Amazing Facts 15

110 The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada 111 The largest church in the world is Bascilica of St.Peter, Vatican City, Rome 112 The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia 113 The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico 114 The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd, Russia 115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel, Japan 116 The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da Cunha 117 The word 'Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly, Irishman 118 The original meaning of 'Quiz' was Trick 119 The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street 120 The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace 121 Adolf Hitler was born in Austria 122 The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain 123 The largest cinema in the world is the Fox Theatre, Detroit, USA 124 The country where there are no cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia 125 The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago 126 In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain 127 The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney 128 The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis 129 WHO stands for World Health Organisation 130 WHO is located at Geneva 131 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation 132 FAO is located at Rome and London 133 UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organisation 134 UNIDO is located at Vienna 135 WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation 136 WMO is located at Geneva 137 International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at Montreal 138 The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela 139 The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia