Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Interesting Facts about India

> An Indian man single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre forest that is home to a complex, thriving ecosystem.
> Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
> 21 Indians fought to death against 10,000 afghans to defend a strategic army post in 1897.
> Hindus in India believe that there are more than 300 million different gods, since every village there has their own local god.
> Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.
> The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.
> In 1954, archaeologists excavating an 8th-century Viking settlement in Sweden found a Buddha statuette from India.
> There is a golden temple in India that feeds thousands of people who show up randomly regardless of race, religion and class.
> An barber in India named Ramesh Babu gives his customers a decent trim for only $2 — But he owns a Rolls Royce!

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Sunday, 11 January 2015

Football GK


1.Who was the first African Player of the Year with an English club?
A: Daniel Amokachi (Everton & Nigeria, 1994).

2. Who won the African Player of the Year Award with Liverpool?
A: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal, 2002).

3. Which three Davids have scored or assisted in the Premier League this season?
A: David Silva (Manchester City, 6 goals & 2 assists), David Nugent (Leicester City, 2 goals & 1 assist) and David Meyler (Hull City, 1 assist).


4: Which two players contracted to AFC Bournemouth appeared at FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Colin Clarke (Northern Ireland, 1986) and Gerry Peyton (Ireland, 1990).

5: Which country is appearing in the African Cup of Nations for the 21st time?
A: Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) will make their 21st appearance in the ACON Finals later this month.

6: Which four players wore Derby County's number nine shirt in the Premier League?
A: Marco Gabbiadini (1996-97), Paulo Wanchope (1997-99), Deon Burton (1999-2002) and Emanuel Villa (2007-08).

7: Who were the last three managers to win back-to-back FA Cups?
A: Arsène Wenger (Arsenal, 2002 & 2003), Keith Burkinshaw (Tottenham Hotspur, 1981 & 1982) and Bill Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur, 1961 & 1962).

8: Which club did Harry Kane score his first competitive goal for Tottenham Hotspur against?
A: Away to Shamrock Rovers in the UEFA Europa League, 15th December 2011.

9: Which club has lost the most FA Cup Finals?
A: Everton FC have lost 8 of the 13 FA Cup Finals they've reached. They were losers in 1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 2009.

10: Which club conceded the most Premier League goals during 2014?
A: Newcastle United conceded 63 goals in the 38 Premier League matches they played during 2014.

11: Which six footballers have played for Chelsea, QPR & Tottenham Hotspur?
A: Clive Allen, Clive Wilson, Les Allen, Mark Falco, Percy Humphries and Terry Venables.

Thursday, 8 January 2015

7 records in cricket that may never be broken

1. Don Bradman's untouchable average of 99.94
Don Bradman was the greatest batsman of all time, and nothing is more impressive than his outstanding average of 99.94 in 52 test matches. A staggering average whichever way you look at it, and it could have so nearly touched 100 but Eric Hollies ruined the party with a brilliant delivery that left the Don rooted to his spot and bowled for a duck in his final innings.

2. Jim laker's stunning match figures of 90-19.

The psot-Bradman era brought some joy for the English as they finally got the edge against their arch rivals Australia. In 1956, the Australians faced the disgrace of being the first side to be dismissed by a single bowler. Jim Laker bamboozled the Aussies with his off spin and neutralized one of their major weapons - the cut shot. Laker took 9 wickets in the second innings as well with Tony Lock taking the other Australian wicket. Amazing feat!

3. Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds

India's master blaster has never buckled in a quarter of a century of fulfilling the dreams of a billion expectant Indians - Sachin's consistency for the last 24 years remains unparralleled in the annals of test cricket history. 100 international centuries is no feat, mind you! Some people are placing their bets on Virat Kohli. Can he do it?

4. Sir Jack Hobbs' incredible feat of 199 centuries

England batsman Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs scored a total of 199 centuries in his cricketing career, including 18 test match centuries. Hobbs is regarded as one of the greatest ever batsmen in cricket and his opening partnership with Herbert Sutcliffe remains the most prolific opening combination yet. The pair had opened the batting 38 times in test cricket, and shared an impressive 15 century opening partnerships, and added 3,249 runs together with an average of 87.81, which is the highest in all Tests for a pair of opening batsmen.

5. Graham Gooch scoring 456 runs in one test

A bizarre decision by the Indian skipper to field first in a test match against England at Lords in 1990 proved to be a costly mistake as his opposite number made India pay severely. In delightful batting conditions, Gooch scored 333 in the first innings, which is the highest ever score at Lord's and followed it up with 123 in the second innings as England won the match by 247 runs.

6. Wilfred Rhodes' retirement at the age of 52!

 Rhodes played his last match at the ripe age of 52 and his career lasted 30 years. In an era where a lot of significance is given to fitness levels, Rhodes' feat is both outstanding and unparalleled, and would take some beating in the modern day game.

7. Ricky Ponting's 108 test victories as a player

Ricky Ponting was part of the Australian golden generation which dominated the sport of cricket for close to two decades. Ponting continued Australia's winning habit after taking over from Steve Waugh and his aggressive captaincy helped Australia cement their grasp on the pinnacle of test cricket. Apart from being one of the most accomplished batsmen of his generation, Ponting skippered a team of superstars such as Adam Giilchrist, Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne among many other greats.

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

LARGEST in the World

Largest Palace :-- Imperial Palace, Beijing
Largest Continent :-- Asia
Largest Ocean  :-- Pacific
Largest Island :-- Greenland
Largest Church :-- St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)
Largest Museum  :-- American Museum o fNatural History (New York)
Largest Bank :-- World bank(Washington)
Largest Diamond  :--  The Cullinan
Largest Railway station    :-- Grand Central Terminal(New York)
Largest Dam
:-- Three Gorges (China)
Largest Zoo
:-- Krugal National Park (South Africa)
Largest Active volcano 
:-- Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest Democracy :--  India
Largest Epic :--  Mahabharat
Largest Book publishing company :--   Mc Graw Hill (New York)
Largest Cricket stadium :-- Melbourne (Australia)
Largest Country (in area) :-- Russia
Largest Open university  :-- Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
Largest Army  :-- China
Largest Airforce  :-- USA
Largest Navy  :-- USA
Largest parliament  :-- The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

Sunday, 21 December 2014

Happy Birthday in many languages

LanguageHappy birthday
AdygheУкъызыхъугъэ мафэмкІэ сыпфэгушІо!
AfrikaansGelukkige Verjaarsdag
AlbanianGëzuar Ditëlindjen
AleutRaazdinyaam Ugutaa
AlsatianViel Gleck zöm Gabursdàa
Amharicመልከም ልደት (melkam ledet
Arabic
(Egyptian)
كل سنة و إنت طيّب
(kull sana wa inta tayyib >m, kull sana wa inti tayyiba >f)
و إنت طيّب
response - (wa inta tayyib >m, wa inti tayyiba >f)
Arabic
(Lebanese)
3id miled sa3id
Arabic
(Modern Standard)
(kul 'am wa antum bekheir) كل عام و أنت بخير
(eid mīlad sa'aīd) عيد ميلاد سعيد
Arabic
(Moroccan)
('id milad said) عيد ميلاد سعيد
AramaicYauwmo dmauwlodo brikho
Armenian
(Eastern)
Ծնունդդ շնորհավոր
(Ts.nundet shnorhavor)
Armenian
(Western)
շնորհաւոր ծննդեան տարեդարձ
(shuhnorhavor dzuhnuhntyan daretarts)
AromanianTi multsã-anji! Uràri cu-ucazea-a dzuùãljei di-aflari
Assameseজন্মদিনৰ শুভকামনা (janmadinara śubhakaamanaa)
AzeriAd günün mübarək
BasqueZorionak zuri
BelarusianЗ днём нараджэння (Z dniom naradžennia)
Bengaliশুভ জন্মদিন (shubho jônmodin)
Bhojpuriजन्मदिन मुबारक हो (janmdin mubarak ho)
BosnianSretan rođendan
BretonDeiz ha bloaz laouen / Kalz a vloavezhioù all
BulgarianЧестит рожден ден (Čestit rožden den)
Burmesemuay net mar pyaw chin ba zay
CatalanPer molts anys / Bon aniversari / Moltes Felicitats
CebuanoMalipayong Adlawng Natawhan
ChamorroFelis Kumpliåños / Biba Kumpliåños
ChechenВина де декъала хуьлда хьан (Wina de deqil xilda ha) - m
Йина де декъала хуьлда хьан (Yina de deqil xilda ha) - f
CherokeeᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᏣᏕᏘᏯ (Ulihelisdi nitsadetiya)
Chinese
(Cantonese)
生日快樂 (sàangyaht faailohk)
Chinese
(Hakka)
生日快樂 (sang1ngit7 kuai5lok8
Chinese
(Hokkien)
生日快樂 (Sen-jít khoài-lók)
Chinese
(Mandarin)
生日快樂 [生日快乐] (shēngrì kuàilè)
Chinese
(Shanghainese)
生日快乐 (sangniq khuâloq)
Chinese
(Taiwanese)
生日快樂 (seng/seⁿ-ji̍t khòai-lo̍k)
CornishPenn-bloedh Lowen
Pedn bluth looan tha whye (MC)
CorsicanFelice anniversariu
CroatianSretan rođendan
CuyononMalipayeng Adlao i' pagkatao
Maambeng nga pagbati sa imong pagkatao
(Happy/Joyful/Merry Wishes on your Birthday)
Taoan kaw andan i'and Ginong Dios i' marake pang birtdi
(May God bless you with many more birthdays to come)
CzechVšechno nejlepší k narozeninám!
DanishTillykke med fødselsdagen
Maldivian(ufaaveri ufandhuvaheh) އުފާވެރި އުފަންދުވަހެއް
DutchGelukkige verjaardag
Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag
Fijne Verjaardag
Van Harte Gefeliciteerd
Van Harte Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag
EsperantoFeliĉan datrevenon / Feliĉan naskiĝtagon / Feliĉan naskiĝfeston
EstonianPalju õnne sünnipäevaks
FaroeseTillukku við føðingardegnum
FijianVanuinui vinaka ki na nomu siga ni sucu
FinnishHyvää syntymäpäivää
FlemishGelukkige verjaardag
FrenchJoyeux anniversaire / Bon anniversaire
Bonne fête (in Quebec)
Frisian (North)Luklik tuleedelsdäi
Frisian (West)Fan herte lokwinske mei dyn jirdei
FriulianBon Natalizi
GalicianBon aniversario / Feliz aniversario
Georgianგილოცავთ დაბადების დღეს (gilocavth dabadebis dghes) - frm
გილოცავ დაბადების დღეს (gilocav dabadebis dghes) - inf
GermanAlles Gute zum Geburtstag
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag
Greek (Modern)Χρόνια Πολλά! (Hróña Pollá)
Χαρούμενα Γενέθλια! (Harúmena genéthlia!)
Gujaratiજન્મ દિન મુબારક (janm din mūbārak)
Haitian CreoleBonn fèt / Erez anivèsè
HausaBarka da sabon shekera
HawaiianHauʻoli lā hānau
Hebrew(Yom Huledet Sameakh) יום הולדת שמח
Hindiजन्मदिन मुबारक हो
(janmadin mubārak ho)
जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें
(janmadin kī hārdik śubhkāmnāyeṅ)
सालगिरह मुबारक हो
(sālgirah mubārak ho)
सालगिरह की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें
(sālgirah kī hārdik śubhkāmnāyeṅ)
HmongZoo Siab Koj Hnub Yug
HungarianBoldog születésnapot
IcelandicTil hamingju með afmælið
Igboaňụlị ụbọsị ọmụmụ
IdoBona / Felica nasko-dio
IndonesianSelamat ulang tahun
InterlinguaFelice anniversario
Inuktitutᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᖅᓯᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ (Nalliuniqsiutsiarit)
Irish (Gaelic)Breithlá sona duit
Lá breithe sona duit
ItalianBuon compleanno
Japaneseお誕生日おめでとうございます
(otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu)
JèrriaisBouôn annivèrsaithe
Kannadaಹುಟ್ಟ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷೆಯಗಳು (huttu habbada shubhasheyagalu)
KalmykТёрсн ёдртн байрта болтха (teursn eudrtn bayarta boltga)
KazakhТуған күніңмен! (Twğan küniñmen!) - inf
Туған күнің құтты болсын! (Twğan küniñ quttı bolsın!) - inf
Туған күніңіз құтты болсын! (Twğan küniñiz quttı bolsın!) - frm
ﺗﯟﻋﺎﻥ ﻛﯘﻧﯩﯖﯩﺰ ﻗﯘﺗﺘﻰ ﺑﻮﻟﺴﯩﻦ
Khmerរីករាយថ្ងៃខួបកំណើត
[riʔriəj tʰŋai kʰuəp kɔmnaət]
KinyarwandaIsabukuru rwiza / Ugire umunsi mwiza wivuko ryawe
KlingonqoSlIj DatIvjaj
Korean생일 축하합니다 (saeng-il chukha hamnida) - frm
생일 축하드립니다 (saeng-il chukha deurimnida) - frm
생신 축하드립니다 (saengsin chukha deurimnida) - frm
생일 축하해 (saeng-il chukha hae) - inf
Kurdish (Kurmanji)Rojbûna te pîroz be
Kurdish (Sorani)Cejnî li daykbûnit pîroz bê / Rojbûnit pîroz bê
Rozhi la daikbunt piroz bet
(Jachny le daik bunt piroz bet) ﺟﻪﮊﻧﻰ ﻟﻪ ﺩﺍﻳﮏ ﺑﻮﻭﻧﺖ ﭘﻴﺮﯙﺯ بێت
KyrgyzТуулган күнүң менен (Tuulgan kunun menen) ﺗﯘﯗﻟﻌﺎﻥ ﻛﯣﻧﯣﯓ ﻣﻪﻧﻪﻥ
LatinFelix dies natalis / Felix sit natalis dies
LatvianDaudz laimes dzimšanas dienā!
Apsveicu dzimšanas dienā
LimburgishGelökkige verjaordaag
Lipen Søerjehn(Festoy Nensktag) Festoy Nensktag
LithuanianSu gimtadieniu / Sveikinu gimtadienio proga
Lojbanterjbe.ui
LoziLizazi la zwalo/sipepo leli munati
LugandaNkwagaliza amazalibwa go amalungi
Lule SámiVuorbbe biejvijn!
LuxembourgishVill Gléck fir däi Gebuertsdag! (inf)
Vill Gléck fir äre Gebuertsdag! (frm)
MacedonianСреќен роденден (Sreken rodenden)
MalagasyMiarahaba anao nahatratra ny tsingerin-taona nahaterahanao;
Tratry ny tsingerin-taona nahaterahanao
MalaySelamat hari jadi / Selamat hari lahir
Malayalamജന്മദിനാശംസകള്‍ (janma dina ashamsakal)
MalteseHeppi berdej / Nixtieqlek jum għeluq sninek sabiħ
Manx (Gaelic)Laa-ruggyree sonney dhyt
MāoriRā Whānau ki a Koe!
Marathiवाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (vāḍhivsācyā hārdik śubhecchā)
MongolianТөрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргъе
(Törsön ödriin bayar xürgiye)
NahuatlCualli ilhuichīhualli
Ndebele (Northern)Ube lelanga lokuzalwa elihle
Ndebele (Southern)Langelihle lokuzalwa
Nepaliजन्मदिनको शुभकामना! (janmadinko shubhakamana)
Newari / Nepal Bhasaबुदिंया भिंतुना/जर्मनिंया भिंतुना
Northern SámiLihkku beivviin!
NorwegianGratulerer med dagen
Gratulerer med fødselsdagen
OccitanAürós aniversari!
OriyaJonmodiner shubhechha / Janmadina Abhinandan
PapiamentoFelis cumpleaño
Pashtoد زیږیدلو کلیزه دی مبارک شه
(de zaigaidelo kaleeza dai mubarak sha)
Persian (Farsi)(tavallodet mobārak) تولدت مبارک
PolishWszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin
Wszystkiego najlepszego!
Sto lat!
PortugueseParabéns!
Feliz aniversário!
Portuguese (Brazilian)Parabéns!
Feliz aniversário!
Punjabiਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ। / جنم دِن مبارک (janam din mubārak)
QuechuaKusikuy wata hunt'asqayki punchay
RomanianLa mulţi ani
RussianС днём рождения!
(S dniom roždenija!)
Поздравляю с днём рождения!
(Pozdravljaju s dniom roždenija!) - inf
Поздравляю вас с днём рождения!
(Pozdravljaju vas s dniom roždenija!) - frm
Sabethir(Erathie'hyavras) Erathie'hyavras (Happy Birthday in Sabethir)
SamoanIa manuia lou Aso Fanau
Sardinian
(Logudorese)
Auguri
Scottish GaelicLà breith sona dhuit/dhuibh
SerbianСрећан рођендан (Srećan rođendan)
SesothoLetsatsi le monate la tswalo
ShonaUve nezuva rakanaka rekuzvarwa
Uve nebhavhadhe rakanaka
SindarinNostor veren
Sinhalaසුභ උපන් දිනයක් (subha upan dinayak)
සුභපැතුම් (sūbhapætūm)
SlovakVšetko najlepšie k narodeninám
Všetko najlepšie
SlovenianVse najboljše / Vse najboljše za rojstni dan
SomaliDhalasho wanaagsan
Southern SámiLahkoe biejjine
Spanish¡feliz cumpleaños!
SwahiliNakutakia mema kwa siku yako ya kuzaliwa!
Siku-kuo ya zaliwa njema! Furaha Ya Siku Ya Kuza Liwa!
SwedishGrattis på födelsedagen
Swiss GermanHärzliche Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag
TagalogMaligayang kaarawan (Happy Birthday)
Maligayang bati sa iyong kaarawan
(Happy/Joyful/Merry Wishes on your Birthday)
Nawa'y pagpalain ka ng Diyos ng marami pang kaarawan
(May God bless you with many more birthdays to come)
TahitianIa oaoa oe i to oe mahana fanaura'a
Tamilஇனிய பிறந்த நாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
(iniya pirandha naal nalvaazthukkal)
TatarTugan könen belen
TetumKsolok Loron Tinan Nian
Teluguజన్మదిన శుభాకాంక్షలు
పుట్టినరోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు
Thaiสุขสันต์วันเกิด (sùk san wan gèrt)
Tibetanསྐྱེས་སྐར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།
Tigrinyaርሑስ በዓል ልደት። (Rhus Be’al Ldet)
Tok PisinHepi berthde
TonganMa'u ha 'aho fiefie
Ma'u ha 'aho fa'ele'i fiefia
TsotsilLekuk me ech'an ti avi chlok' ti a jabilale
TswanaLetsatsi la tswalo lele monate
TurkishDoğum günün kutlu olsun
TurkmenDoglan günüň gutly bolsun
UkrainianМногая Літа (Mnohaja Lita) = "many summers"
З днем народження (Z dnem narodžennia)
Urdu(salgirah mubarak) سالگِرہ مبارک
Uyghur(tughulghanküningiz qutluq bolsun) تۇغۇلغانكۈنىڭىز قۇتلۇق بولسۇن
UzbekТугилган кунингиз билан! (Tug'ilgan kuningiz bilan!)
VenetianBon compleano / Tanti auguri
VietnameseChúc mừng sinh nhật
VolapükMotöfadeli yofik
VõroHüvvä sünnüpäävä / Pall'o õnnõ sünnüpääväs
WelshPenblwydd Hapus
XhosaImini emnandi kuwe
Yiddish(A freilekhn geburtstog) א פריילעכן געבורצטאָג
(Mazl-tov tsu dayn geburtstog) מזל־טובֿ צו דײַן געבורצטאָג
(Mazl-tov tsu dayn geboyrn tog) מזל־טובֿ צו דײַן געבוירנטאָג
YorùbáẸ ku Ayọ Ọjọ Ibi
ZazakiRoca toya d?nya-amaene bımbareke bo!
ZuluHalala ngosuku lokuzalwa