Thursday, 19 May 2011

Can you Guess the City ?

Clues:-
  • In 1841British marines under the Captaincy of Charles Elliot landed here and planted the Union Jack.
  • In 1888 this city’s first tramway line to the Peak was built.
  • In 1898 Britain sings 99-year leased With China for this Island city and the New Territories.
  • In 1941 The Japanese captured this city and began four years of occupation.
  • In 1997 Celebrations held on the night of 30 June mark the handover of this city to China.
  • Jardine Matheson , the co. which fires a cannon every afternoon is located here.
  • Language of this Chinese city is Cantonese.
Ans:- This is the city of HONG KONG


Clues:-
  • In 1527 Fatahillah, a Sumatran Malay Warrior, attacked the city of Kelapa and renames it Jayakarta.
  • In 1619 After attacking Jayakarta, the Dutch East India Company took control of the city and renamed it Batavia.
  • In 1807 Dutch Governor Herman Daendels relocated Batavia a Few kilometers south, building a New sector around the present Day Merdeka Square area.
  • In 1945 Future president, Sukarno, Proclaimed Indonesian Independence from his Home here, the city Officially changes its name Back to previous.
  • In 2004 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Became Indonesia’s first Democratically elected President in an elaborate Ceremony in this city.
  • This Capital city of Indonesia has people with just one name.( i.e.Sukarno).
  • Due to heavy traffic, this city allows not less than 3 people in the cars.

Ans:- This is the city of JAKARTA

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