Winter Olympics Host Cities

The Winter Olympics started for the sporting events that can be practiced only in the respective geographical conditions. The list of host cities of Winter Olympic Games is given below. Year, City and Country1924 - Chamonix (France) 1928 - St. Moritz (Switzerland) 1932 - Lake Placid, New York (USA) 1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) 1948 - St. Moritz (Switzerland) 1952 - Oslo (Norway) 1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) 1960 - Squaw Valley, California (USA) 1964 - Innsbruck (Austria) 1968 - Grenoble (France) 1972 - Sapporo (Japan) 1976 - Innsbruck (Austria) 1980 - Lake Placid, New York (USA) 1984...

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Olympic Games host cities

The Olympics is the world's largest multisports event. Its history traces to the ancient Olympic games started BC 776 in Greece. The modern Olympics was started in 1896. Here is given the list of hosts of the modern Olympic Games till date. Year, City and Country1896 – Athens (Greece) 1900 – Paris (France) 1904 – Saint Louis (USA) 1908 – London (Britain) 1912 – Stockholm (Sweden) 1920 – Antwerp (Belgium) 1924 – Paris (France) 1928 – Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1932 – Los Angeles (USA) 1936 – Berlin (Germany) 1948 – London (Britain) 1952 – Helsinki (Finland) 1956 – Melbourne (Australia) 1960 – Rome...

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Geographical Sobriquets / Nicknames

Many places are nicknamed owing to something special to that place. Here is the list of sobriquets/nicknames of various places across the globe. Nickname : Place Holy City : Jerusalem Forbidden City : Lhasa Dark Continent : Africa Gift of Nile : Egypt City of the Golden Temple : Amritsar City of Palaces : Kolkata Cockpit of Europe : Belgium Blue Mountains : Nilgiri Hills City of Magnificent Distances : Washington Granite City : Aberdeen Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean Land of the Kangaroo : Australia Land of Maple Leaf : Canada Land of Cakes : Scotland Land of Golden Fleece : Australia Island...

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General Knowledge Quiz 1

Here are some General Knowledge questions and answers useful for competitions and examinations and of course, for a little fun ! Here we go ! Where can you find the Sea of Tranquility ? Who directed the famous film The Godfather ? By what name is the boundary line that separates India and China known as ? Who invented the pendulum clock ? What is Vexilology a study of ? Which animal has the shortest gestation period ? Which river is known as Sorrow of China ? What are the ingredients of Pancha Loha ? How is the International Bank for Re-construction and Development better known as ? Which...

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Man Booker Prize winners

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. It is one of the most prestigious literature honors. Year, Person, Work, Country1969 P H Newby Something to Answer For UK 1970 Bernice Rubens The Elected Member UK 1971 V S Naipaul In a Free State UK/Trinidad and Tobago 1972 John Berger G UK 1973 J G Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur UK 1974 Nadine Gordimer The Conservationist South Africa Stanley Middleton Holiday UK 1975 Ruth Prawer Jhabwala Heat and Dust UK 1976 David Storey Saville UK 1977...

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Oscar Winning Movies

Year Film Director 1928 Wings William A Wellman 1929 The Broadway Melody Harry Beaumont 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Lewis Milestone 1931 Cimarron Wesley Ruggles 1932 Grand Hotel Edmund Goulding 1933 Cavalcade Frank Lloyd 1934 It Happened One Night Frank Capra 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Frank Lloyd 1936 The Great Ziegfeld Robert Z Leonard 1937 The Life of Emile Zola William Dieterle 1938 You Can't Take It With You Frank Capra 1939 Gone With The Wind Victor Fleming 1940 Rebecca Alfred Hitchcock 1941 How Green Was My Valley John Ford 1942 Mrs. Miniver William...

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