G.K.Today (51-101)

51.The national flower of China is "Narcissus"

52.The Permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at "Kathmandu"

53.The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is "Strait of Hormuz"

54.The first Industrial Revolution took place in England

55.World Environment Day is observed on "5th June"

56.The first Republican President of America was "Abraham Lincoln"

57.The country famous for Samba dance is "Brazil"

58.The name of Alexander's horse was "Beucephalus"

59.Singapore was founded by "Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles"

60.The famous British one-eyed Admiral was "Nelson"

61.The earlier name of Sri Lanka was "Ceylon"

62.The UNO was formed in the year "1945"

63.UNO stands for "United Nations Organization"

64.The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on "15th August"

65.'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named "Michelangelo"

66.Paradise Regained was written by "John Milton"

67.The first President of Egypt was "Mohammed Nequib"

68.The first man to reach North Pole was "Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary"

69.The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was "Guermica"

70.The primary producer of newsprint in the world is "Canada"

71.The first explorer to reach the South Pole was "Cap. Ronald Amundson"

72.The person who is called the father of modern Italy is "G.Garibaldi"

73.World literacy day is celebrated on "8th September"

74.The founder of modern Germany is "Bismarck"

75.The country known as the land of the midnight sun is "Norway"

76.The place known as the Roof of the world is "Tibet"

77.The founder of the Chinese Republic was "San Yat Sen"

78.The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was "Abdul Salam"

79.The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was "Margaret Thatcher"

80.The first Secretary General of the UNO was "Trygve Lie"

81.The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was "Frederick Auguste Bartholdi"

82.The port of Baku is situated in "Azerbaijan"

83.John F Kennedy was assassinated by "Lee Harvey Oswald"

84.The largest river in France is "Loire"

85.The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was "Catherine of Aragon"

86.The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was "Ralph Johnson Bunche"

87.The first British University to admit women for degree courses was "London University"

88.The principal export of Jamaica is "Sugar"

89.New York is popularly known as the city of "Skyscrapers"

90.Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of "Cloves"

91.The country known as the Land of White Elephant is "Thailand"

92.The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is "Korea"

93.The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is "Bhutan"

94.The highest waterfalls in the world is the "Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela"

95.The largest library in the world is the "United States Library of Congress, Washington DC"

96.The author of Harry Potter Books is "JK Rowling"

97.Nickname of New York city is "Big Apple"

98.What do you call a group of sheep? "A Flock of Sheep"

99.In which sport do players take long and short corners? "Hockey"

100.Who was the youngest President of the USA? "Theodore Roosevelt"

101.How many legs do butterflies have? "6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings"