World Facts and Geography

Myanmar's national animal is the tiger (or gray lyrebird according to some sources), not the lion. Bulgaria does have the lion as its national animal, while Belgium and Luxembourg use lions in heraldry without official national animal status. Myanmar is clearly the country where lion is NOT the national animal.

The 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was first identified in North America, specifically in the United States and Mexico. This makes North America the correct continent of origin for the first detected instance of swine flu.

Luxembourg consistently ranks as the world's richest country by GDP per capita (nominal), thanks to its robust financial services sector, strategic banking location, and high-value industries. While the US and UK have larger total economies, their per capita wealth is lower than Luxembourg's.

China has been developing the 'FAST' telescope (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope), also known as Tianyan, which is the world's largest filled-aperture radio telescope. Completed in 2016, it's located in Guizhou Province. India has proposed the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but it faces delays and would be built in Hawaii/Canary Islands, not India.

Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889. This is a well-documented historical fact. The other locations are birthplaces of famous British literary figures: Wordsworth (Cockermouth), Shakespeare (Stratford-Upon-Avon), and actors from Somerset.

China is India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade exceeding $100 billion annually. The relationship is characterized by significant imports from China across various sectors. The US is India's second-largest trading partner, while Russia and Australia are not at the top of India's trade partnerships.

The Czech Republic was the only EU country that had not ratified the Treaty of Lisbon as of late 2009, with ratification completed by President Vaclav Klaus only in November 2009 after significant political delays. Austria, Hungary, and Portugal had all ratified the treaty earlier. The Czech delay was due to domestic political concerns and constitutional court challenges.

Chess originated in India around the 6th century AD, during the Gupta Empire period. The earliest form was called Chaturanga, meaning 'four divisions' of the military. It spread to Persia and eventually evolved into modern chess as it moved through the Islamic world to Europe.

BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores do Estado de São Paulo) is the main stock exchange index in Brazil. It was the benchmark indicator for the São Paulo stock exchange before merging into B3 in 2017.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is one of the two main stock exchanges in mainland China (along with Shenzhen). The Shanghai Composite Index tracks all A-shares and B-shares listed on the exchange.

The CAC 40 is the benchmark stock market index for France. It represents 40 of the most significant stocks traded on the Euronext Paris exchange and is used as a key indicator of the French economy.

Japan is correct - The Nikkei 225 (Nikkei Stock Average) is Japan's primary stock market index, tracking 225 top companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It's been Asia's most watched index since 1950.