London and New York: General Knowledge USA Quiz.
By knowledgeterminal - March 15, 2020
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Sect. 1: USA map of Railways
Sect 2: World map showing the countries they do maximum import from
Sect. 3: USA Event
1812
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland restoring the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started.
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland restoring the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started.
Sect. 4: world Event
1822 – 1895 Louis Pasteur a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist famous for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization and who created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Sect. 5: London and New York Facts
London Facts
1.
London have unusual names, such as Ha Ha Road
in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow, Quaggy Walk in Blackheath, and
Cyclops Mews and Uamvar Street in Limehouse.
2.
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital in the reading room
at the British Museum while drinking and pursuing his close associate, Friedrich
Engels, German socialist philosopher to lend him more money.
3.
Until 1994 the City of London had no 'Road',
and now there's only one, Goswell Road.
4.
In 1907, Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky had a
meeting of the (banned) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party at the now
demolished Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road in Hackney where Tesco Metro is
situated now.
5.
One silliest law that still exists in London is
that it’s illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster.
6.
London currently having more than 300 spoken languages,
tops among all the cities in the world in this regard.
7.
There is a highly regarded superstition that if
all the ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall. So, at all times,
at least six ravens are kept in the Tower of London, each raven with a
wing clipped to ensure that they don’t fly away from the tower.
8.
The O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, Millennium
Dome is the largest structure of its kind in the world which can easily fit
into it the Statue of Liberty or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Due to its
expensive infrastructure, it is said to be London’s “White Elephant.”
9.
The world’s first traffic light was installed
in the year 1868 in London at the junction of Great George St and Bridge St
near Westminster Palace in London. However, it exploded after a month and the
policeman who was operating it was severely hurt.
10. The
famous London Bridge as at present which was opened in 1973 is third one with
the same name. The first one existed till 1831 while the second one till 1968.
11. To get a
license for a London cabbie is not so easy. For this, one has to have
knowledge of over 50,000 points of interest and 25,000 streets in London and
pass a special test.
12. The
Shard, the 95 storey skyscraper in London standing at 309.6 meters is the
tallest building in the European Union.
13. London
hosted the Summer Olympics three times in 1908, 1948 and 2012 and became the
first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times.
14. The ring
road in London, M25 covering a distance of 122 miles, is the largest orbital
road in the world.
15. More than
a dozens of secret rivers are said to be flowing beneath London. One of them is
Effra which flows under the Oval cricket ground.
16. The
London Underground, familiar as the Tube, is the oldest (dating back from 1863)
and third longest metro system in the world, and also having the world's
first underground electric line.
1.
London have unusual names, such as Ha Ha Road
in Greenwich, Hooker's Road in Walthamstow, Quaggy Walk in Blackheath, and
Cyclops Mews and Uamvar Street in Limehouse.
2.
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital in the reading room
at the British Museum while drinking and pursuing his close associate, Friedrich
Engels, German socialist philosopher to lend him more money.
3.
Until 1994 the City of London had no 'Road',
and now there's only one, Goswell Road.
4.
In 1907, Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky had a
meeting of the (banned) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party at the now
demolished Brotherhood Church on Southgate Road in Hackney where Tesco Metro is
situated now.
5.
One silliest law that still exists in London is
that it’s illegal to die in the Palace of Westminster.
6.
London currently having more than 300 spoken languages,
tops among all the cities in the world in this regard.
7.
There is a highly regarded superstition that if
all the ravens leave the Tower, the kingdom will fall. So, at all times,
at least six ravens are kept in the Tower of London, each raven with a
wing clipped to ensure that they don’t fly away from the tower.
8.
The O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, Millennium
Dome is the largest structure of its kind in the world which can easily fit
into it the Statue of Liberty or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Due to its
expensive infrastructure, it is said to be London’s “White Elephant.”
9.
The world’s first traffic light was installed
in the year 1868 in London at the junction of Great George St and Bridge St
near Westminster Palace in London. However, it exploded after a month and the
policeman who was operating it was severely hurt.
10. The
famous London Bridge as at present which was opened in 1973 is third one with
the same name. The first one existed till 1831 while the second one till 1968.
11. To get a
license for a London cabbie is not so easy. For this, one has to have
knowledge of over 50,000 points of interest and 25,000 streets in London and
pass a special test.
12. The
Shard, the 95 storey skyscraper in London standing at 309.6 meters is the
tallest building in the European Union.
13. London
hosted the Summer Olympics three times in 1908, 1948 and 2012 and became the
first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times.
14. The ring
road in London, M25 covering a distance of 122 miles, is the largest orbital
road in the world.
15. More than
a dozens of secret rivers are said to be flowing beneath London. One of them is
Effra which flows under the Oval cricket ground.
16. The
London Underground, familiar as the Tube, is the oldest (dating back from 1863)
and third longest metro system in the world, and also having the world's
first underground electric line.
New York Facts
1.
New York City is the most populous and densly
populated city in USA. More than 38% population of New York state live in New
York City.
2.
A record high 3.07 million foreign-born
immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world and it
is more than the population of America's third-largest city, Chicago.
3.
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New
York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. 4 in 10
households in the city speak a language other than English.
4.
New York is home to the highest number of
billionaires of any city in the world.
5.
New York served as the capital of the United
States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
6.
The New York City Subway, opened in 1904, is
the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail
stations spreading over 722 miles of track. It would take approximately 24
hours’ time to traverse the whole system.
7.
Since the 1960s, the price of a slice of pizza
has been roughly the same as that of a subway ride, giving rise to the idea of
“Pizza Principle” among economists.
8.
The iconic Statue of Liberty of the city was
gifted to the United States by France in 1886 for its centennial celebration.
The statue was shipped as 350 pieces in 214 crates and it took 4 months to
assemble the pieces and instal the statue at its current home on Ellis
Island. The statue’s iconic arm was, however, sent a decade earlier, in 1876,
whereby it was put on display at the Centennial International Exhibition in
Philadelphia to raise money for the installation project.
9.
The still existing oldest building in New York
City is the Wyckoff Farm, called the Brooklyn House, originally built in
the 1640s by a former indentured servant. The house was in possession of
the Wyckoff family till 1901 and was officially given a city
landmark status in 1965, and now houses a museum emphasizing specially upon
the city’s Dutch heritage.
10. Albert
Einstein’s eyeballs are kept in a safe box in the city.
11. There are
more women population than men in New York City.
12. The
United Nations headquarters is situated in New York City
13. One of
the nicknames of the city is " The Big Apple" originally referred to
horse racing
14. The food
items namely ice cream cone, pasta primavera and eggs Benedict were all
invented in New York City.
15. From colonial days till the beginning of the 20th
century, May 1st was regarded as Moving Day in New Yok City. People
mostly used to shift their residences on that particular day
as a custom. However, the practice has now become out of date.
1.
New York City is the most populous and densly
populated city in USA. More than 38% population of New York state live in New
York City.
2.
A record high 3.07 million foreign-born
immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world and it
is more than the population of America's third-largest city, Chicago.
3.
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New
York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. 4 in 10
households in the city speak a language other than English.
4.
New York is home to the highest number of
billionaires of any city in the world.
5.
New York served as the capital of the United
States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
6.
The New York City Subway, opened in 1904, is
the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail
stations spreading over 722 miles of track. It would take approximately 24
hours’ time to traverse the whole system.
7.
Since the 1960s, the price of a slice of pizza
has been roughly the same as that of a subway ride, giving rise to the idea of
“Pizza Principle” among economists.
8.
The iconic Statue of Liberty of the city was
gifted to the United States by France in 1886 for its centennial celebration.
The statue was shipped as 350 pieces in 214 crates and it took 4 months to
assemble the pieces and instal the statue at its current home on Ellis
Island. The statue’s iconic arm was, however, sent a decade earlier, in 1876,
whereby it was put on display at the Centennial International Exhibition in
Philadelphia to raise money for the installation project.
9.
The still existing oldest building in New York
City is the Wyckoff Farm, called the Brooklyn House, originally built in
the 1640s by a former indentured servant. The house was in possession of
the Wyckoff family till 1901 and was officially given a city
landmark status in 1965, and now houses a museum emphasizing specially upon
the city’s Dutch heritage.
10. Albert
Einstein’s eyeballs are kept in a safe box in the city.
11. There are
more women population than men in New York City.
12. The
United Nations headquarters is situated in New York City
13. One of
the nicknames of the city is " The Big Apple" originally referred to
horse racing
14. The food
items namely ice cream cone, pasta primavera and eggs Benedict were all
invented in New York City.
15. From colonial days till the beginning of the 20th
century, May 1st was regarded as Moving Day in New Yok City. People
mostly used to shift their residences on that particular day
as a custom. However, the practice has now become out of date.
Sect. 6: quiz
Which part of the body is affected by pyorrhea?
Where is the head quarter of World Health Organization?
Answers:
Gums
Geneva
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