Countries & Towns Rename: No.Old NameNew Name 01BechuanalandBotswana 02CeylonSri Lanka 03MalayaMalaysia 04MesopotamiaIraq 05PersiaIran 06S.RhodesiaZimbabwe 07SiamThailand 08MadagaskarMalagassy 09FormosaTaiwan 10CambodiaKampuchea 11AngoraAnkara 12AbyssiniaEthiopia 13BarodaVadodara 14BataviaJakarta 15BechuanalandBotswana 16BombayMumbai 17BurmaMyanmar 18ConstantinopleIstambul 19CongoZaire 20DaccaDhaka 21DahomeyBenin 22Gold CoastGhana 23N.RhodesiaZambia 24PanjimPanaji 25PekingBeijing 26RangoonYangon 27South West AfricaNamibia 28SalisburyHarare 29Zanzibar & TanganykaTanzania

Highest, Longest, Biggest, Largest, Deepest, Smallest of the World: Biggest Airbus: Double Decker A-380 Biggest Cinema House: Roxy, New York Biggest Dome: Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India Biggest Flower: Rafflesia (Java) Biggest Museum: American Museum of Natural History (New York) Biggest Oceans: Pacific Ocean Biggest Palace: Vatican (Rome) Biggest Telescope: Mt. Palomar (USA) Deepest Lake: Baikal (Siberia) Deepest Oceans: Pacific Ocean Fastest Animal: Cheetah Fastest Bird: Swift Highest Airport: Lhasa Airport, Tibet Highest Cable Car Project: Gulmarg (Jammu-Kashmir) Highest City: Wenchuan, China Highest Lake: Titicaca (Bolivia) Highest Mountain Peak: Mount Everest (Nepal) Highest Mountain Range: Himalayas, Asia Highest Plateau: Pamir (Tibet) Highest Rail Track: Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China) Highest Road: Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India Highest Village: Andean (Chile) Highest Volcano: Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile Highest Waterfall: Angel (Venezuela) Hottest Place: Azizia (Libya) Largest Airport: King Abdul Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia) Largest Animal: Blue Bottom whale Largest Bay: Hudson Bay, Canada Largest Bird: Ostrich 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 Largest Country (Area): Russia Largest Dams: Grand Coulee Dam, USA Largest Delta: Sunderban (India) Largest Democracy: India Largest Desert: Sahara, North Africa Largest Gulf: Gulf of Mexico Largest Hotel: Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Largest Island: Greenland Largest Lake: Caspian Sea Largest Library: United States Library of Congress, Washington Largest Minaret: Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt) Largest Mosque: Jama Masjid, Delhi (India) Largest Mountain Range: Andes (South America) Largest Palace: Imperial Palace (China) Largest Park: National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland) Largest Peninsula: Arabia Largest Platform: Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA) Largest Sea: South China Sea Largest Sea-bird: Albatross Largest Stadium: Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic) Largest Temple: Angkorwat in Combodia Largest Volcano: Manuna Lea (Hawai) Lightest Gas: Hydrogen Longest Bridge: Huey P. Long Bridge (USA) Longest Canal: Baltic sea White Canal Longest Corridor: Rameshwaram Temple (India) Longest Day: June 21st Longest Epic: Mahabharata Longest Platform: Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India) Longest River: Nile, Africa Longest River Dam: Hirakud Dam, India Longest Train: Flying Scotsman Longest Wall: Great Wall of China Lowest Water Level: Dead Sea Most Populous City: Tokyo Oldest Theatre: Teatro Olimpico (Itlay) Rainiest Place: Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India) Shortest Day: December 22nd Smallest Bird: Humming bird Smallest Continent: Australia Smallest Country (Area): Vatican City Tallest Animal: Giraffe Tallest Fountain: Fountain Hills, Arizona Tallest Minaret: Qutub Minar, Delhi (India) Tallest Statue: Motherland (Russia) Tallest Tower: C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada) Widest Waterfall: Khone Falls (Laos)

Miss World: YearVenueWinnerCountry 2012Ordos City, China PR;Yu WenxiaChina PR 2011London, UK; Edinburgh and Glasgow, ScotlandIvian SarcosVenezuela 2010Sanya, ChinaAlexandria MillsUnited States 2009Johannesburg, South AfricaKaiane AldorinoGibraltar 2008Johannesburg, South AfricaKseniya SukhinovaRussia 2007Sanya, ChinaZi Lin ZhangPeople's Republic of China 2006Warsaw, PolandTatana KucharovaCzech Republic 2005Sanya, ChinaUnnur Birna VilhjalmsdottirIceland 2004Sanya, ChinaMaria Julia Mantilla GarciaPeru 2003Sanya, ChinaRosanna DavisonIreland 2002London, UK, Abuja, NigeriaAzra AkinTurkey 2001London, EnglandAgbani DaregoNigeria 2000London, EnglandPriyanka ChopraIndia 1999London, EnglandYukta MookheyIndia 1998Mahe Island, SeychellesLinor AbargilIsrael 1997Mahe Island, SeychellesDiana HaydenIndia 1996Bangalore, IndiaIrene SklivaGreece 1995Sun City, South AfricaJacqueline Aguilera MaranoVenezuela 1994Sun City, South AfricaAishwarya RaiIndia 1993Sun City, South AfricaLisa HannaJamaica 1992Sun City, South AfricaJulia KourotchkinaRussia 1991Atlanta, Georgia, USANinibeth JiminezVenezuela 1990London, EnglandGina Marie TollesonUSA 1989Hong KongAneta KreglickaPoland 1988London, EnglandLinda PetursdottirIceland 1987London, EnglandUlla WeigerstorferAustria 1986London, EnglandGiselle LarondaTrinidad & Tobago 1985London, EnglandHofi KarlsdottirIceland 1984London, EnglandAstrid HerreraVenezuela 1983London, EnglandSarah-Jane HuttUnited Kingdom 1982London, EnglandMariasela AlvarezDominican Republic 1981London, EnglandPilin LeonVenezuela 1980London, EnglandKimberley SantosGuam 1979London, EnglandGina SwainsonBermuda 1978London, EnglandSilvana SuarezArgentina 1977London, EnglandMary StavinSweden 1976London, EnglandCindy BreakspeareJamaica 1975London, EnglandWilenlia MercedPuerto Rico 1974London, EnglandAnneline KrielSouth Africa 1973London, EnglandMajorie WallaceUSA 1972London, EnglandBelinda GreenAustralia 1971London, EnglandLucia Tavares PetterleBrazil 1970London, EnglandJennifer HostenGrenada 1969London, EnglandEva Rueber StaierFinland 1968London, EnglandPenelope PlummerHolland 1967London, EnglandMadeleine Hartog BellPeru 1966London, EnglandReita FariaFinland 1965London, EnglandLesley LangleyUnited Kingdom 1964London, EnglandAnn SydneyUnited Kingdom 1963London, EnglandCarole Joan CrawfordJamaica 1962London, EnglandCatherina LoddesHolland 1961London, EnglandRosemarie FranklandUnited Kingdom 1960London, EnglandNorma Gladys CappaggliArgentina 1959London, EnglandCorine RottschaferHolland 1958London, EnglandPenelope Anne CoelenSouth Africa 1957London, EnglandMarita LindahlFinland 1956London, EnglandPetra ShurmannGermany 1955London, EnglandCarmen Susana Duijm ZubillagaVenezuela 1954London, EnglandAntigone CostandaEgypt 1953London, EnglandDenise PerrierFrance 1952London, EnglandMay Louise FlodinSweden 1951London, EnglandKiki HaakonsonSweden

World Cup Soccer Winners: YearWinnerScoreRunner uplocationGender 2011JapanThree - OneUnited StatesGermanyWomen 2010SpainOne - ZeroNetherlandsSouth AfricaMen 2007GermanyTwo - ZeroBrazilChinaWomen 2006ItalyFive - ThreeFranceGermanyMen 2003GermanyTwo - OneSwedenUnited StatesWomen 2002BrazilTwo - ZeroGermanyKorea / JapanMen 1999United StatesZero - ZeroChinaPasadena, United StatesWomen 1998FranceThree - ZeroBrazilSaint-Denis, FranceMen 1995NorwayOne - ZeroUnited StatesGavle, SwedenWomen 1994BrazilZero - ZeroItalyPasadena, CaliforniaMen 1991United StatesTwo - OneNorwayGuangzhou, ChinaWomen 1990West GermanyOne - ZeroArgentinaRome, ItalyMen 1986ArgentinaThree - TwoWest GermanyMexico City, MexicoMen 1982ItalyThree - OneWest GermanyMadrid, SpainMen 1978ArgentinaThree - OneNetherlandsBuenos Aires, ArgentinaMen 1974West GermanyTwo - OneNetherlandsMunich, GermanyMen 1970BrazilFour - OneItalyMexico City, MexicoMen 1966EnglandFour - TwoWest GermanyLondon, EnglandMen 1962BrazilThree - OneCzechoslovakiaSantiago, ChileMen 1958BrazilFive - TwoSwedenStockholm, SwedenMen 1954West GermanyThree - TwoHungaryBern, SwitzerlandMen 1950UruguayTwo - OneBrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilMen 1938ItalyFour - TwoHungaryParis, FranceMen 1934ItalyTwo - OneCzechoslovakiaRome, ItalyMen 1930UruguayFour - TwoArgentinaMontevideo, UruguayMen

Australian Open Men's Singles Winners (part 2 of 2): YearChampion [Country]Runner [Country] 1934Fred Perry [ United Kingdom ]Jack Crawford [ Australia ] 1933Jack Crawford [ Australia ]Keith Gledhill [ United States ] 1932Jack Crawford [ Australia ]Harry Hopman [ Australia ] 1931Jack Crawford [ Australia ]Harry Hopman [ Australia ] 1930Gar Moon [ Australia ]Harry Hopman [ Australia ] 1929John Gregory [ United Kingdom ]Bob Schlesinger [ Australia ] 1928Jean Borotra [ France ]Jack Cummings [ Australia ] 1927Gerald Patterson [ Australia ]John Hawkes [ Australia ] 1926John Hawkes [ Australia ]Jim Willard [ Australia ] 1925James Anderson [ Australia ]Gerald Patterson [ Australia ] 1924James Anderson [ Australia ]Bob Schlesinger [ Australia ] 1923Pat O'Hara Wood [ Australia ]Bert St John [ Australia ] 1922James Anderson [ Australia ]Gerald Patterson [ Australia ] 1921Rhys Gemmell [ Australia ]Alf Hedeman [ Australia ] 1920Pat O'Hara Wood [ Australia ]Ron Thomas [ Australia ] 1919Algernon Kingscote [ United Kingdom ]Eric Pockley [ Australia ] 1916World War I [ None ]World War I [ None ] 1915Gordon Lowe [ United Kingdom ]Horace Rice [ Australia ] 1914Arthur O'Hara Wood [ Australia ]Gerald Patterson [ Australia ] 1913Ernie Parker [ Australia ]Harry Parker [ New Zealand ] 1912James Cecil Parke [ United Kingdom ]Alfred Beamish [ United Kingdom ] 1911Norman Brookes [ Australia ]Horace Rice [ Australia ] 1910Rodney Heath [ Australia ]Horace Rice [ Australia ] 1909Anthony Wilding [ New Zealand ]Ernie Parker [ Australia ] 1908Fred Alexander [ United States ]Alfred Dunlop [ Australia ] 1907Horace Rice [ Australia ]Harry Parker [ New Zealand ] 1906Anthony Wilding [ New Zealand ]Francis Fisher [ New Zealand ] 1905Rodney Heath [ Australia ]Arthur Curtis [ Australia ]