“Game of sharing knowledge”

Hi teja,
Thanks for your information.

What is cricket player Mahendra singh dhoni's birth place
Ans:Ranchi.


For how years did Arignar Anna was holding the chief minister post.
Ans:1967-1969.

I will come up with a few more in the future.
BhargaviChakravarthy.

Dear Bhargavi,

I am very glad to be the part of this nice game...

Here are mine for today.....

(1). Named "Manager of the Century" by the business magazine ‘Fortune’, he was recently in India? Who is he?

Ans: Jack Welch


(2). Which is the largest ‘unlisted’ company in India in terms of turnover?

Ans: Maruti Udyog


(3). Who is the only Asian to be included in Sunday Times list of " The Wealthiest 200 in Britain since 1066"?

Ans: L. N. Mittal

(4). Which is the biggest toy retail chain in the world?

ANs: Toys R US

(5). At long last the Department of Telecommunications (DoT, for short) has been transformed in to a corporation. What is its name in its new avatar

Ans: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

Bye 4 now...
Teja

Hi,
Wow Superb! Teja.
I am really happy that i got responses for my game.

Here is my information for today.
What is the name of the cricket player holding an engineering degree and who prays to suryan during his game.
Ans.Srikanth.

A female scientist who was involved in doing research along with her husband.
Marie curie with her husband pierre curie.

Who got sagitya academy award for the novel "Visaranai commision"
C.Kandaswamy

I will come up with afew more tomorrow

Hi Friends,

These are 4 today.....

1. Who discovered oxygen?

Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen, the colourless, odorless, gaseous chemical element forming about 20 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere in 1774.

2. Why is Japan called “The Land of the Rising Sun”?

The little of “The Land of the Rising Sun” is a form of Japan’s indigenous name of Nippon, which literally means “sun origin”. The allusion is to the geographical location of Japan with regard to China. The Japanese flag shows the sun’s red on a white background.

3. Which is the largest temple in the world?

According to the Guinness Book of Records 1999, Angkor Wat (“City Temple”) in Cambodia is the largest religious structure ever built, covering an area of 402 acres. The entire temple complex has a total area of 15 by 5 miles and consists of 72 major monuments, the construction of which began in AD 900. 4. Who invented the stethoscope and when? In 1816, the French physician Rene Theoplhie Laennec (1781-1826) introduced a perforated wooden cylinder which concentrated the sounds of air flowing in and out of the lungs, and described the sound which it revealed. The modern form of stethoscope, with flexible tubes connecting the earpieces to a circular piece placed against the chest, was developed later in the nineteenth century. 5 .What does the term ‘grand Slam’ mean? Grand Slam is a sports term pertaining to a group of matches, Championships etc. in a particular sports and the winning of all these matches. The best known Grand Slams are those in Tennis [the Australian Open, the French Open, the British Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open], Golf [the US Open, the British Open, the Masters, and the PGA], and Rugby Union [victories against all opposition in the competition between England Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland].

Hi,
I am giving this information from THE HINDU feb.4 2007
A piece of information abt srilanka.

Mahinda Rajapaksa ----President of Srilanka.


Srilanka's hill country,home to acres of world-renowned tea plantataions,takes thro the hill
station " Nuwara Eliya".
" Nuwara Eliya" Called as"Little England" or "The switzerland of the East"


Srilanka obtained independence in the year 1948.



It is an accepted fact that srilanka is one of the largest sources of some of the finest gemstones in the world such as sapphires, star sapphires, rubies, star rubies, Alexandrites,cat's eyes,garnets,zircons,tourmalines and spinels.

Hi all
This thread going good.
here i am giving soem info..
1. who Invented Printing Machine?
Ans: John Gutenberg.

Worlds's Highest water falls
2. Angel Falls" is located in southeastern Venezuela. It is famous for being the highest waterfall in the world with a drop of 3,212 feet.

Bye

Hi ALl,

Here r some 4 today....


Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’?
CANADA

What do English people say before a meal?
NOTHING

Which is lighter, gold or plastic?
PLASTIC

How many cents are there in a Australian dollar?
100

In which country did the ‘sauna’ originate?
FINLAND

What should you say in English if someone sneezes?.
BLESS YOU

On which day and which year did America declare itself an independent country?
4th JULY 1776

Which planet is named after the Roman god of war?
MARS

“A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind”. What are these sayings called?
PROVERBS

Which explorer discovered the sea-route to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

VASCO DE GAMA

Have a Great Day to u All...
Teja

Hi,

My set of Q&A for today.

1)Which country ranks top for highest wheat exports.

Ans:America

2)Where is the first Railway transport system originated(it was started or implemented).

Ans:India in the year 1853.

3)From which language was the word "Library " originated.

Ans:Latin.

4)Who got sahitya Academy award for the book”Easy Chair”

Ans:Thoppil Muhammad Meeran.

5)What is the height of “Thiruvalluvar “ statue in Kanniyakumari.

Ans:133 feet.Since Thirukkural has got 133 athigarams .

6)The longest river in the world is Nile(as was already asked).Do you where is it?

Ans:Africa.

7)Which country ranks first in giving the voting rights for women

Ans: Newzealand (1800)

Kerala's Kottayam is famous for

Ans:100% literacy rate

I will come up with some inventions and discoveries tomorrow.
Until then bye from
Bhargavi.

Nice game Bhargavi! I hadn't seen this thread and was thinking to start one. Definitely I will come back with some information to join with you.

Hi all
Thanks Bhargavi u staretd this Thread
Good Idea
Here am giving months names & how it named.

• January: named after Janus, the god of doors and gates
• February: named after Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made to atone for sins
• March: named after Mars, the god of war
• April: from aperire, Latin for “to open” (buds)
• May: named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants
• June: from junius, Latin for the goddess Juno
• July: named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
• August: named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C.
• September: from septem, Latin for “seven”
• October: from octo, Latin for “eight”
• November: from novem, Latin for “nine”
• December: from decem, Latin for “ten”

Bye