General knowledge Series

1. The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.
2. The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.
3. The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.
4. The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.
5. The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.
6. The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.
7. The largest auto producing nation is Japan.
8. The famous ?General Motors? company was founded by William Durant.
9. The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.
10. The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.
11. The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.
12. The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.
13. The first country to issue stamps was Britain.
14. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.
15. The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.
16. The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors, USA.
17. The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles, Ludhiana.
18. The world's oldest underground railway is at London.
19. The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.
20. The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.