Interesting Facts Series – 1

Random and interesting facts series about everything and it will help you increase your general knowledge

1. Who is the second man land in moon (ie. along with Neil A. Armstrong) in 21 july 1969.?Answer: Edwin Buzz Aldrin, Jr
2. Who is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes? Answer: Linus Pauling.The 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
3. Which city lies in two continents?Answer: Istanbul, Turekey, is partly in Europe and partly in Asia.
4. Which country national flag is non-rectangular as well as being the only national flag that is taller that it is wide?Answer: Nepal
5. Which countries National Flags are exact squares?Answer: The flags of Switzerland and the Vatican City.
6. Which is the coldest place in India?Answer: Drass in western Ladakh. It is also the second coldest place in the world after Siberia. Temperatures drop down to about -40 C in winters.
7. Which is the longest English word without a vowel?Answer: Rhythm
8. Which is the brightest star visible from the earth? Answer: Sirius. Diameter- 149,598,020 km. It is more than 24 times brighter than the Sun.
9. Who was the first Indian to write the English novel? Answer: Baughim Chantra Chattarjee in 1874. Novel: Rajmohan’s Wife.
10. The first New Year ever celebrated was recorded by the Mesapotamians, dating back to 2000 B.C & it fell around mid- March.

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