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A word of warning with these. They are left-overs from the original site so I think it quite likely they need looking at again and may actually be out of date now. So please proceed with caution and I'll try to get new ones online as soon as I can!

Largest cities on the planet


Shanghai, China 13.3 million
Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.6 million
Buenos Aires, Argentina 11.92 million
Moscow, Russia 11.3 million
Karachi, Pakistan 10.9 million
Delhi, India 10.4 million
Manila, Philippines 10.3 million
Sao Paulo, Brazil 10.26 million
Seoul, South Korea 10.2 million
Istanbul, Turkey 9.6 million

Largest countries in the world by area

Russia 17,075,400 sq km, (6,592,846 sq miles)
Canada 9,330,970 sq km, (3,602,707 sq miles)
China 9,326,410 sq km, (3,600,947 sq miles)
USA 9.166,600 sq km, (3,539,242 sq miles)
Brazil 8,456,510 sq km, (3,265,075 sq miles)
Australia 7,617,930 sq km, (2,941,283 sq miles)
India 2,973,190 sq km, (1,147,949 sq miles)
Argentina 2,736,690 sq km, (1,056,636 sq miles)
Kazakhstan 2,717,300 sq km, (1,049,150 sq miles)
Sudan 2,376,000 sq km, (917,374 sq miles)

Largest cities in the USA

New York City, NY 8.09 million
Los Angeles, CA 3.8 million
Chicago, IL 3.1 million
Houston, TX 2.78 million
Philadelphia, PA 1.62 million
Phoenix, AZ 1.54 million
San Antonio, TX 1.5 million
San Diego, CA 1.4 million
Dallas, TX 1.32 million
Detroit, MI 1 million

Longest Rivers

Nile, Africa (6,825 km)
Amazon, South America (6,437 km)
Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380 km)
Mississippi, North America (5,971 km)
Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km)
Huang (Yellow), Asia (5,464 km)
Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km)
Amur, Asia (4,416 km)
Lena, Asia (4,400 km)
Congo, Africa (4,370 km)

Based upon official person Capacity, name the 10 English football clubs with the largest football grounds.

1, Manchester United - 68,936 - 2, Newcastle United - 52,193 - 3, Sunderland - 48,300, 1st div - 4, Manchester City - 48,000 - 5, Lpool - 45,362 - 6, Astn Villa - 43,000 - 7, Chelsea - 42,400 - 8, Leeds - 40,200 - 9, Everton - 40,170 - 10, Sheff Wed - 39,800

Name the 10 Female Singers with the most top 10 hits in the UK (including duets, 2001)

1) Madonna , 2) Diana Ross , 3) Kylie Minogue , 4) Mariah Carey , 5) Janet Jackson, 6) Whitney Houston , 7) Celino Dion , 8) Petula Clark , 9) Cher , 10) Connie Frances, 11) Olivia Newton John

Name the 10 Football League Teams (Divisions 1-3) that achieved promotion at the end of the 2002-2003 season.

1) Portsmouth , 2) Leicester , 3) Wolves , 4) Wigan , 5) Crewe
6 ) Cardiff , 7) Rushden & Diamonds , 8) Hartlepool , 9) Wrexham , 10) Bournemouth

Excluding domesticated cattle and horses, the name the 10 heaviest terrestrial mammals. Exclude duplication in cases of close kin

1 - Elephant , 2 - Rhino , 3 - Hippo , 4 - giraffe , 5 - bison/buffalo
6 - camel , 7 - (polar) bear , 8 - moose , 9 - (Siberian) tiger , 10 - gorilla

Name the last 10 poets Lauriate, ie those since 1813

1 - Robert Southey 1813 - 1843 , 2- William Wordsworth 1843 - 1850
3 - Alfred Lord Tennyson 1850 - 1892 , 4 - Alfred Austin 1896 - 1913
5 - Robert Bridges 1913 - 1930 , 6 - John Masefield 1930 - 1967
7 - Cecil Day Lewis 1968 - 1972 , 8 - John Betjeman 1972 - 1984
9 - Ted Hughes 1984 - 1998 , 10 - Andrew Motion 1999 -

 



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