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2 Robert Wadlow quizzes and 15 Robert Wadlow trivia questions.
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  Robert P. Wadlow   great trivia quiz  
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This is one of my first quizzes and I'm making it in dedication to the world's tallest man who entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1940. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, smartee123, Sep 22 07
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  Robert Wadlow    
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This is a trivia quiz about one of the tallest men ever--The gentle giant.
Tough, 5 Qns, Joppe, Aug 11 05
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Robert Wadlow Trivia Questions
1. What was Robert Wadlow's full name?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Robert Pershing Wadlow

Robert Wadlow had four siblings and two parents, his middle name, Pershing, was in honor of the World War I General Pershing. All together his name means: bright frame (Robert) Grower or seller of peaches (Pershing) hill, barrow (Wadlow).

2. Which year was Robert P. Wadlow born?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow

Answer: 1918

He was born in February 1918. He is son of Addie and Harold Wadlow.

3. Where was Robert Wadlow born?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Alton, Illinois

One of Robert's nicknames was "The Alton Giant" because he lived in Alton, Illinois. Alton is supposed to be one of America's most haunted towns.

4. What does the letter P in his name mean?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow

Answer: Pershing

His middle name, Pershing, was a tribute to a general named Pershing.

5. How tall was he?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow

Answer: 8' 11

He was 8' 11 when he died.

6. Robert Wadlow was also the tallest what?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Boy Scout

He became the tallest Boy Scout at age 13 with height of 7'4". It took 14 yards of material to make his Boy Scout uniform fit his body.

7. How many cities did he visit when he traveled for the Peter's shoe company?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow

Answer: 800

He visited over 800 towns and traveled over 300,000 miles with his father Harold Sr.

8. Which year did he die?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow

Answer: 1940

He died at age 22 in 1940 in a hotel in Michigan. He was then 8'11 and weighed over 490 pounds.

9. Robert Wadlow made how many personal appearances in his life?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: 747

He made appearances around the country (U.S.A), appearing at everything from store grand openings to Ringling Brothers/Barnum&Bailey Circus. Robert and his father traveled over 300,000 miles by car across the country.

10. When did Robert Wadlow die?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: July 15, 1940

Nearly 40,000 people attended his funeral and it took 12 pallbearers to carry the casket at his funeral. It weighed about 1000 lbs. and was placed in a 12' long reinforced concrete tomb.

11. How did Robert Wadlow die?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: infection

Whilst making an appearance in Michigan an infection set into his left ankle. After emergency surgery and blood transfusions he passed away at 1:30 am on July 15, 1940. (He never had much feeling in his feet).

12. At the time of his death how tall was Robert Wadlow?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: 8'11"

To be exact he was 8'11.1" tall, surpassing the record previously held by an 8', 4" inch Irishman who died in 1877. His grave is the tallest one in the graveyard where it is located and it reads "At Rest".

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