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World Record Bonanza! Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about world records.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ewokman. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ewokman

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,241

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1121

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Question 1 of 10

1. What unusual record was set by Wayne Iles, with a record of 336cm? Hint

Blowing a Malteser through a straw

Farthest throw of a Malteser with his tongue

Throwing a Malteser as high as possible and catching it in his mouth

Farthest throw of a Malteser with his feet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ashrita Furman of holds many, many records. What was the first record he TRIED to achieve? Hint

Press-ups

Longest balance on 1 leg

Most pogo stick hops in 30 seconds

Jumping Jacks (Star Jumps)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Maurice Green held the 100m sprint record (9.79 seconds) until 2002. Who broke his record with a sprint of 9.78 seconds? Hint

Usain Bolt

Asafa Powell

Tim Montgomery

Justin Gatlin

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 2007, the record for 100m sprint was 9.77 seconds. This was held by both Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin. But why is Powell noted more for breaking the record than Gatlin? Hint

Powell ran this time on two separate occasions

Powell broke it first

Gatlin made a very subtle false start

All of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who or what is featured on the cover of the 1955 edition of the Guinness Book of Records? Hint

A harp

Robert Wadlow (tallest person ever)

A hat

Norris McWhirter (editor)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Gomez family, from Mexico, hold a world record because they suffered from Werewolf syndrome. What does this cause? Hint

Addiction to moonlight

Allergy to silver

Excessive body hair

4 inch canine teeth

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Question 7 of 10

7. There was dispute over the world's oldest person. Shikegyo Izumi was the world's oldest man, and Jeanne Calment was the world's oldest woman. But who had the longest life? Hint

They were both the same age

Shikegyo Izumi

Jeanne Calment

Shikegyo Izumi isn't a real person

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Li Chung-yun, in 1933, nearly fool the world into thinking that he was 256 years old? Hint

He forged a super-old birth certificate

His father and grandfather had the same name as him

He made his face look more wrinkled

He blackmailed a newspaper reporter into writing it in his interview

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why was Leonid Stadnyk from Ukraine removed as the holder of the record for the tallest living man? Hint

He died

He constantly refused to be measured

He was found to be too short

He took height enhancement drugs

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the longest Spanish word mean in English? Hint

for two or more people to look at each other, both (or all) waiting for someone to break the silence, but won't do it themselves

extraordinary

superbly extraordinary

ugly

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What unusual record was set by Wayne Iles, with a record of 336cm?

Answer: Blowing a Malteser through a straw

The record was set on 5th May 2006. This is not as easy as it sounds. The easiest way to do this is to make a small burst of air instead of just blowing.

For anyone not familiar with the term "Malteser", I think that they are called malted milk balls in some countries. They are small edible balls, about 1-2 centimetres across. They are basically a small piece of dough, slightly larger than the size of a pea, exploded in a vacuum, and coated in chocolate.

2. Ashrita Furman of holds many, many records. What was the first record he TRIED to achieve?

Answer: Jumping Jacks (Star Jumps)

Star Jumps was his first attempted record. He failed, due to tiredness - he managed over 1,000 though! He loves records to do with pogo sticks, running a mile in weird ways, space hoppers, and generally weird records.

3. Maurice Green held the 100m sprint record (9.79 seconds) until 2002. Who broke his record with a sprint of 9.78 seconds?

Answer: Tim Montgomery

Tim held the record for some time before it got broken to 9.77 seconds! Then it broke down to 9.72, then 9.69, both by Usain Bolt. Bolt ran the 9.69 time at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

4. In 2007, the record for 100m sprint was 9.77 seconds. This was held by both Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin. But why is Powell noted more for breaking the record than Gatlin?

Answer: Powell ran this time on two separate occasions

Asafa did break it first, but is more known for repeating it. Powell also won gold in Beijing in 2008 in the 4 x 100m relay.

5. Who or what is featured on the cover of the 1955 edition of the Guinness Book of Records?

Answer: A harp

This harp was suddenly very popular with the book. The harp is the symbol for the Guinness Brewing Company. Since I've only seen the covers of the 1955, 1977, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 books, I'm only saying this from the '77 and '55 cover.

6. The Gomez family, from Mexico, hold a world record because they suffered from Werewolf syndrome. What does this cause?

Answer: Excessive body hair

They are the World's Hairiest Family. They have pretty much the whole of their body covered in hair. Even female members of the family have excessive hair. Two brothers from the family have toured, appearing in travelling shows.

7. There was dispute over the world's oldest person. Shikegyo Izumi was the world's oldest man, and Jeanne Calment was the world's oldest woman. But who had the longest life?

Answer: Jeanne Calment

Shikegyo was 120 years and 237 days, and Jeanne Calment was thought to be a few days younger when she died. She turned out to be 122 years and 164 days when she died in 1997.

8. How did Li Chung-yun, in 1933, nearly fool the world into thinking that he was 256 years old?

Answer: His father and grandfather had the same name as him

He was being interviewed and showed his grandfather's birth certificate. While his age and true birth date may never truly be authenticated, Li Chung-yun did die in 1933.

9. Why was Leonid Stadnyk from Ukraine removed as the holder of the record for the tallest living man?

Answer: He constantly refused to be measured

He claimed to be over 2.5 metres tall, but never allowed the people from the Guinness World Records to measure him. After Stadnyk refused measurement in 2008, Bao Xi Shun from China regained the title of the world's tallest living man despite appearances suggesting that he was around 20cm shorter than Stadnyk.

10. What does the longest Spanish word mean in English?

Answer: superbly extraordinary

The word is superextraordinairisimo. The long definition was actually the definition of the hardest word to define the meaning of.

Source: Author Ewokman

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