World Info (part 2 of 2): 86The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize wasRalph Johnson Bunche 87The first British University to admit women for degree courses wasLondon University 88The principal export of Jamaica isSugar 89New York is popularly known as the city ofSkyscrapers 90Madagascar is popularly known as the Island ofCloves 91The country known as the Land of White Elephant isThailand 92The country known as the Land of Morning Calm isKorea 93The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts isBhutan 94The highest waterfalls in the world is theSalto Angel Falls,Venezuela 95The largest library in the world is theUnited States Library of Congress,Washington DC 96The largest museum in the world is theAmerican Museum of Natural History 97The lowest mountain ragne in the world is theBhieuna Bhaile 98The country known as the Land of Cakes isScotland 99The place known as the Garden of England isKent 100The tallest tower in the world is theC.N.Tower,Toronto,Canada 101The country famous for its fish catch isJapan 102The old name of Taiwan wasFarmosa 103Montreal is situated on the bank of riverOttawa 104The city of Bonn is situated inGermany 105The literal meaning of Renaissance isRevival 106Julius Caesar was killed byBrutus 107The title of Desert Fox was given toField Marshal Erwin Rommel 108The largest airport in the world is theKing Khalid Int.Airport,Saudi Arabia 109The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 wasArmenia 110The largest bay in the world isHudson Bay,Canada 111The largest church in the world isBascilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome 112The largest peninsula in the world isArabia 113The largest gulf in the world isGulf of Mexico 114The tallest statue in the world is theMotherland,Volgagrad Russia 115The largest railway tunnel in the world is theOshimzu Tunnel,Japan 116The world's loneliest island is theTristan da cunda 117The word `Quiz'was coined byJim Daly Irishman 118The original meaning of `Quiz'wasTrick 119The busiest shopping centre of London isOxford Street 120The residence of the Queen in London isBuckingham Palace 121Adolf Hitler was born inAustria 122The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words isBahrain 123The largest cinema in the world is theFox theatre,Detroit,USA 124The country where there are no Cinema theatres isSaudi arabia 125The world's tallest office building is theSears Tower,Chicago 126In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent fromSpain 127The cross word puzzle was invented byArthur Wynney 128The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire wasPersepolis 129WHO stands forWorld Health Organisation 130WHO is located atGeneva 131FAO stands forFood and Agriculture Organisation 132FAO is located atRome and London 133UNIDO stands forUnited Nations Industrial Development Organisation 134UNIDO is located atVienna 135WMO stands forWorld Meteorological Organisation 136WMO is located atGeneva 137International Civil Aviation Organisation is located atMontreal 138The Angel Falls is located inVenezuela 139The Victoria Falls is located inRhodesia 140Ice Cream was discovered byGerald Tisyum 141The number regarded as lucky number in Italy isThirteen 142Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which meansFear of cats 143The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time byItalians(14 Oct.1911) 144Slavery in America was abolished byAbraham Lincoln 145The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England isManchester 146The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river isManhattan 147The founder of plastic industry wasLeo Hendrik Bakeland 148The country where military service is compulsory for women isIsrael 149The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses isUSA 150The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed atLouvre museum,Paris 151The earlier name for tomato wasLove apple 152The first President of USA wasGeorge Washington 153The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said byJulius Caesar 154The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced byJoseph Lister 155The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens wasNine 156Mercury is also known asQuick Silver 157Disneyland is located inCalifornia,USA 158The country which built the first powerful long range rockets isGermany 159Sewing Machine was invented byIsaac M.Singer 160Adding Machine was invented byAldrin 161The national emblem of Spain isEagle 162Archimedes was born inSicily 163The total area of Vatican city is0.272 Sq.kms 164The largest temple in the world isAngkorwat in Kampuchea 165The largest dome in the world isLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA 166The largest strait in the world isTartar Strait 167The Mohenjodaro ruins are found inLarkand District of Sind,Pakistan 168The largest city of Africa isCairo 169The founder of KODAK Company wasEastman 170The Cape of Good Hope is located inSouth Africa 171The Heathrow Airport is located inLondon 172The neon lamp was invented byGeorges Claude