Exploring Guinness World Records Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

singer Amy Winehouse (pictured) gained entry to the Guinness World Records in 2009 for having the most Grammy Awards won by a British female act.

former Romanian boxer Gogea Mitu is listed by the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's tallest professional boxer.

the Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses, located on the eastern slope of Mount Etna, holds the world record for the "greatest tree girth ever", and is also the largest and oldest known chestnut tree.

the largest body parts do not all belong to the largest animal, and that there are numerous Guinness World Records for the largest human body parts.

the Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat has the world's largest hand-woven carpet, recognized by Guinness World Records.

Pedro Matias typed a 264 character text message in 1:59, beating the existing Guinness Book of World Records record in the LG Mobile World Cup.

Rock for the Rainforest holds the Guinness World Record for the largest environmental fundraising event.

David Feldman, philatelist, achieved the world’s record price of 2.5 million Swiss Francs for a single postage stamp, the Treskilling Yellow for which he appeared in the 1996 Guinness Book of World Records.

Giant George is recognised as the tallest dog ever by Guinness World Records and measures 43 inches (110 cm) high at the withers.

Mangaloreans hold a Guinness world record for non-stop singing for 40 hours.

Maurice Catarcio, at age 69, pulled an 80-foot (24 m) boat filled with 125 passengers while swimming 300 feet (91 m) in a lake, which earned him a place in The Guinness Book of World Records.

amateur footballer Lee Todd is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the quickest sending off in a match, playing for just two seconds.

Exploring Guinness World Records

1 Ashrita Furman of ________, the individual who holds the record for setting the most Guinness World Records.

2 Guinness World Records was part of which series?

3 Which of the following fields did Guinness World Records pursue?

4 Where does Guinness World Records come from?

5 Who wrote Guinness World Records?

6 In February 2008, ________ aired The Top 100 Guinness World Records of All Time and Guinness World Records made the complete list available on their website.

7 After founding the Guinness Book of Records at ________, the first 197-page edition was bound on 27 August 1955 and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas.

8 The McWhirters co-presented the ________ television programme Record Breakers with Roy Castle from 1972 until Ross's death in 1975; Norris continued appearing on the show until his retirement in 1994.

9 Which of the following genres does Guinness World Records produce?

10 Earlier editions also made reference to former King Zog of ________ holding the world record for amount of cigarettes consumed being c.300 per day.

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