| Tallest Animal on (land) |
Giraffe |
| Biggest Bell |
Great Bell at Moscow |
| Fastest Bird |
Swift |
| Largest Bird |
Ostrich |
| Smallest Bird |
Humming Bird |
| Longest Bridge (Railway) |
Lower Zambeji (Africa ) |
| Tallest Building |
Burj khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E) |
| Tallest office Building |
Patronas Twin Towers Kuala Lampur (Malaysia) |
| Longest Big Ship Canal |
Seuz Canal (Linkin red sea & Mediterranean) |
| Busiest Canal (Ship) |
Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles) |
| Biggest Cinema House |
Roxy (New York) |
| Highest city |
Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft. |
| Largest City (in population) |
Tokyo [(3,42,00000), Est. population in 2006] |
| Biggest City in (area) |
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41225 sq. km.) |
| Largest Continent |
Asia |
| Smallest continent |
Australia |
| Largest Country (in population) |
China |
| Largest country (in area) |
Russia |
| Largest Coral Formation |
The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
| Largest Dam |
Grand Coulee- Concrete Dam (U.S.A) |
| Longest Day |
June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere) |
| Shortest Day |
Dec. 22(in Northern Hemisphere) |
| Largest Delta |
Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles) |
| Longest Desert (World) |
Sahara, Africa (84, 00,000 sq. km.) |
| Largest Diamond |
The Cullinan (over 1 ½ 1b.) |
| Biggest Dome |
Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), (Old archi) 144 ft. diameter. |
| Biggest Dome (New Archi) |
Astrodome, Sports |
| Longest Epic |
The Mahabharata |
| Largest Island |
Greenland (renamed kalaatdlit Nunaat) |
| Largest Lake (Artificial) |
Lake mead (Bouler) |
| Deepest Lake |
Baikal (Siberia); average depth2300 ft. |
| Highest Lake |
Titicaca (Bolivia) 12645 ft. above sea level. |
| Largest Lake (Fresh Water) |
Lake Superior, U.S.A |
| Largest Lake (Salt Water) |
Caspian Sea 3, 71,000 sq. km.) |
| Largest Mosque |
Jama Masjid, Delhi, (area 10,000 sq. ft.) |
| Biggest Library |
National Kiev Library,Moscow & Library of the Congress, Washington) |
| Highest Mountain peak (World) |
Himalayas |
| Longest Mountain Range |
Andes (S.America) 5,500 miles in length |
| Biggest Museum |
British Museum (London) |
| Tallest Minaret (Free Standing) |
Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft. |
| Tallest Minaret |
Great Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Deepest & Biggest Ocean |
The Pacific |
| Largest Palace |
Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China) |
| Largest Park |
Yellow stone national park(USA). |
| Largest Peninsula |
Arabic (32,50,000 sq. km.) |
| Coldest Place or Region |
Verkhoyansk (Syberia), Temperature – 85` C |
| Driest Place |
Death Valley (California); rainfall 1 ½ inch. |
| Hottest Place (World) |
Al-Aziziyah (Libya, Africa) 136`F |
| Largest Planet |
Jupiter |
| Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth) |
Venus |
| Farthest planet (from the Sun) |
Neptune |
| Nearest Planet (to the Sun) |
Mercury |
| Smallest Planet |
Mercury |
| Highest Plateau |
Pamir (Tibet) |
| Longest Platform (Railway) |
Kharagpur W.B, India (833m) |
| Largest Platform (Railway) |
Grand Central terminal, New York (U.S.A) |
| Largest sea Port |
Ningbo-zhoushan,china. |
| Busiest container Port |
Shangai ,china. |
| Longest Railway |
Trans-Siberian Railway (6,000 miles Long) |
| Longest River |
Nile (6690 km), Amazon (6570 km.) |
| Longest River Dam |
Hirakund Dam (Orissa), India 15.8 miles. |
| Largest sea-bird |
Albatross |
| Largest Sea (inland) |
Mediterranean |
| Brightest Star |
Sirius (also called Dog star) |
| Tallest statue |
Spring temple Budha,china(128m) |
| Tallest Statue (Bronze) |
Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo (Japan). |
| Longest Swimming Course |
English Channel |
| Tallest Tower |
Skytree ,Tokyo,japan.(634m) |
| Longest train nonstop |
Flying Scoutsman |
| Longest Tunnel (Railway) |
Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan), (53.85 km.) |
| Longest & Largest Canal Tunnel |
Le Rove Tunnel (South of France) |
| Longest Tunnel (Road) |
Laerdal, Norway |
| Highest Volcano |
Ojos Del Salado, Andes Argentine-Chile (6,885 m.) |
| Largest Volcano |
Mauna Lao (Hawaii) |
| Longest Wall |
Great Wall of China (1500 miles) |
| Highest Waterfall |
Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela) |
| Longest Strait |
Tartar Strait (Sakhalin Island & the Russian mainland) |
| Broadest Strait |
Davis Straits (Greenland & Baffin Island, (Canada) |
| Narrowest strait |
Chaliks-45 yards (Between the Greek mainland the island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea) |
| Largest Bay |
Hudson Bay, Canada (Shore line 7623 miles) |
| Largest Gulf |
Gulf of Mexico,( shoreline 2100 miles) |
| Largest Archipelago |
Indonesia (over 3,000 Islands) |
| Tallest Active Geyser |
Giant (Geyser ) yelowstone park U.S.A 200 ft. high |
| Largest River Basin |
Amazon Basin- 27, 20,000 sq. mile. |
| World rainiest spot |
Cherrapunji (Mawsynram), India |
| Largest Gorge |
Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River, U.S.A |
| Lightest gas |
Hydrogen |
| Lightest Metal |
Lithium |
| Highest Melting Point |
Tungsten, 3,410`C |
| Hardest Substance |
Diamond |
| Longest Animal |
Blue Whale, (recorded length 106 ft. weight-195 tons) |
| Longest Life Span of an Animal |
190 to 200 years, (Giant tortoise) |
| Largest Land Animal |
African Bush Elephant |
| Fastest Animal |
Cheetah (Leopard ) 70 m.p.h |
| Longest Jump Animal |
Kangaroo |
| Longest wing Spread Bird |
Albatross |
| Slowest Animal |
Snail |
| Domestic Dog |
Irish Wolf Hound |
| Fastest Dog |
Persian Grey Hound (speed 43 m.p.h) |
| Longest poisonous snake |
King cobra |
| Biggest Flower |
Raffesia (Java) |
| Largest Stadium |
Strahov stadium in Prague, (the Czech Republic) |
| Largest Church |
Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican city, Rome Italy |
| Largest Temple |
Angkor Vat (Combodia) |
| Largest Diamond mine |
Kimbarley (S.Africa) |
| Largest River in volume |
Amazon, Brazil |
| Longest Corridor |
Rameshwaram Temple’s Corridor (5000 ft.) |
| Highest Straight Dam |
Bhakhra Dam |
| Highest Capital City |
La Paz (Bolivia) |
| Largest Asian Desert |
Gobi, Mongolia |
| Largest Democracy |
India |
| Longest Thoroughfare |
Verazano-Narrows, New York City Harbour |
| Largest Neck Animal |
Giraffe |
| Largest Animal of the Cat Family |
Lion |
| Most Intelligent Animal |
Chimpanzee |
| Bird, that never makes its nests |
Cuckoo |
| Wingless Bird |
Kiwi |
| Reptile which changes its colors |
Chameleon |
| Largest Mammal |
Whale |
