia)
    ● Largest Library : United States Library of Congress, Washington
    ● Largest Mosque : Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
    ● Highest Mountain Peak : Mount Everest (Nepal)
    ● Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas, Asia.
    ● Largest Mountain Range : Andes (South America)
    ● Biggest Museum : American Museum of Natural History (New York).
    ● Largest Minaret : Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
    ● Tallest Minaret : Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
    ● Biggest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
    ● Deepest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
    ● Biggest Palace : Vatican (Rome)
    ● Largest Palace : Imperial Palace (China)
    ● Largest Park : National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland)
    ● Largest Peninsula : Arabia
    ● Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
    ● Longest Platform : Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
    ● Largest Platform : Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA)
    ● Biggest Planet : Jupiter
    ● Smallest Planet : Mercury
    ● Brightest Planet : Venus
    ● Coldest Planet : Neptune
    ● Nearest Planet (to the Sun) : Mercury
    ● Farthest Planet (from the Sun) : Neptune
    ● Longest River : Nile, Africa
    ● Longest River Dam : Hirakud Dam, India
    ● Largest Sea : South China Sea
    ● Largest Stadium : Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
    ● Brightest Star : Sirius A
    ● Tallest Statue : Motherland (Russia)
    ● Largest Sea-bird : Albatross
    ● Biggest Telescope : Mt. Palomar (USA)
    ● Longest Train : Flying Scotsman
    ● Largest Temple : Angkorwat in Combodia.
    ● Oldest Theatre : Teatro Olimpico (Itlay)
    ● Tallest Tower : C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
    ● Longest Wall : Great Wall of China
    ● Highest Waterfall : Angel (Venezuela)
    ● Widest Waterfall : Khone Falls (Laos)
    ● Lowest Water Level : Dead Sea
    ● Longest Epic : Mahabharata
    ● Hottest Place : Azizia (Libya)
    ● Rainiest Place : Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India)
    ● Highest Road : Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
    ● Highest Village : Andean (Chile)
    ● Highest Volcano : Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
    ● Largest Volcano : Manuna Lea (Hawai)
    ● Lightest Gas : Hydrogen
    ● Fastest Animal : Cheetah
    ● Biggest Flower : Rafflesia (Java)
    ● Longest Corridor : Rameshwaram Temple (India)
    ● Largest Democracy : India
    ● Highest Cable Car Project : Gulmarg (Jammu-Kashmir)
    ● Biggest Airbus : Double Decker A-380
    ● Highest Rail Track : Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China)

  • | | |

    Triple Centuries In Test Cricket Quiz

    1) Who was the first cricketer to hit a triple century in a Test and create a record for highest number of runs by an individual in a Test Innings?
    a) Andrew Sandham
    b) C. B. Fry
    c) Jack Hobbs
    d) Leary Constantine

    2) Who broke the previous record by scoring 334 runs in a Test Innings?
    a) Donald George Bradman
    b) Hanif Mohammed
    c) Michael Colin Cowdrey
    d) Vijay Samuel Hazare

    3) How many runs were scored by Leonard Hutton to create a new world record?
    a) 302
    b) 336
    c) 337
    d) 364

    4) Who could not complete his triple century against South Africa in a Test Innings and remained 299 not out as the last batting partner was run out?
    a) Lawrence Rowe
    b) Sunil Gavaskar
    c) Donald George Bradman
    d) Peter May

    5) Who broke Leonard Hutton’s record by scoring 365 not out?
    a) Rohan Kanhai
    b) Clive Lloyd
    c) Conrad Hunte
    d) Garfield Sobers

    6) How many runs were scored by Brian Charles Lara when he overtook the previous record that had stood for 36 years 1 month and 16 days?
    a) 373
    b) 375
    c) 374
    d) 371

    7) Who broke Brian Charles Lara’s record by scoring 380?
    a) Kim Hughes
    b) Matthew Hayden
    c) Ricky Ponting
    d) Adam Gilchrist

    8) Brian Charles Lara was back again to claim the world record to his name. How many runs did he score?
    a) 381
    b) 384
    c) 390
    d) 400 not out

    9) Who of the following has not hit two triple centuries in Tests?
    a) Brian Charles Lara
    b) Donald George Bradman
    c) Walter Hammond
    d) Virender Sehwag

    10) Who batted 970 minutes when scoring 337 runs?
    a) John Edrich
    b) Hanif Mohammad
    c) Robert Simpson
    d) Anthony Greig

    Triple Centuries In Test Cricket Quiz Answers

    1) Who was the first cricketer to hit a triple century in a Test and create a record for highest number of runs by an individual in a Test Innings?
    a) Andrew Sandham

    2) Who broke the previous record by scoring 334 runs in a Test Innings?
    a) Donald George Bradman

    3) How many runs were scored by Leonard Hutton to create a new world record?
    d) 364

    4) Who could not complete his triple century against South Africa in a Test Innings and remained 299 not out as the last batting partner was run out?
    c) Donald George Bradman

    5) Who broke Leonard Hutton’s record by scoring 365 not out?
    d) Garfield Sobers

    6) How many runs were scored by Brian Charles Lara when he overtook the previous record that had stood for 36 years 1 month and 16 days?
    b) 375

    7) Who broke Brian Charles Lara’s record by scoring 380?
    b) Matthew Hayden

    8) Brian Charles Lara was back again to claim the world record to his name. How many runs did he score?
    d) 400 not out

    9) Who of the following has not hit two triple centuries in Tests?
    c) Walter Hammond

    10) Who batted 970 minutes when scoring 337 runs?
    b) Hanif Mohammad

  • | | |

    Ulysses Grant Quiz

    A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

    A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant (1865, Ole Peter Hansen Balling) located in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Signature of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States

    Signature of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Ulysses S. Grant Collage

    In the left of this picture U.S. Grant can be seen firing a mountain howitzer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    (This quiz is about  the eighteenth President of USA.)

    Ulysses Grant Quiz Questions

    1) When was Ulysses Grant first sworn in as President of USA?
    a) 20 January 1869
    b) 4 March 1869
    c) 4 March 1872
    d) 4 November 1868

    2) When was Ulysses Grant born?
    a) 6 May 1815
    b) 27 April 1822
    c) 14 February 1807
    d) 26 November 1821

    3) Where was Ulysses Grant born?
    a) Point Pleasant
    b) Palm Springs
    c) Chicago
    d) Columbus

    4) What was Ulysses Grant’s first name when he was born?
    a) George
    b) James
    c) Hiram
    d) William

    5) What did Ulysses Grant want to become?
    a) Singer
    b) Boxer
    c) Professor of mathematics
    d) Professor of physics

    6) Which fort was captured first by Ulysses Grant in American Civil War?
    a) Fort Knox
    b) Fort Henry
    c) Fort Donelson
    d) Fort Cochin

    7) When did Ulysses Grant become the Commander-in-Chief of United States Army?
    a) 17 June 1861
    b) 21 August 1861
    c) 24 October 1862
    d) 12 March 1864

    8) Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant on 9 April 1865?
    a) White House
    b) Capitol
    c) Appomattox Court House
    d) Boston Custom House

    9) Which of the following terrorist groups tried to stop blacks from participating in the society during the Presidency of Ulysses Grant?
    a) Lashkar-e-Toiba
    b) Ku Klux Klan
    c) ETA
    d) ULFA

    10) Which brokerage firm caused huge losses to Ulysses Grant?
    a) Lehmann Brothers
    b) AIG
    c) Grant & Ward
    d) Jardine & Campbell

    Ulysses Grant Quiz Questions with Answers

    1) When was Ulysses Grant first sworn in as President of USA?
    b) 4 March 1869

    2) When was Ulysses Grant born?
    b) 27 April 1822

    3) Where was Ulysses Grant born?
    a) Point Pleasant

    4) What was Ulysses Grant’s first name when he was born?
    c) Hiram

    5) What did Ulysses Grant want to become?
    c) Professor of mathematics

    6) Which fort was captured first by Ulysses Grant in American Civil War?
    b) Fort Henry

    7) When did Ulysses Grant become the Commander-in-Chief of United States Army?
    d) 12 March 1864

    8) Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant on 9 April 1865?
    c) Appomattox Court House

    9) Which of the following terrorist groups tried to stop blacks from participating in the society during the Presidency of Ulysses Grant?
    b) Ku Klux Klan

    10) Which brokerage firm caused huge losses to Ulysses Grant?
    c) Grant & Ward

  • | |

    Donald George Bradman Quiz

    Donald Bradman practises his drive, 1936.
    Donald Bradman practises his drive, 1936. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Donald George Bradman Quiz Questions

    (This quiz is about Test cricketer Donald George Bradman, popularly known as Don Bradman.)

    1) How may runs did Donald George Bradman score in his first Test?
    a) 214 and 100 not out
    b) 336
    c) 309 not out
    d) 18 and 1

    2) What happened after Donald George Bradman played his first Test?
    a) He was made captain.
    b) He was made vice captain.
    c) He got an award.
    d) He was dropped for the next test.

    3) How many Test centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
    a) 12
    b) 16
    c) 19
    d) 29

    4) How many Tests did Donald George Bradman play?
    a) 40
    b) 52
    c) 96
    d) 125

    5) How many Test triple centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
    a) None
    b) One
    c) Two
    d) Three

    6) Who devised Bodyline to prevent Donald George Bradman from scoring runs?
    a) Peter May
    b) Douglas Jardine
    c) Leonard Hutton
    d) Michael Smith

    7) What was Donald George Bradman’s Test aggregate in 1930 England series?
    a) 586
    b) 974
    c) 774
    d) 1008

    8) Where did Donald George Bradman score 309 runs in a day in a Test?
    a) Birmingham
    b) Leeds
    c) Manchester
    d) Liverpool

    9) What was Donald George Bradman’s batting average in the Test series against India in 1947-1948?
    a) 100
    b) 178.75
    c) 188
    d) 200

    10) What was Donald George Bradman’s score in his last Test innings?
    a) 334
    b) 112
    c) 56
    d) 0

    Donald George Bradman Quiz Questions with Answers

    Don Bradman

    Don Bradman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    1) How may runs did Donald George Bradman score in his first Test?
    d) 18 and 1

    2) What happened after Donald George Bradman played his first Test?
    d) He was dropped for the next test.

    3) How many Test centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
    d) 29

    4) How many Tests did Donald George Bradman play?
    b) 52

    5) How many Test triple centuries did Donald George Bradman hit?
    c) Two

    6) Who devised Bodyline to prevent Donald George Bradman from scoring runs?
    b) Douglas Jardine

    7) What was Donald George Bradman’s Test aggregate in 1930 England series?
    b) 974

    8) Where did Donald George Bradman score 309 runs in a day in a Test?
    b) Leeds

    9) What was Donald George Bradman’s batting average in the Test series against India in 1947-1948?
    b) 178.75

    10) What was Donald George Bradman’s score in his last Test innings?
    d) 0

    Originally posted 2017-02-24 22:34:58.