Thread for Superlatives

[Cooldude]

Folks, let’s keep this thread active with superlative questions & answers in the form of a game. Post your superlative question with whatever type of context i.e. biggest, smallest, lightest, heaviest, tallest, deepest, widest, strongest, oldest, longest, brightest, etc.

Example:

Question: Which is the world’s largest Hindu temple?

Answer: Akshardham temple, Delhi.

We start with a superlative question. The person who answers carries on by posting another superlative question (within the same post) which in turn would be answered by another & so on. So if you know the answer to a superlative question, be ready with another question to accompany your answer to carry on. If you answer a question wrong, the person who corrects you shall carry your question forward.

The question posted should be rational & have a logical answer. Some would be elementary stuff, but still a simple & good refreshment for the IQ.

Members posting repeat questions should be ready for the “screw”. ;)

So let’s get started with this informative fun.

[Cooldude]

First question:

The deepest lake in the world?

[smellyfinger]

Lake Baikal

Strongest man in the world?

[AmthaLal]

Lake Baikal

Strongest man in the world?

Mariusz Pudzianowski.


WTF.....Why not put in whole Wikipedia here?:D

[swami]

read it somewhere and did not understand
What is tongue grafting :dontknow:

[Cooldude]

Guys, a sincere request. Please do not derail.;)

Indian Prime minister who served the shortest term?

[AmthaLal]

Guys, a sincere request. Please do not derail.;)

Indian Prime minister who served the shortest term?

OK, sorry.


Chaudhary Charan Singh.



Indian President who served shortest term?

[chitrala]

Rajendra Prasad.... others never went to jail:D

Hidaytullah, but he was acting prez, if that doesn't count then Zakir Hussain.

Who served India longest as a PM?

[2gud]

Rajendra Prasad.... others never went to jail:D

Hidaytullah, but he was acting prez, if that doesn't count then Zakir Hussain.

Who served India longest as a PM?

Nehru lala.

Which body in the solar system is most affected by tidal forces, so much so that it is even melted by the heat?

[Cooldude]

OK, sorry.


Chaudhary Charan Singh.



Err... Wasn't it Gulzarilal Nanda who served for 13 days as interim Prime minister?

[Cooldude]

Nehru lala.

Which body in the solar system is most affected by tidal forces, so much so that it is even melted by the heat?

Io (Jupiter's moon).

Longest serving President of USA till date?

[AmthaLal]

Io (Jupiter's moon).

Longest serving President of USA till date?



F.D.Roosevelt. Only US President to serve more than 2 terms.

Under which country's territory do North Pole falls?:D

[2gud]

F.D.Roosevelt. Only US President to serve more than 2 terms.

Under which country's territory do North Pole falls?:D

I think Russia? As it has maximum territory around North Pole...

What is the tallest mountain?

PS: Correct answer is NO country owns north pole, thanks to WIKI

[Premi]

I think Russia? As it has maximum territory around North Pole...

What is the tallest mountain?

PS: Correct answer is NO country owns north pole, thanks to WIKI

"WHAT is" --- okay, the tallest mountain is The peak of the a mountain is the furthest away from the base of the mountain. It is different than highest mountain which is measured for the peak is the furthest away from sea level. Thats what it is.

"WHICH" is what you wanna ask then here - Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on Earth. Measured from top to its base below sea level, it beats Everest by 4,436 ft. (over 3/4 of a mile)

Where is the highest railway station situated?

[Cooldude]

"WHAT is" --- okay, the tallest mountain is The peak of the a mountain is the furthest away from the base of the mountain. It is different than highest mountain which is measured for the peak is the furthest away from sea level. Thats what it is.

"WHICH" is what you wanna ask then here - Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on Earth. Measured from top to its base below sea level, it beats Everest by 4,436 ft. (over 3/4 of a mile)

Where is the highest railway station situated?

Tanggula railway station in Tibet.

Highest capital city in the world?

[Premi]

Highest capital city in the world?


very informative thread, forced me to google for these. supercool.:up:

Ans : La Paz is the world`s highest capital city (at 3500m another Bolivian superlative) and as those of you who have been paying attention will know, is not the offical capital - that is Sucre - but is the accepted capital in practice. It is set in a 500m deep canyon and sprawls up and over the edges, creating amazing views both approaching it from the top and while down in the centre.

Q: where and which is the tallest building?

[Sane Less]

very informative thread, forced me to google for these. supercool.:up:

Ans : La Paz is the world`s highest capital city (at 3500m another Bolivian superlative) and as those of you who have been paying attention will know, is not the offical capital - that is Sucre - but is the accepted capital in practice. It is set in a 500m deep canyon and sprawls up and over the edges, creating amazing views both approaching it from the top and while down in the centre.

Q: where and which is the tallest building?
Al Burj in Dubai (still being completed but already is the tallest).

Which moderator deletes the most(est) posts on echarcha?

[Zorro]

Al Burj in Dubai (still being completed but already is the tallest).


Sorry for derail, but I was just reading about the Burj Dubal this morning. Also remember a program on Discovery about working conditions for laborers building this tower.

Link - Somewhere on the net..

On July 21, 2007, the Burj Dubai surpassed the Taipei 101 skyscraper and the Sears Tower to officially become the world's tallest building. The Burj, which means "tower" in Arabic, will have between 160 and 190 floors upon completion, as well as a luxury hotel and four luxury swimming pools along with offices and residential units. Designed to resemble a glittering desert flower, the Burj Dubai when completed will also be the tallest manmade object ever built on Earth.

Indeed, given this iconic position on the human landscape, the Burj is not unlike the Egyptian pyramids of yesteryears which were also testaments to the wealth and might of the burgeoning Pharoanic kingdom and commanded awe and respect from all who viewed them. Undoubtedly the United Arab Emirates is now a world trading giant, having successfully harnessed the forces of globalisation and free market capitalism in its favour. Its increasingly crowded skyline and its cavalcade of luxury shopping malls, selling all manner of luxury items from Mikimoto pearls to Armani suits, are testament to its voracious desire to be respected as an international destination for investors and tourists.

And if one is to stretch the pyramid comparison a little further, the same problem confronts Burj Dubai as did the Egyptian pyramids. Are the pyramids to be revered and admired as symbols of a powerful empire; or are they to be reviled as physical testaments of slavery: the ultimate reduction of human beings to mere instruments in the service of an oppressive regime? Is Burj Dubai a symbol of progress or a mocking tribute the existence of modern-day slaves?

According to "Building Towers: Cheating Workers", the latest report issued by Human Rights Watch, construction workers in the Gulf States face some of the most horrendous work environments on the planet. Forced to work sixteen- to twenty-hour days in debilitating heat, without any vacation for years and with compensation withheld for months on end, the Dubai construction workers eke out an existence devoid of any dignity or freedom. Living at the mercy of the employers, who literally "own" their employment visas and hence their freedom of movement, these modern day slaves are unable to leave any employer for fear of deportation.

The employers, on the other hand, can, like the Pharoanic rulers of Egypt, easily trade them for cheaper workers or sell them via trading their employment contracts to other companies.

In addition to the restricted freedom of movement, companies in the UAE, both large and small, often refuse to pay these workers since few legal enforcement mechanisms exist to force them to do so. According to the Report, Al-Hamed Development and Construction, a company worth over $300 million dollars and one of the fastest growing construction companies in the world, failed to pay 7000 of its construction workers in 2005-2006. The smaller companies are also notorious for absconding or simply closing up shop without paying their workers.

The fact that the construction workers are "guests" without equivalent legal rights that would enable to contest such actions without fears of reprisals, further entrenches their status as slaves in a society that surely treats them as such. In addition, most workers still owe debts to their handlers and so cannot return without wages to pay them off; so they are caught in a vicious circle of persecution.

The living conditions of construction workers who build towers such as Burj Dubai are further proof of their slave status. Tours of labour camps in Dubai and other Emirates have revealed that workers were often housed in abject conditions without proper plumbing or even sleeping facilities. In one camp, run by the East Coast and Hamriah Company in Sharjah, human rights workers found overflowing toilets and no electricity because the company had failed to pay its bills. Workers who were still living in the camp had not been paid for seven months despite their continuing work on the Company's projects. In addition to problems with working conditions, many workers who die while on the job are buried and forgotten with little notice or compensation to families abroad.

Taken cumulatively, the condition of the Pakistani, Indian, Sri-Lankan and Bangladeshi workers who make projects such as Burj Dubai possible expose the ugliest and most repugnant face of supposed "progress" in the Gulf States. While newspapers across the Middle East and South Asia spend much time decrying the imperialism of Western countries' poor treatment of Muslim minorities, little or no energy is spent discussing the plight of these modern-day slaves, whose masters claim to be the most authentic and representative Muslims. Where indeed are the Islamic values of justice, piety and egalitarianism when it comes to foreign workers imported to be human machines?

Skyscrapers and fancy malls exist all around the world, but the Gulf States are unique in creating a system of labour exploitation where workers are not only denied citizenship despite years of residence but are treated as mere chattel unworthy of even the barest minimum of respect. Housed in camps, fed like cows and worked like horses they are the most reprehensible example of human subjugation in the world today.

While the skylines of city states like Dubai and Sharjah may increasingly resemble those of New York, London and Chicago, underneath the façade of glittering metal and overblown luxuriousness hides the ugly secret of a form of exploitation that is truly unparalleled anywhere else in the developed world. Burj Dubai may well resemble its skyscraper counterparts in terms of structural similarities, but in the oppression and exploitation of its genesis it is no better than a Pharoanic pyramid, a relic of an archaic age that fails to respect the dignity of the human being.

[Sane Less]

Sorry for derail, but I was just reading about the Burj Dubal this morning. Also remember a program on Discovery about working conditions for laborers building this tower.

Link - Somewhere on the net..
That is indeed one funny article you posted, Zoroor pai... it talks about funny things:D

[AmthaLal]

Al Burj in Dubai (still being completed but already is the tallest).

Which moderator deletes the most(est) posts on echarcha?

Tantric Dhongi.:D


In US we drive cars on right side of road, but why most(est) Trains go on Left side as well? (Not the subways).

[Sane Less]

Tantric Dhongi.:D


In US we drive cars on right side of road, but why Trains go on Left side as well? (Not the subways).
Where is the "est" in this question:confused:

[AmthaLal]

Where is the "est" in this question:confused:

Bhootnike....ab sudhar liyaa. jaa ab answer dhoondh ke le aa.:p

[Cooldude]

Tantric Dhongi.:D


In US we drive cars on right side of road, but why most(est) Trains go on Left side as well? (Not the subways).

Sorry Amtha Bhai, this question isn't superlative. Please provide the answer anyway, since you have posted.

Folks. I again request not to derail. Please...

Youngest actor ever to win an oscar?

[Ravi]

Youngest actor ever to win an oscar?While 'not me' would also be a correct answer, I suppose Adrien Brody is da man (best actor. Not sure about best child actor, if there is one such category).

Fastestest bowler in Cricket as of today? (don't say 'not me' okey!)

[Cooldude]

While 'not me' would also be a correct answer, I suppose Adrien Brody is da man (best actor. Not sure about best child actor, if there is one such category).

Fastestest bowler in Cricket as of today? (don't say 'not me' okey!)

Shoaib Akhtar aka Rawalpindi Express.

Highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket?

[sarv_shaktimaan]

Shoaib Akhtar aka Rawalpindi Express.

Highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket?
Muthiah Muralitharan... 610 wickets (http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49636.html)

[Premi]

Muthiah Muralitharan... 610 wickets (http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49636.html)


where is the next question maana pai?

[Cooldude]

Muthiah Muralitharan... 610 wickets (http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49636.html)

Arey.... Its 610 runs & not wickets. Theek se pad.:p His record is 505 wickets.

Ok. Which player has scored the fastest century in an ODI ?

[smellyfinger]

Arey.... Its 610 runs & not wickets. Theek se pad.:p His record is 505 wickets.

Ok. Which player has scored the fastest century in an ODI ?

Shahid Afridi (37 balls, I believe)

Who has scored the most goals for India in Olympics hockey?

[Cooldude]

Shahid Afridi (37 balls, I believe)

Who has scored the most goals for India in Olympics hockey?


Dhanraj Pillay? Not sure. :dontknow:

Tennis Player with highest Grand Slam singles titles ?

[JaiSpeaks]

pete sampras

worlds deepest lake

[Ravi]

worlds deepest lakeLake Baikal (Russia, I suppose).

Population of Mumbai?

[Honest]

Lake Baikal (Russia, I suppose).

Population of Mumbai?

Population of Mumbai : 13,922,125

Population of Pukistan ?

[Ravi]

Population of Pukistan ?You can't keep track of it. They breed like rabbits. But you can round it up around 165 million, as of today.

Who is Ruby Myers? (I have no clue why I thought of her)

[Cooldude]

You can't keep track of it. They breed like rabbits. But you can round it up around 165 million, as of today.

Who is Ruby Myers? (I have no clue why I thought of her)

Guys..... Guys... I earnestly request to restrict this thread to anything superlative related than mere random questions. The last three questions do not have anything of a superlative nature.:( This makes the thread go awry. Please co-operate.;)

Back to the thread.

Country with the highest Shia Muslim population?

[Premi]

Country with the highest Shia Muslim population?


Iran ( 61,732,043 )

who has the highest level of proven success in bollywood film feternity? ( atleast this question wont ask anybody to open google )

[Cooldude]

Iran ( 61,732,043 )

who has the highest level of proven success in bollywood film feternity? ( atleast this question wont ask anybody to open google )

Amitabh Bachchan? Please confirm if right.

World's longest suspension bridge?

[Premi]

Amitabh Bachchan? Please confirm if right.

World's longest suspension bridge?


AB Sr. ... you are right CD pai. from 1969 till date he has more flops/somewhat-okay than super-hits but still he is heartthrobe of millions.

Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge is longest suspension bridge

whats the highest unemployment rate one country can afford without going into recession?

[Cooldude]

whats the highest unemployment rate one country can afford without going into recession?

Bhai ab toh answer bata do... (with citation if possible) ;)

Lets have the next question then to move on.

[Premi]

Bhai ab toh answer bata do... (with citation if possible) ;)

Lets have the next question then to move on.

check this while I watch KKR chase of 151 runs, chris gayle is hitting superbly.


http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/01/04/unemployment-rate-crosses-recession-threshold/

Which Zodiac sign has the highest suicide rate?

[Cooldude]

Which Zodiac sign has the highest suicide rate?

Err.... Libra? Please confirm. ;)

Which Hollywood actor has appeared in the highest number of movies?

[Premi]

Err.... Libra? Please confirm. ;)

Which Hollywood actor has appeared in the highest number of movies?


Libra it is --- you are right CD pai

Mel Blanc 876

Where are the world's fastest ocean currents?