Adventure

No.	Question	Answer
1.	What does the Japanese word 'Karate' mean literally?	Open hand
2.	With which water sport are jumping,slaloming and trick riding associated?	Water Skiing
3.	Which sport was a traditional English 'pub' game?	Darts
4.	Which modern martial art was developed from 'Jujitsu'?	Judo
5.	Which game is played at the Embassy World Professional Championship?	Snooker
6.	What sport is 'angling'?	Fishing
7.	With what sport would you associate 'alley' or 'lane'?	Bowling
8.	Which city is known as the 'Pearl of the Orient'?	Singapore
9.	Which capital city is said to be the oldest in the world and in which country it is located?	Damascus,the capital of Syria
10.	Which is the largest city in Africa?	Cairo,capital of Egypt
11.	What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?	Italian
12.	At the mouth of which river is Hong Kong situated?	Perl River
13.	Which Central American nation was formerly known as British Honduras?	Belize
14.	After whom was Bolivia named?	Simon Bolivar
15.	Which two countries enjoy the highest standard of living in S.America?	Venezuela & Argentina
16.	Where is the Carribean Sea?	Between West Indies & South America
17.	Name the only ape that can stand and walk upright?	Gibbon
18.	Which are the countries linked by the Karakoram Highway?	China & Pakistan
19.	What does leser mean?	Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
20.	Which sea seperates Japan from the main-land of Asia?	The sea of Japan
21.	What is a group of dolphins called?	Scholl
22.	What is a male ant called?	A dron
23.	Name the mosquito which spreads malaria?	The female Anopheles mos quito
24.	Istanbul is a major city of Turkey. What was its former name?	Constantinople
25.	Where is the headquarters of World Meterological Organisation?	Geneva
26.	Name the countries having the veto power in the U.N. Security Council.	U.S.A.,USSR,UK,FRANCE & CHINA
27.	What is called the "Roof of the World"?	The pamirs in Central Asia
28.	Name the only planet that was discovered in the 20th century.	Pluto
29.	What is the boundary between Russia & Poland called?	The Curzon Line
30.	How much time does the light take to reach the Earth from the sun?	A little more than 8 minutes
31.	What is the source of all energy on earth?	The energy from the sun
32.	Which famous swimmer is known as the 'Albatross'?	Michael Gross
33.	Where was the martial art taekwon do developed?	Korea
34.	Who developed taekwon do?	Gen.Choi Hong Hi of Korea
35.	Which mountain ranges in Spain & California have the same name?	Sierra Nevada
36.	Which batsman has scored most runs in a day in Test Cricket?	Australia's Don Bradman 309 n.o. against England at leeds in 1930
37.	Which team won a one dayer twice with a six off of the last ball?	Pakistan
38.	How many Indians have taken nine or more wickets in an innings in a Test Match?	4 -Kapil Dev,Subhash Gupta,Jasu Patel & Anil Kumble
39.	Which is the largest plant in the world?	The Bis Trees of California
40.	What is 'smog'?	Smoke -laden fog
41.	Who is called the light of the world?	Jesus Christ
42.	Which is the major language of Egypt?	Arabic
43.	What does the phrase 'cakes and ale' mean?	A carefree or easy living
44.	What is the language of Chile?	spanish
45.	Which country is called the 'Land of Golden Fleece'?	Australia
46.	Which city of Russia had the old name St.Petersburg?	Leningrad
47.	Name the only bird which can fly backward as well as forward	The hemming bird
48.	Name the longest river of Canada	Mackenzie
49.	Name the highest military decoration of France.	Croix de Guerra
50.	Which gas is commonly used in electric bulbs?	Neon
51.	Which European city was founded in 1050,destroyed by fire in 1624, and rebuilt?	Oslo,capital of Norway
52.	What are plants that grow in water called?	Hydrophytes
53.	Which insect makes the loudest noise?	The mle cicada
54.	To which country does Greenland belong?	Denmark
55.	What is the other name for graphite?	Plumbago or black lead
56.	To which galaxy does the earth belong?	The Milky Way
57.	Where are the largest deposits of platinum found?	Ural Mountains,U.S.S.R.
58.	Name the only mammal that flies.	The Bat
59.	How would you recognize the leader of a wolf pack?	The leader holds his tail straight out,while others tails droop.
60.	What is a baby rabbit or squirrel called?	Bunny
61.	What is the study of evil spirits and demons called?	Demonology
62.	What is a group of Kangaroos called?	Mob
63.	Which language is most dominant in Latin America?	Spanish
64.	Who said that 'Well begun is half done'?	Horace
65.	Name the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan.	The Durand Line
66.	Who said that 'Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind?	Albert Einstein
67.	Name the longest river of Australia.	Murray
68.	Name the highest mountain in Canada.	Logan
69.	Name the only Shakespeare's play that included a dog.	Two Gentlemen of Verona
70.	Which city is called the 'City of Dreaming Spires'?	Oxford
71.	After which emperor was July named?	Julius Caesar
72.	Name the king of England who built the Tower of London.	King William I
73.	After Amazon, which is the major river of South America?	Paraha
74.	Which king of France was called the Citizen King?	Louis Phillippe
75.	Who first discovered radioactivity?	Marie Curie
76.	Aesop has been attributed with famous fables. What did he work as?	He was a slave
75.	Who is known as the 'Maid of Orleans'?	Joan of Arc of France
78.	From which country did the Portugese bring tobacco to India in 1508?	Peru
79.	Which European country is known as the 'Land of Cakes'?	Scotland
80.	Name the ethical practice in Jainism, of not causing harm to any living thing.	Ahimsa
81.	Which is the longest strait in the world?	Tartar Straits
82.	In which part of the world is the river Snake?	U.S.A.
83.	Which is the tallest race in the world?	The Tutsi,they live in Central Africa and have an average height of 185 cms. or 6 ft. 1 inch.
84.	Name the International Line forming the border between India and China on the eastern side.	The Mc Mohan Line
85.	Which is the largest port in the world?	New York Har
86.	Which is the longest river in Asia?	The river Ob(5538 kms) in the U.S.S.R.
87.	Of which crop is Bangladesh the greatest producer in the world?	Tasmania
88.	What is the science of coins & medals called?	Numismatic
89.	What is amnesia?	Loss or impairment of memory
90.	What is a young cow called?	Heifer
91.	Which language is known as Cape Dutch?	Afrikaans
92.	Which batsman scored a century in a First Class Match without a single boundary?	Bill Woodfull of Australia; 118 runs
93.	Which bowler has taken Gavaskar's wicket the maximum times?	D.Underwood of England 12 times
94.	What is the record for most runs scored in a Test match?	G.Gooch of England. 456 runs (333 & 123 against (India) at Lord's in 1990-91.
95.	What is the record for most sixes hit in an innings in First class cricket?	15 sixes.Hit by Johan Reid,Wellington v/s Northern Districts,1962-63
96.	Who is the youngest player to score a double century in Test Cricket?	Javed Miandad.He was 19 years,141 days when he scored 206 against N.Zealand at Karachi in 1976-77.
97.	Where are the world's largest diamond and gold mining areas?	Kimberley in South Africa
98.	Which is the largest silver producing country in the world?	Mexico
99.	What was the former name of Ghana?	Gold Coast or 'Land of Gold'.
100.	Which is the largest bay in the world?	In area,the Bay of Bengal is the largest.However,in shore line length, the Hudson Bay is the largest
101.	Which is the largest delta formed by two rivers?	That created by the Ganga & Brahmaputra in West Bengal and Bangladesh
102.	Which is the deepest lake in the world?	Ozero (lake) Baykal in Central Siberia
103.	Can the giraffe outspeed the Kangaroo?	Yest. At 35 miles (56 km) an hour
104.	How many claws does a crab have?	Five pairs
105.	Name the largest freshwater lake.	Lake Superior
106.	Name the most poisonous fish.	Stonefish
107.	Mafia is a secret society operating in different parts of the world. Which place is considered to be its origin?	Sicily Italy
108.	Name the fastest fish in the world.	Atlantic Sailfish
109.	Who founded the Maurya dynasty in ancient India?	Chandragupta Maurya

Games & Sports

No.	Question	Answer
1.	Which bowler has bowled the maximum balls in a Test Match ?	S.Ramadin bowled 774 balls against England in the 1957 Test series
2.	When did India play her first official One Day International Match ?	Against England on July 13, 1974
3.	What is Sunil Gavaskar's highest First Class Cricket Score?	340 run against Bengal in 1981-82
4.	Which batsman has hit the maximum centuries in First Class Cricket ?	Jeek Hobbs of England 197 centuries
5.	Which bowler has the most expensive bowling analysis in a World Cup Match ?	M.Snedden of N.Zealand,against England during 1983 world cup : 12-01-105-02
6.	Which bowler has the most economical bowling analysis in a World Cup Match ?	B.S. Bedi of India, 12-8-6-1 against E.Africa in 1975 World Cup
7.	What was Sachin Tendulkar's age in his Test debut for India ?	16 years 201 days
8.	Against which bowler did Gavaskar take his 10,000th run in Test cricket ?	Ejaz Fakih of Pakistan in the Ahmedabad Test of the 1986-87 series
9.	Name the first batsman to hit a triple century in Test cricket ?	England's Walter Hammond
10.	Name the inventor of snooker	Nevil Bowles Chamberlain
11.	When and where did Basketball originate ?	1891; Springfield,Massauchusetts
12.	In which country did Rugby originate ?	England
13.	Which martial art was created by the Japanese, Dr.Jigoro Kano?	Judo
14.	Of which country is baseball a national game?	The U.S.A.
15.	In which country was the backstroke swimming invented?	Egypt
16.	Who are the participants of the 'Special Olympic Games'?	Mentally retarded children & adults
17.	When and where were the first 'Special Olympic Games' held?	1968 in the U.S.A.
18.	Who is known as the father of Modern Olympic Games?	Barren D'Kobertin
19.	Mention the name of the award given to the famous cricketer Sunil Gavaskar by the Indian Government?	Padma Bhushan
20.	Which athlete is known as the Flying Sikh?	Milkha Singh
21.	When was Basketball Federation of India established ?	1950
22.	In which year P.T. Usha was declared as the best Athlete in World Railway Games ?	1985
23.	When was Basket Ball included in olympics?	Cycling
24.	Who won the Grand Slam in tennis for the first time?	Donald Budge
25.	With which game is Zafar Iqbal associated?	Hockey
26.	For which game is the Indira Gold Cup being awarded?	Women's Hockey
27.	Who is named the wizard of Hockey?	Major Dhyan Chand of India
28.	Who was the youngest player to make a century in cricket Tests?	Mustaq Mohammed of Pakistan
29.	What is the full name of Pele,the football player?	Edmond Arantos Nessimente De Pele
30.	When was Football first included in the Olympics?	1900 Paris Olympics
31.	Which is the oldest Football tournment?	Durand Cup Tournament
32.	Which is the national game of America?	Base Ball
33.	Who is known as the Chess king?	Boby Fisher
34.	The Abdul Razak Trophy is awarded in which sports?	Chess
35.	Mention the name of the International shooter who was also Maharaja of Bikaner?	Karni Singh
36.	Who is nicknamed as 'Haryana Hurricane'?	Kapil Dev
37.	Who became the youngest Asian to swim the English Channel?	Abhijit Rao of India
38.	Who is the first woman in the woman to cross the strart of Gibraltar?	Arti Pradhan
39.	In which country did Golf originate?	Scotland
40.	Which award is given to the persons who have excelled in the field of coaching?	Dronacharya
41.	Which is the National Sport of Japan?	Judo
42.	Who won the first Himalayan Car Rally?	Shekhar Mehta of Kenya
43.	Which is the biggest Stadium in the World?	Strahow Stadium at prague
44.	Which is the oldest game in the world?	Polo
45.	Which is the country that first played chess?	India
46.	When did Geet Sethi receive his first professional title?	1991
47.	Who was the first boxer to receive Arjuna Award?	Buddy De'suza
48.	Name the first Indian Chess player who defeated the world champion?	Sultan Khan
49.	Name the cities which have hosted the Olympic Games twice?	Paris,London,Los Angeles
50.	With what sport is Madison Square Garden associated?	Boxing
51.	Which Indian hockey player has scored maximum goals in olympics?	Surinder Singh Sodhi 16 goals
52.	Which sport is known as Toxophily?	Archery
53.	Who was the first Indian to score a double century against the West Indies?	Dilip Sardesai
54.	How many players make a Baseball Team?	Nine
55.	What are the two types of style adopted in international weightlifting?	Snatch & the Clean & Jerk
56.	Kapil Dev the Indian Cricketer has written his autobiography. Name the book?	By Gods Grace
57.	Which famous cricketer retired from cricket after the Reliance Cup?	Sunil Gavaskar

Special Features of the Countries

No.	Country	Special Features
1.	Bangladesh	Produces 89 p.c. of the world's raw jute.
2.	Belgium	is the most densely populated country in Europe. Antwerp is the world's biggest diamond-trading centre.
3.	Brazil	is the largest State in south America both in area and population. It leads the world in the production of Coffee and Castor beans.
4.	Chile	In chile the only natural nitrate in the world is found. About 47 p.c. of the world's iodine is obtained as a by-product in nitrate processing.
5.	Columbia	produces 95 p.c. of the world's gem emarelds.
6.	Cuba	Is the second largest cane-sugar producer in the world. India being first in cane-sugar production.
7.	Denmark	The oldest Kingdom of Europe,is a constitutional monarchy.
8.	Equador	Equador is the world's chief source of supply of balsa, a light wood. It exports more bananas than other country.
9.	Ghana	Ghana is the world's leading cocoa producer. About 40 p.c. of world output is produced by Ghana.
10.	Indonesia	Is the main producer of petroleum in the far east.
11.	Italy	Is the world's largest producer of mercury.
12.	Jamaica	Is the world's largest producer of bauxite.
13.	Japan	Is the most highly industyrialized country in the Far East. It is the biggest Ship-building nation and the fourth largest auto market in the world.
14.	Kenya	Is the largest producer of tea in Africa.
15.	North Korea	Is a leading country in the output of tungsten, graphite and magnesite.
16.	Kuwait	Is the world's second largest exporter and fourth largest producer of crude oil.
17.	Malaysia	Is the world's largest producer of rubber and tin.
18.	Mexico	Is the world leader in the production of silver, sisal, hemp and circle for chewing gum.
19.	Monaco	Is the smallest state in the world with the largest density of population per square mile.
20.	Nepal	Is the only Hindu independent State in the world. Mount everest, the highest mountain peak in the world (29028 ft) issituated in Nepal. Nepal has produced the toughest fighting men in the world. It is the world's best rice-producer.
21.	Nicaragua	Is the largest of the Central American States.
22.	Norway	Is the land of the Midnight Sun where the sun does not set from the middle of May until the end of July. The sun does not rise above the horizon from November 18 to January 23. Varicoloured Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are visible in winter.Norway is a great sea-faring nation and its merchant marine is now the third largest in the world.
23.	Peru	Ranks fifth in the world in silver mining and produces 25 p.c. of the world's vanadium. It is the world's top fishing country.
24.	Portugal	Leads in the world in the production of Cork.
25.	South Africa	Leads the world in production of gold,diamonds,platinum and antimony and is one of the richest in uranium,vanadium, chrome, manganese and asbestos.
26.	Sri Lanka	Is the largest tea exporting country in the world.
27.	Sudan	Is the world's principal source of gum arabic.
28.	Turkey	Is the largest producer of chrome in the world.
29.	Uganda	Is the largest coffee producer in the British Commonwealth.
30.	USSR	Is the largest country in the world. It is the richest country in the world in mineral resources having deposits of almost every known mineral. It ranks among the top producers of oil, chromite, iron ore, petroleum, gold,copper,manganese,aluminium, platinum,asbestos, salt, etc.
31.	Zaire	Is the world's largest producer of industrial diamond and cobalt. Other minerals are gold, silver, tin, zinc, iron, copper, tungsten, manganese, uranium, radium, etc.

World Countries - Capitas - ISD Codes

No.	Country	Capital	ISD Code
01	Afghanistan	Kabul	93
02	Albania	Tirana	355
03	Algeria	Algiers	213
04	Angola	Luanda	244
05	Argentina	Buenos Aires	54
06	Australia	Canberra	61
07	Austria	Vienna	43
08	Bahamas	Nassau	1242
09	Bahrain	Manama	973
10	Bangladesh	Dhaka	880
11	Barbados	Bridgetown	1246
12	Belgium	Brussels	32
13	Benin	Porto Novo	229
14	Bhutan	Thimphu	975
15	Bolivia	La Paz	591
16	Botswana	Gaborone	267
17	Brazil	Brasilia	55
18	Brunei	Brunei	673
19	Bulgaria	Sofia	359
20	Burma	Rangoon	95
21	Burundi	Bhujumbura	257
22	Cameroon	Yaunde	237
23	Canada	Ottawa	1
24	Cape Verde Islands	Praia	238
25	Central Africa	Bangui	236
26	Chad Republic	N'Djamena	235
27	Chile	Santiago	56
28	China	Beijing	86
29	Columbia	Bogota	57
30	Comoros	Moroni	269
31	Congo,People's Republic of	Brazzaville	242
32	Costa Rica	San Jose	506
33	Cuba	Havana	53
34	Cyprus	Nicosia	357
35	Czechoslovakia	Prague	420
36	Denmark	Copenhagen	45
37	Djibouti	Djibouti	253
38	Dominica Islands	Roseau	1-809
39	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	1-809
40	Equador	Quito	593
41	Egypt	Cairo	20
42	El Salvador Rep.	San salvador	503
43	Equitorial Guinea	Malabo	240
44	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	251
45	Fiji	Suva	679
46	Finland	Helsinki	358
47	France	Paris	33
48	Gabon	Libreville	241
49	Gambia	Banjul	220
50	West Germany	Bonn	49
51	East Germany	East Berlin	49
52	Ghana	Accra	233
53	Great Britain	London	44
54	Greece	Athens	30
55	Grenada	St.George's	1-809
56	Guatemala	Guatemala City	502
57	Guinea Rep.	Conakry	224
58	Guinea-Bissan	Bissan	245
59	Guyana	Georgetown	592
60	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	509
61	Honduras Rep.	Tegucigalpa	504
62	Hungary	Budapest	36
63	Iceland	Reykjavik	354
64	Indonesia	Djakarta	62
65	Iran	Teheran	98
66	Iraq	Baghdad	964
67	Ireland	Dublin	353
68	Israel	Tel Aviv	972
69	Italy	Rome	39
70	Ivory Coast	Abidjan	225
71	Jamaica	Kingston	1809
72	Japan	Tokyo	81
73	Jordan	Amman	962
74	Kampuchia	Phnom penh
75	Kenya	Nairobi	254
76	Kiribati	Bairiki,Tarawa	686
77	North Korea	Pyongyang	850
78	South Korea	Seoul	82
79	Kuwait	Kuwait	965
80	Laos	Vientiane	856
81	Lebanon	Beirut	961
82	Lesotho	Moseru	266
83	Liberia	Monrovia	231
84	Libya	Tripoli	218
85	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	41
86	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	352
87	Malagasy	Tananarive
88	Malawi	Lilongve	265
89	Malaysia	Kualalumpur	60
90	Maldives	Male	960
91	Mali	Bamako	223
92	Malta	Valetta	356
93	Mauritania,Islamic Republic of	Nouakchoott	222
94	Mauritius	Port Louis	230
95	Mexico	Mexico City	52
96	Monaco	Monaco	377
97	Mongolian People's Republic	Ulan Bator	976
98	Morocco	Rabat	212
99	Mozambique	Maputo	258
100	Namibia	Windhock	264
101	Nauru	Yarel	674
102	Nepal	Kathmandu	977
103	Netherlands	Amsterdam	31
104	New Zealand	Wellington	64
105	Nicaragua	Managua	505
106	Niger,Republic of	Niamey	227
107	Nigeria,The Federation of	Lagos	234
108	Norway	Oslo	47
109	Oman	Muscat	968
110	Pakistan	Islamabad	92
111	Panama	Panama City	507
112	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	675
113	Paraguay	Asuncion	595
114	Peru	Lima	51
115	Philippines	Quezon City	63
116	Poland	Warsaw	48
117	Portugal	Lisbon	351
118	Qatar	Doha	974
119	Romania	Bucharest	40
120	Rwanda	Kigali	250
121	St.Lucia	Castries	758
122	Samoa	Apia	684
123	San Marino	San Marico	378
124	Sao Tome And Principle	Sao Tome	239
125	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	966
126	Senegal	Dakar	221
127	Seychelles	Victoria	248
128	Sierre Leone	Freetown	232
129	Singapore	Singapore	65
130	Solomon Island	Honiara	677
131	Somalia	Mogadishu	252
132	South Africa	Pretoria	27
133	Spain	Madrid	34
134	Sri Lanka	Colombo	94
135	Sudan	Khartoum	249
136	Surinam	Paramaribo	597
137	Swaziland	Mbabane	268
138	Sweeden	Stockholm	46
139	Switzerland	Berne	41
140	Syria	Damascus	963
141	Tanzania	Dar-es-salaam	255
142	Thailand	Bangkok	66
143	Togo	Lome	228
144	Tonga	Nukualofa	676
145	Trinidad & Tobago	Port of Spain	1809
146	Tunisia	Tunis	216
147	Turkey	Ankara	90
148	Tavalu	Funafuti	688
149	Uganda	Kampala	256
150	Union of Soviet Socialist Republic	Moscow	7
151	United Arab Amirates	Abu Dhabi	971
152	United States of America	Washington	1
153	Upper Volta	Ouagadougou
154	Uruguay	Montevideo	598
155	Vatican City	Vatican City	39
156	Venda	Thohoyandou	27
157	Venezuelaz	Caracas	58
158	Vietnam	Hanoi	84
159	Yemen,Arab Republic of	Saana	967
160	Yemen,people's democratic Republic of	Aden	967
161	Yogoslavia	Belgrade	381
162	Zaire	Kinshasa	243
163	Zambia	Lusaka	260
164	Zimbabwe	Salisbury	263