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Guinness World Records Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about world records recorded by Guinness World Records(tm). These records are as of May 16, 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by ratboy131. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
ratboy131

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 20

Plays
6000

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Question 1 of 20

1. As of May 2003, David Levy holds the patent for smallest functional keyboard. What is its size? Hint

1/2 by 1/4 inch

2 by 1 inch

3 by 1 1/2 inch

1 by 1/2 inch

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the bloodiest modern battle of the 20th century (most deaths)? Hint

Iwo Jima

D-Day

Battle of the Somme

Battle of Stalingrad

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Question 3 of 20

3. On June 25, 1989, Phil Appleby got the highest individual score in Scrabble. What was his score? Hint

971

1,105

1,239

1,049

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was the first modern board game to be internationally famous? Hint

Scrabble

Sorry

Yahtzee

Monopoly

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Question 5 of 20

5. Cindy Jay holds the record for largest slot machine win of the 20th century. How much was it? Hint

$63,121,822

$34,959,458

$87,802,187

$103,981,341

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Question 6 of 20

6. Louisa Almedovar and Rich Langley set a record for world's longest kiss, and got it on December 5, 2001. How long was the kiss? Hint

32 hours, 36 minutes

35 hours, 17 minutes

30 hours, 59 minutes

27 hours, 14 minutes

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Question 7 of 20

7. Kiveli Papajohn currently holds the record for longest amount of time trapped in an elevator, as of May 2003. In what country was the elevator she was stuck in? Hint

Greece

Cyprus

Ukraine

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Question 8 of 20

8. Someone survived 7 lightning strikes.

True

False

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was the record speed set on a skateboard on September 26, 1998 by Gary Hardwick? Hint

47.25 mph

62.55 mph

78.35 mph

51.85 mph

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which TV series was the first to be broadcast on six continents, with a weekly audience of 1.1 billion in 2003?

Answer: (One Word- Starts with b)

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Question 11 of 20

11. The largest anti-war rally was against which war, of the following? Hint

World War II

Vietnam War

U.S.- led War on Iraq (2003)

Korean War

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Question 12 of 20

12. How many people signed the world's largest petition (as of May 2003)? Hint

38,015,816

31,905,837

14,783,961

21,202,192

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Question 13 of 20

13. The highest-paid prime minister in May 2003 was from which country? Hint

Japan

Russia

France

Germany

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Question 14 of 20

14. When and where did the worst inflation of the 20th century take place? Hint

Germany, post-World War I

Hungary, post-World War II

Russia, post-Russian Revolution

Yugoslavia, post-World War II

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Question 15 of 20

15. Walter Cavangh currently has the largest credit card collection as of May 2003, with 1,397 cards. How much credit is on those cards total? Hint

$3.15 million

$1.65 million

$8.05 million

12.65 million

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Question 16 of 20

16. At least two people have won a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who was the first person to appear on TIME Magazine over 50 times?

Answer: (One Word- U.S. President)

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Question 18 of 20

18. What company which was once the largest toy retailer in the world, closed its British, Australian and US outlets in 2018? Hint

Toys R Us

Target

Wal-Mart

Best Buy

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is the largest Internet search engine as of May 2003? Hint

searchengine.com

MSN Search

Google

Ask Jeeves

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Question 20 of 20

20. The current largest snowball fight as of May 2003 (with 2,473 people) was held for how long? Hint

25 minutes

45 minutes

5 minutes

10 minutes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As of May 2003, David Levy holds the patent for smallest functional keyboard. What is its size?

Answer: 3 by 1 1/2 inch

He now runs his own company, TH, Inc. (Think).

2. What was the bloodiest modern battle of the 20th century (most deaths)?

Answer: Battle of Stalingrad

About 1,109,000 casualties have been recorded in this battle that changed the course of World War II.

3. On June 25, 1989, Phil Appleby got the highest individual score in Scrabble. What was his score?

Answer: 1,049

According to the Scrabble game, most good players get around 300 points!

4. What was the first modern board game to be internationally famous?

Answer: Monopoly

This has been played by over 500 million people, and is printed in several languages and versions.

5. Cindy Jay holds the record for largest slot machine win of the 20th century. How much was it?

Answer: $34,959,458

This was won at the Desert Inn Resort at Las Vegas. This is amazing because she only put $3 into the machine!

6. Louisa Almedovar and Rich Langley set a record for world's longest kiss, and got it on December 5, 2001. How long was the kiss?

Answer: 30 hours, 59 minutes

It happened in New York City. They couldn't eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom!

7. Kiveli Papajohn currently holds the record for longest amount of time trapped in an elevator, as of May 2003. In what country was the elevator she was stuck in?

Answer: Cyprus

76-year-old Kiveli Papajohn was trapped in a Cyprus elevator for 6 days, starting December 28, 1997. Luckily, she survived on a few tomatoes and some bread she had with her.

8. Someone survived 7 lightning strikes.

Answer: True

The first person to do this was Roy Sullivan of Virginia. He had lightning encounters from 1942 to 1977.

9. What was the record speed set on a skateboard on September 26, 1998 by Gary Hardwick?

Answer: 62.55 mph

Imagine driving on an expressway and having a skateboard pass you...

10. Which TV series was the first to be broadcast on six continents, with a weekly audience of 1.1 billion in 2003?

Answer: Baywatch

It's shown on every continent except Antarctica.

11. The largest anti-war rally was against which war, of the following?

Answer: U.S.- led War on Iraq (2003)

On February 15, 2003, millions of people around the world in over six hundred cities rallied against the planned invasion of Iraq. Thanks to MollyGrue for the correction!

12. How many people signed the world's largest petition (as of May 2003)?

Answer: 21,202,192

This was signed by people from over 153 countries and concerned the Korean War.

13. The highest-paid prime minister in May 2003 was from which country?

Answer: Japan

He makes about $676,000 a year (U.S. dollars), including allowances and bonuses.

14. When and where did the worst inflation of the 20th century take place?

Answer: Hungary, post-World War II

This happened in 1946. In value, one gold pengo(Hungarian currency) from 1931 was worth 130 million trillion 1946 paper pengos. By the way, that number is 130,000,000,000,000,000,000.

15. Walter Cavangh currently has the largest credit card collection as of May 2003, with 1,397 cards. How much credit is on those cards total?

Answer: $1.65 million

16. At least two people have won a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

Answer: False

Only one has, and that person is Edgar Eagen of the U.S. who won the 1920 light-heavyweight boxing title and was a member of the winning four-man bob in 1932.

17. Who was the first person to appear on TIME Magazine over 50 times?

Answer: Nixon

He has been on the cover 55 times.

18. What company which was once the largest toy retailer in the world, closed its British, Australian and US outlets in 2018?

Answer: Toys R Us

Although Wal-Mart is the largest toy retailer in the U.S., Toys R Us had stores in 27 countries.

19. What is the largest Internet search engine as of May 2003?

Answer: Google

Google has over 2.2 billion indexed pages and started in 1998 with a total staff of 4 people.

20. The current largest snowball fight as of May 2003 (with 2,473 people) was held for how long?

Answer: 10 minutes

It was held on January 18, 2003, in Switzerland and lasted 10 minutes.

Source: Author ratboy131

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