Say it with Flowers
National Flowers of countries
around the world
Australia- Golden wattle
Austria- Edelweiss
Bangladesh- Water lily
China- Flame lily
Colombia- Orchid
Denmark- Red clover
Egypt- Egyptian lotus
England- Rose
Estonia- Cornflower
Finland- Lily of the valley
France- Lily
India- Lotus
Iran- Tulip
Iraq- Rose
Ireland- Shamrock
Italy- Poppy
Japan- Chrysanthemum
Jordan- Black iris
Mexico- Dahlia
Nepal- Rhododendron
Netherlands-Tulip
New Zealand- Kowhai
North Korea- Kimjongilia
Norway- Heather
Pakistan- Jasmine
Scotland- Thistle
Slovenia- Carnation
South Africa- King protea
South Korea- Hibiscus
Switzerland- Edelweiss
USA- Rose
Wales- Daffodil
Zimbabwe- Flame lily
Birds of a Feather
National birds of countries around the world
Australia- Emu
Austria- Black eagle
Bahamas- Caribbean flamingo
Barbados- Brown pelican
Belgium- Kestrel
Bolivia- Andean Condor
Brazil- Rufous bellied thrush
Canada- Common loon
Denmark- Mute swan
Estonia- Barn swallow
Finland- Whooper swan
France- Rooster
Germany- White stork
Guatemala- Quetzal
Hungary- Great bustard
India- Peacock
Iran- Nightingale
Iraq- Chukar
Ireland- Atlantic puffin
Japan- Green pheasant
Latvia- White wagtail
Luxembourg- Goldcrest
Mexico- Crested Caracara
Netherlands- Trumpeter swan
Poland- White eagle
Romania- White pelican
South Africa- Blue crane
Sweden- Blackbird
Switzerland- Chicken
Uganda- Grey crowned crane
United Kingdom- Robin
USA- Bald eagle
US State Animals
Alaska- Moose
Arizona- Ring tailed raccoon
Arkansas- White tailed deer
California- Grizzly bear
Colorado- Bighorn sheep
Connecticut- Sperm whale
Florida- Panther
Hawaii- Hump back whale
Illinois- White tailed deer
Kansas- Buffalo
Kentucky- Grey squirrel
Louisiana- Black bear
Missouri- Mule
Nevada- Desert bighorn sheep
New Jersey- Horse
New Mexico- Black bear
New York- Beaver
Oklahoma- Bison
South Dakota- Coyote
Utah- Elk
Wisconsin- Badger
Statuesque
Statues of famous people around the world
Aberdeen Grammar School- Lord Byron
Alberta- Wayne Gretzky at Rexhall Place, home stadium of Edmonton Oilers
Amsterdam- Anne Frank
Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas- Joe Louis
Coventry- Lady Godiva
Crystal City (known as the Spinach Capital of the World), Texas- Popeye
Dublin- Molly Malone
Dundee- Desperate Dan
Huddersfield- Harold Wilson
Montreaux- Freddie Mercury
Morecambe- Eric Morecambe
Plaza de Espana, Madrid- Don Quixote
Rugby School- William Webb Ellis
Salzburg- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Shenyang, China- Chairman Mao
Stirling- Rob Roy Macgregor
Swansea- Dylan Thomas
Vilnius, Lithuania- Frank Zappa
Warsaw- Nicolaus Copernicus
Washington Square Park, New York- Giuseppe Garibaldi
From Here to There
Arno River- Rises on Mount Falterona and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea
Bosporus Bridge- Ortakoy in Europe to Beylerbeyi in Asia (regions of Istanbul)
Channel Tunnel- Cheriton in Kent to Coquelles, near Calais
Clifton Suspension Bridge- From Clifton, Bristol to Leigh Woods in Somerset
Danube- Rises in the Black Forest empties into the Black Sea
Dolomites- From Adige River to Pieve Valley
Forth Bridge- Edinburgh to Fife
Great Wall of China- Shanai Pass to Lop Nur
Hadrian’s Wall- Wallsend on the River Tyne to the shores of Solway Firth
Himalayas- Nanga Parmat to Namche Barwa
Humber Bridge- Barton-Upon-Humber in Yorkshire to Hessle in Lincolnshire
Khyber Pass- Jamrud near Pashwar in Pakistan to Torkum in Afghanistan
M3- London to Southampton
M65- Preston to Colne
Pennine Way- Edale to Kirk Yetholm
Rio Grande- San Juan Mountains in Colorado to El Paso in Texas
Rockies- British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico, USA
Route 66- Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, LA, California
St Lawrence Bridge- Montreal to Longueuil
Sydney Harbour Bridge- Dawes Point to Milsons Point
Tay River- Rises on the slopes of Ben Lui and
empties into the North Sea
Added May 8th 2006
American City Nicknames
Anchorage- Hanging Basket Capital of the World
Anaheim- The Town that Walt Built
Atlanta- The Big Peach
Boston- The Athens of America
Chicago- The Windy City
Dallas- The Big D
Denver- Mile High City
Detroit- The Motor City
Fresno- The Armpit of California
Houston- The Bayou City
Las Vegas- Sin City
Los Angeles- The Big Orange
Memphis- Birthplace of the Blues
Miami- Little Cuba
New Orleans- The Big Easy
New York- The Big Apple
Philadelphia- The City of Brotherly Love
Pittsburgh- Steel City
Reno- The Biggest Little City in the World
Sacramento- The Big Tomato
Salem- City of Witches
San Francisco- The Golden Gate City
Seattle- The Emerald City
Tampa- The Cigar City
Tombstone- The Town too Tough to Die
Added May 14th, 2006
15 Countries whose capital cities are not their most populous cities
Australia- Sydney
Brazil- Sao Paulo
Cameroon- Douala
Canada- Toronto
China- Shanghai
Ecuador- Guayaquil
India- Mumbai (formerly called Bombay)
Morocco- Casablanca
New Zealand- Auckland
Nigeria- Lagos
Pakistan- Karachi
Scotland- Glasgow
Switzerland- Zurich
Turkey- Istanbul
USA- New York
Names of Countries in their Native Language
Albania- Shqiperia in Albanian
Algeria- Al- Jazair in Arabic
Austria- Osterreich in German
Bulgaria- Balgarija in Bulgarian
Croatia- Hrvatska in Croatian
Cyprus- Kypros in Greek and Kibris in Turkish
Finland- Suomi in Finnish
Germany- Deutschland in German
Hungary- Magarorszag in Hungarian
India- Intiya in Tamil
Isle of Man- Ellan Vannin in Manx
Japan- Nippon in Japanese
Jordan- Al- Urdunn in Arabic
Morocco- al Magrib in Arabic
Poland- Polska in Polish
Russia- Rossiya in Russian
South Africa- Suud Afrika in Afrikaans
Spain- Espana in Spanish
Sweden- Sverige in Swedish
Switzerland- Suisse in French
United Arab Emirates- Al- Arabiyah Al- Muttahidah in Arabic
Yemen- Al- Yaman in Arabic
Added Friday May 26,2006
The London Monopoly Streets
Old Kent Road- Runs from the Bricklayer's Arms Roundabout to New Cross. The only Monopoly property that lies south of the River Thames
Whitechapel Road- Named after a chapel dedicated to St Mary
The Angel Islington- Originally an inn- the only pub on a Monopoly board
Euston Road- Location of the British Library, St Pancras Railway Station and the University College Hospital
Pentonville Road- Forms part of the boundary of the London congestion charge zone
Pall Mall- Location of St James's Palace and named after a 17th century ball and mallet game
Whitehall- Location of the Cenotaph war memorial
Northumberland Avenue- Location of the Nigerian High Commission and several government buildings including the Ministry of Defence
Bow Street- The former home of Oliver Cromwell and the original station of the Metropolitan Police Force then known as the Bow Street Runners
Marlborough Street- Gave its name to Marlboro cigarettes, the location of the company's original fag factory
Vine Street- Former home of the Vine Street Police Station
The Strand- Home to the Adelphi Theatre, Charing Cross Railway Station and the Royal Courts of Justice
Fleet Street- Nicknamed the Street of Ink and named after the Fleet River
Trafalgar Square- Location of Nelson's Column and was to be originally called King William the Fourth Square
Leicester Square- Home to statues of Charlie Chaplin, John Hunter, William Hogarth, William Shakespeare, Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Joshua Reynolds
Coventry Street- Location of the Hard Rock Casino, The Prince of Wales Theatre and the Trocadero Shopping Centre
Piccadilly- Location of the Ritz Hotel and Fortnum and Mason
Regent Street- Location of Hamley's toy store and the Apple retail store
Oxford Street-Major shopping thoroughfare, location of Selfridges, Marks & Spencers and HMV
Bond Street- Location of the offices of Sotheby's auction house and home to a statue of Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt sitting on a park bench
Park Lane-Location of the Dorchester Hotel and the Grosvenor Hotel
Mayfair- Most expensive property on a Monopoly board. Mayfair is actually an area of London and named after the 18th century May Fair that was held there
The London Monopoly Pub Crawl
Old Kent Road- The Lord Nelson pub
Whitechapel Road- The Blind Beggar
Kings Cross Station- Coopers located in the station
The Angel Islington-The Nag's Head, on Upper Street, Islington
Euston Road- O' Neills
Pentonville Road- The Finca
Pall Mall- The Red Lion. Located in a nearby alley called Crown Passage as Pall Mall is devoid of any pubs
Whitehall-The Old Shades
Northumberland Avenue- The Shades on Northumberland Street
Marylebone Station- The Victoria and Albert
Bow Street-The Kembles Head, located on Long Acre with a side entrance on Bow Street
Marlborough Street-The Shakespeare's Head on Great Marlborough Street
Vine Street- The Swallow Street Bar with an entrance on Vine Street
The Strand- The Coal Hole
Fleet Street- The Old Bank of England
Trafalgar Square- No pubs on the square. Pop into the Chandos on St Martin's Lane adjacent to the square
Fenchurch Station- The Raven
Leicester Square- The Moon Under Water
Coventry Street- No public houses here. Waxy O' Connors is located on Rupert Street nearby
Piccadilly- The Glassblowers Arms on Glasshouse Street
Regent Street- All Bar One
Oxford Street-The Tottenham located at 6 Oxford Street, the only pub on the street
Bond Street- Shelleys, located on Stafford near to Old Bond Street
Liverpool Street Station- Hamilton Hall
Park Lane-Grosvenor House Hotel
Mayfair- The Audley on Mount Street
Added June 7, 2006
Football Derbies Around the World
Athens- AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos
Barcelona- Barcelona vs Espanyol
Bucharest- Steaua Bucharest vs Dinamo Bucharest
Budapest- Ferencvaros vs Ujpest Dozsa
Buenos Aires- Boca Juniors vs River Plate
Cairo- Al- Alhy vs Al- Zamalek
Dublin- Bohemians vs Shamrock Rovers
Edinburgh- Hearts vs Hibs
Genoa- Genoa vs Sampdoria
Hamburg- SV Hamburg vs FC St Pauli
Istanbul- Fenerbache vs Galatasary
Lisbon- Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon
Madrid- Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Montevideo- Penarol vs Nacional
Moscow- CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow
Munich- Bayern Munich vs TSV 1860 Munich
Oslo- FC Oslo vs Valerenga IF
Prague- Sparta Prague vs Slavia Prague
Rio de Janeiro- Vasca da Gama vs Flamengo
Rome- AS Roma vs Lazio
Seville- Sevilla vs Real Betis
Sofia- CSKA Sofia vs Levski Sofia
Tirana- KS Tirana VS Dinamo Tirana
Turin- Juventus vs Torino
Valencia- Valencia vs Levante
Vienna- Austria Vienna vs Rapid Vienna
Added July 2nd, 2006
US State Name Etymologies
Alabama-From Alibamu a North American Indian tribe
Alaska- From the Aleut language, Alyeska meaning great land
Arizona- Spanish for arid zone
Arkansas- French roughly translates as down river people
California- Spanish roughly translates as hot as an oven
Colorado- Spanish for reddish coloured
Connecticut- American Indian for long river place
Delaware- Named after the Delaware river which in turn had been named after Thomas West, a British born baron with the title of Lord de la Warre
Florida- From the Spanish Pascua Florida, a term for the Christian festival of Easter. The state was discovered and named by a Spanish explorer on April 2, 1513. Pascua Florida literally means flowery Easter.
Georgia- After King George II
Hawaii- Named after Hawai'iloa a legendary navigator
Idaho- From North American Indian for gem of the mountain
Illinois- After the Indian tribe the Illiniwek
Indiana- Meaning land of the Indians
Iowa- After an Indian tribe. Name means marrow
Kansas- After the Kansa Indian tribe
Kentucky- From the American Indian word Kentake meaning prairie
Louisiana- After King Louis XIV of France
Maine- After the French province of Maine
Maryland- After Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I
Massachusetts- From the Indian language, name meaning land near the big hill
Michigan-From the American Indian word Michigama meaning great lake
Minnesota- From the American Indian word mni-sota meaning turbid water
Mississippi- From American Indian meaning great river
Montana- Spanish for mountain
Nebraska- From American Indian meaning flattened water
Nevada- From the Spanish meaning snow covered
New Hampshire- Named after the English county
New Jersey- Named after the Channel Isle
New Mexico- After the country
New York- After the English city
North Carolina and South Carolina- Named after Charles I
North Dakota and South Dakota- Named after the Sioux Lakota tribe
Ohio- American Indian for beautiful river
Oklahoma- From the Choctaw language, name means red people
Oregon- From the Cree word for a fish belonging to the smelt family that is prevalent there
Pennsylvania- After the Quaker William Penn, name means Penn's woods
Rhode Island- After the Greek for red island
Tennessee- After the American Indian word Tannassee meaning place where it bends
Texas- From the Caddo language, meaning friend
Utah- From the Ute Indians
Vermont- French for green mountain
Virginia and West Virginia- After Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen
Washington- After George Washington
Wisconsin- American Indian for red stone
Wyoming- American Indian for of the great prairies
Added July 21, 2006
Fictional Geographical Locations
Ambridge- The Archers
Ankh Morpork- City in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Arlen- Fictional Texan home town of the Hill family in the cartoon series King of the Hill
Bedford Falls- Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life
Bikini Bottom- Home town of Spongebob Squarepants
Cabot Cove- Jessica Fletcher in Murder She Wrote
Darrowby- Yorkshire village in the vet novels by James Herriot
Emerald City- Wizard of Oz
Erinsborough- Fictional suburb of Melbourne in Neighbours
Frostbite Falls- Home town of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Gotham City- Batman
Little Whinging- Home town of the Dursleys in the Potter novels
Mega City One- Judge Dredd
Metropolis- Superman/Clark Kent etc
New Chicago- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Orbit City- The Jetsons
Puddleby on the Marsh- Home village of Dr Doolittle
Summer Bay- Home and Away
Sunnydale- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Toontown- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Walmington on Sea- Dads Army
Weatherfield- Coronation Street
Walford- Eastenders
Zion- The Matrix film trilogy
Added August 25, 2006
Quite Capital
20 capital cities and what their names mean
Accra - Ant
Addis Ababa - New Flower
Baghdad - God's gift
Bangkok - Place of olive plums
Belgrade - White City
Brussels - Marsh home
Buenos Aires - Good winds
Cairo - The fort
Canberra - Meeting place
Copenhagen - Merchants port
Damascus - Well watered place
Dublin - Black pool
Hanoi - Inside the river
Khartoum - Elephant's trunk
Montevideo - I see the mountain
Prague - Threshold
Reykjavik - Smoky bay
Tripoli - Three towns
Ulan Bator - Town of the red hero
Zagreb - Beyond the bank