BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

SMALLEST – World

Smallest continent ....................................Australia

Smallest ocean .............................................. Arctic
Smallest republic........................................... Nauru
Smallest colony ......................................... Gibraltar
Smallest state ..............................................Vatican
Smallest landmass...............The Australian Mainland
Smallest bird ..................................... Humming bird
Smallest flowering plant ................................Wolfia
Smallest planet ..........................................Mercury
World's Smallest Museum .................... Arizona, US
World's Smallest PC ............................. Space Cube


LONGEST – World

Longest river - Nile (Egypt)
Longest road - Pan American Highway
Longest railway platform - Kharagpur, (West Bengal)
Longest dam - Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest mountain range - Andes (South America)
Longest railway tunnel - Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan)
Longest railway line - Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia)
Longest ship canal - Suez Canal
Longest estuary - Obeestuary (Russia)
Longest road tunnel - St. Gothard Road Tunnel (Switzerland)
Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Longest fresh water lake - Lake Tanganyika
Longest epic - Mahabharatha
Longest wall - Great Wall of China
Longest non-stop train - Flying Scotsman
Longest drought - Atacama Desert (North Chile)
Longest snake - Python
Longest dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary
Longest Airport - Dallas (USA)
Longest Railway Bridge – Lower Zambezi (Africa)
Longest Throughfare – Broadway (New York)
Longest Shipping Canal – Baltic White Sea Canal
Longest day – June 21
Longest Beach – Rio de Janerio (Brazil)
Longest Corridor – Rameswaram Temple (India)
Longest Railway Line – Trans - Siberian Railway
Longest Swimming Canal – English Canal


TALLEST – World

Tallest fountain ................... Fountain Hills, Arizona
Tallest free standing structure (tower) .... CN Tower,Toronto (Canada)
Tallest active geyser ................. Steam boat Geyser Yellowstone National Park, (USA)
Tallest building ..................... Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Tallest tree ................................The Redwood Tree
Tallest animal ...............................................Giraffe
Tallest road.... Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)
Tallest office building .............. Petronas Twin Tower (Kualalumpur, Malaysia)
Tallest bridge ...... Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)
Tallest Statue ........... Statue of Motherland (USSR)
Tallest Minaret ...... Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Railwayline .......... Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)

BIGGEST –World

Biggest dome ........................... Gol Gumbaz (India) Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil
  Shah (1627-55) of the Adil Shahi dynasty who ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686.
Biggest library ..................National Kie Library (CIS)
Biggest palace ..................................Vatican (Italy)
Biggest desert ................................ Sahara (Africa)

Biggest reptile ......................... Saltwater Crocodile
Biggest lizard ..............................Komodo Dragons
Biggest bird ................................... African Ostrich
Biggest eggs ..................................... Ostrich Eggs
Biggest flower .........................................Rafflesia.
   The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightless
   bird native to Africa. The Ostrich is the largest living species of bird
Biggest planet ............................................ Jupiter
Biggest passenger ship.............. Queen Elizebeth II
Biggest diamond mine...... Kimberley (South Africa)
Biggest car manufacturer ............... General Motors (Detroit, America)
Irrigation scheme ..............Llyod barraye (Pakistan)
Island .......... Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunnat)
Water fall ..........................................Guaira (Brazil)
Hotel ............................................... Conrad Hilton
Biggest Park ................. Yellow stone National Park
Biggest Auditorium.............. Municipal Auditorium at Atlantic City
Biggest football stadium ............. Marakana (Brazil)



DEEPEST – World

Deepest ocean ................................... Pacific Ocean
Deepest lake ........................... Lake Baikal, (Siberia)
Deepest gorge ....................... Hell’s Canyon, (USA)
Deepest point in the ocean ........ Challenger deep of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean




MISCELLANEOUS – World

Fastest land animal .................................... Cheetah
Oldest national flag................................... Denmark
Fastest bird .................................................... Swift
Shortest river ........ Roe river in Montana (61 m long)
Lowest point on earth .............................. Dead Sea
Most densely populated province ............ Monacco
Least populous city .....................................Vatican
The oldest plant ............................................. Rose
The oldest capital city............................. Damascus
Most poisonous fish .............................. Puffer fish
Coldest place ............................ Vostok,(Antarctica)
Hottest planet............................................... Venus
Strongest natural fibre ...................................... Silk
Lowest temperature .............Absolute Zero (-273oC)
Widest Bridge..................... Sydney Harbour Bridge Busiest airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Island continents ...............Antarctica and Australia
Lowest mountains ........................... Bheinna Bhaile
Hottest region .... North-West Sahara, Azisia (Libya)
Fastest planet ............................................Mercury
Coldest planet ...........................................Neptune
Widest Waterfall .................................. Khone Falls
Oldest Religion ........................................ Hinduism – Nawang Gombu

Slowest animal ................................................ Snail
Heaviest Rainfall ....................... Mawsynram (India)
Driest place ....................... Death valley (California)
Hottest place ..................................... Azizia (Libya)
Furthest planet (from the sun) ....................Neptune
Shortest day....................................... December 22