What is the name of the strait between Alaska and Russia?

Bering

What is the word for the type of land that lies between the tree line and the Arctic ice cap in North America, Europe and Asia?

tundra

20 May, 1498 – Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.

101. The Albatross has the largest wing span of any sea bird.

102. The Rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world.

103. What is the Indian name for the gooseberry fruit – Amla

104. What is a shooting star – A flowering plant

105. What is the Bo tree popularly known as in India – Peepal

106. The world’s oldest tree is the bristlecone pine tree in California. It is over 4,800 years old.

107. The tallest grass in the world is the thorny bamboo of India. It can reach a height of 120 ft.

108. Helium is the lightest gas in the world.

109. One drop of blood contains about 100 million red blood corpuscles (cells)

110. The board game of monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow

111. The national sport of USA is baseball

112. The total distance covered in a marathon race is 42.2 km.

113. The world’s largest stadium is the Strahov Stadium at Prague in Czech Republic

114. Scrabble, the word game, was invented by Alfred Brutts

61. Who invented laser – Theodore Maiman

62. India paper is made of - vegetable fibre

63. 32 F is equal to 0 c

64. Who built Osmania University – Osman Ali Khan

65. City of Lakes – Udaipur (Rajasthan)

66. India’s life expectancy is projected to 75.6 years.

67. There are 26 International airports in India

68. Which God was considered as the God of creation by the Harappans – Pasupati

69. The Head office of the World Bank is in Washington, D.C.

70. India is the largest producing country of milk.

51. The sweetest sugar – Fructose

52. Indonesia is the most populated island country of the world

53. India’s first ever Individual Olympics gold medalist – Abhinav Bindra

54. Which is more important for the growth of boys and girls under age 14? Proteins

55. What is the main source of electricity in India – Thermal Power

56. India’s first indigenous satellite launch vehicle – SLV 3

46. First Indian woman to become Miss World – Reita Faria

57. World’s tallest brick minaret – Qutub Minar

58. Malgudi Days written by RK Narayan

59. Which country has about 24% of the world’s petroleum reserves – Saudi Arabia

60. A ruler measures – length

41. The first foreigner to figure on a British stamp was – Mahatma Gandhi

42. City of seven hills – Rome

43. “Moon Walk” is an autobiography by – Michael Jackson

44. Deodhar trophy is associated with – Cricket

45. Where was the first oil well struck – USA

46. Cases pending as on 30th June, 2009:- Supreme Court – 52,592; High Courts – 40, 17,956; Other courts – 2,71,19,092. Total 3,11,89,640

47. Bhoodan movement was started by – Vinoba Bhave

48. Keoladeo National Park is in Rajasthan

49. Which country has the highest population density in the world? Monaco – 44,000 people per square mile.

50. According to Hindu mythology, who was the teacher of the Gods? Brihaspati