World Records Quiz: 30 Records From Easy to Insane

World Records Quiz: 30 Records From Easy to Insane: questions and answers

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1. Which is the tallest? The tallest tree · The tallest building · The tallest statue

   The tallest building – The tallest tree is about 116 meters, the tallest statue 182, but the tallest building is 828 meters!

2. The tallest dog ever recorded was which breed? Great Dane · Wolfhound · Saint Bernard

   Great Dane

3. Which is the smallest dog breed? Chihuahua · Pug · Beagle

   Chihuahua

4. The tallest kind of tree on Earth is the... Palm · Oak · Coast redwood

   Coast redwood – The tallest one is over 116 meters high!

5. The world's biggest single flower is the... Lotus · Sunflower · Rafflesia

   Rafflesia – It can be one meter wide and smells like rotten meat!

6. Which is the smallest continent? Antarctica · Europe · Australia

   Australia

7. The fastest 100 meters ever was run in about... 9.58 seconds · 10.5 seconds · 8.2 seconds

   9.58 seconds

8. The biggest lake on Earth by area is the... Lake Victoria · Lake Superior · Caspian Sea

   Caspian Sea

9. Which is the largest land animal alive today? African elephant · Rhino · Hippo

   African elephant

10. The largest rainforest on Earth is the... Borneo · Congo · Amazon

    Amazon

11. The oldest known living land animal is a... Tortoise · Elephant · Parrot

    Tortoise – Jonathan the tortoise hatched around 1832!

12. The tallest statue in the world is in... China · USA · India

    India

13. Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals? Michael Phelps · Simone Biles · Usain Bolt

    Michael Phelps – He won 23 golds!

14. The hottest temperature ever reliably recorded was in... Sahara Desert · Death Valley · Australia

    Death Valley

15. The coldest temperature ever recorded was in... Siberia · Antarctica · Alaska

    Antarctica

16. Which is the longest river in Europe? Danube · Rhine · Volga

    Volga

17. The driest non-polar desert in the world is the... Sahara · Atacama · Gobi

    Atacama

18. The longest snake species is the... Anaconda · Reticulated python · King cobra

    Reticulated python

19. The heaviest spider in the world is the... Goliath birdeater · Black widow · Huntsman

    Goliath birdeater

20. Which country gets the most foreign tourists? USA · France · Spain

    France

21. The deepest hole people ever dug is in... Russia · USA · Germany

    Russia – It's over 12 km deep, and they had to stop because it was too hot!

22. Measured base to peak, the tallest mountain is... Mount Everest · Mauna Kea · K2

    Mauna Kea – Most of it is hidden under the ocean!

23. Before 2010, the world's tallest building was... Taipei 101 · Empire State Building · Petronas Towers

    Taipei 101

24. The longest bridge in the world is in... USA · China · Japan

    China

25. The biggest bird eggs ever came from the extinct... Moa · Elephant bird · Dodo

    Elephant bird

26. Which animated TV show has run the longest in the US? Family Guy · SpongeBob · The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

27. The oldest known individual tree is a... Bristlecone pine · Baobab · Olive tree

    Bristlecone pine – It's about 4,800 years old!

28. Which island country is the largest by area? Japan · Philippines · Indonesia

    Indonesia

29. The tallest person ever measured was about... 2.2 m · 2.72 m · 3.1 m

    2.72 m

30. The fastest-growing plant can grow how much in one day? About 1 cm · About 90 cm · About 5 m

    About 90 cm – Some bamboo grows almost a meter a day!

31. Which bird lays the biggest eggs alive today? Ostrich · Emu · Eagle

    Ostrich