🧠 World records quiz questions

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1. Which of these animals is the heaviest?

   1. Moose
   2. Atlantic bluefin tuna
   3. Great white shark
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   Answer: C. Great white shark
   Moose (440 kg) · Atlantic bluefin tuna (240 kg) · Great white shark (770 kg)

   💡 largest predatory fish

2. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

   1. Aconcagua
   2. Mount Kilimanjaro
   3. Mount Everest
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   Answer: C. Mount Everest
   Aconcagua (6,967 m) · Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) · Mount Everest (8,849 m)

   💡 highest mountain above sea level

3. Which of these animals runs the fastest?

   1. Common ostrich
   2. Cheetah
   3. Giraffe
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   Answer: B. Cheetah
   Common ostrich (70 km/h) · Cheetah (100 km/h) · Giraffe (60 km/h)

   💡 fastest land animal

4. Which of these is the deepest?

   1. Challenger Deep (bathyscaphe Trieste)
   2. Piccard hydrothermal vents, Mid-Cayman Rise
   3. Witwatersrand gold fields (Mponeng)
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   Answer: A. Challenger Deep (bathyscaphe Trieste)
   Challenger Deep (bathyscaphe Trieste) (10.9 km) · Piccard hydrothermal vents, Mid-Cayman Rise (4,960 m) · Witwatersrand gold fields (Mponeng) (4,000 m)

   💡 deepest known point of the ocean floor

5. Which of these animals can live the longest?

   1. African elephant
   2. Komodo dragon
   3. Bengal tiger
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   Answer: A. African elephant
   African elephant (70 years) · Komodo dragon (30 years) · Bengal tiger (26 years)

   💡 largest living land animal

6. Which of these covers the largest area?

   1. Great Barrier Reef
   2. Angkor Wat
   3. Atacama Desert (María Elena South)
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   Answer: A. Great Barrier Reef
   Great Barrier Reef (344,000 km²) · Angkor Wat (1.6 km²) · Atacama Desert (María Elena South) (105,000 km²)

   💡 largest coral reef system in the world

7. Which of these animals swims the fastest?

   1. Sperm whale
   2. Emperor penguin
   3. Sea otter
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   Answer: A. Sperm whale
   Sperm whale (30 km/h) · Emperor penguin (19 km/h) · Sea otter (9 km/h)

   💡 largest toothed whale and largest brain of any animal

8. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

   1. Salar de Uyuni
   2. Source of the Amazon (Nevado Mismi)
   3. Vostok Station
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   Answer: B. Source of the Amazon (Nevado Mismi)
   Salar de Uyuni (3,656 m) · Source of the Amazon (Nevado Mismi) (5,597 m) · Vostok Station (3,488 m)

   💡 source of the Amazon, the river with the greatest flow of water in the world

9. Which of these waterfalls is the tallest?

   1. Kaieteur Falls
   2. Victoria Falls
   3. Angel Falls
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   Answer: C. Angel Falls
   Kaieteur Falls (226 m) · Victoria Falls (108 m) · Angel Falls (979 m)

   💡 highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world

10. Which of these animals swims the fastest?

    1. Nile crocodile
    2. Saltwater crocodile
    3. Orca
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    Answer: C. Orca
    Nile crocodile (35 km/h) · Saltwater crocodile (29 km/h) · Orca (56 km/h)

    💡 largest member of the dolphin family

11. Which of these structures is the tallest?

    1. Petronas Twin Towers
    2. Tokyo Skytree
    3. Burj Khalifa
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    Answer: C. Burj Khalifa
    Petronas Twin Towers (452 m) · Tokyo Skytree (634 m) · Burj Khalifa (828 m)

    💡 tallest building in the world

12. Which of these animals is the longest?

    1. Red kangaroo
    2. White rhinoceros
    3. Bornean orangutan
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    Answer: B. White rhinoceros
    Red kangaroo (2.1 m) · White rhinoceros (3.7 m) · Bornean orangutan (1.3 m)

    💡 largest of the five living rhinoceros species

13. Which of these animals swims the fastest?

    1. Leatherback sea turtle
    2. Amazon river dolphin (boto)
    3. Whale shark
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    Answer: A. Leatherback sea turtle
    Leatherback sea turtle (35 km/h) · Amazon river dolphin (boto) (22 km/h) · Whale shark (5 km/h)

    💡 largest living turtle

14. Which of these animals can live the longest?

    1. Greater flamingo
    2. Bald eagle
    3. Wandering albatross
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    Answer: A. Greater flamingo
    Greater flamingo (83 years) · Bald eagle (38 years) · Wandering albatross (50 years)

    💡 largest flamingo species

15. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Yellowstone National Park
    2. Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock)
    3. Forbidden City
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    Answer: B. Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock)
    Yellowstone National Park (8,990 km²) · Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock) (31,700 km²) · Forbidden City (0.7 km²)

    💡 deepest and oldest lake in the world

16. Which of these animals can live the longest?

    1. American lobster
    2. Gorilla
    3. North Island brown kiwi
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    Answer: A. American lobster
    American lobster (100 years) · Gorilla (60 years) · North Island brown kiwi (35 years)

    💡 heaviest crustacean ever recorded (about 20 kg)

17. Which of these animals is the longest?

    1. Southern elephant seal
    2. Electric eel
    3. Polar bear
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    Answer: A. Southern elephant seal
    Southern elephant seal (4 m) · Electric eel (2 m) · Polar bear (2.3 m)

    💡 largest seal in the world

18. Which of these animals runs the fastest?

    1. Fennec fox
    2. Gray wolf
    3. Capybara
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    Answer: B. Gray wolf
    Fennec fox (32 km/h) · Gray wolf (60 km/h) · Capybara (35 km/h)

    💡 largest wild member of the dog family

19. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

    1. Oymyakon
    2. Methuselah (oldest tree)
    3. La Rinconada (highest town)
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    Answer: C. La Rinconada (highest town)
    Oymyakon (745 m) · Methuselah (oldest tree) (2,950 m) · La Rinconada (highest town) (5,100 m)

    💡 highest permanent settlement in the world

20. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Lut Desert (Kaluts)
    2. Sahara (largest hot desert)
    3. Lake Vostok (subglacial lake)
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    Answer: B. Sahara (largest hot desert)
    Lut Desert (Kaluts) (51,800 km²) · Sahara (largest hot desert) (9,200,000 km²) · Lake Vostok (subglacial lake) (12,500 km²)

    💡 largest hot desert in the world

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