A) Fewer than ten people attempt it globally. B) It poses a threat to health, safety, or the environment. C) It becomes too expensive to verify. D) The company changes its company name.
A) The United Nations B) Local government authorities C) Independent public volunteers D) Guinness World Records
A) By auditing the company's financial statements B) By submitting applications for records C) By voting on which records should be banned D) By directly editing the published book
A) Logistics and shipping management B) Software engineering assistance C) Corporate services D) Tax reduction consulting
A) Those related to the killing or harming of animals B) Those involving digital video games C) Those that require participants to wear uniforms D) Those performed during nighttime hours
A) Johnny Strange B) Matthew Hedges C) Roger Guy English D) Pedro López
A) Fewer than 10 people B) Exactly 50 people C) Over 1,000 people D) At least 110 people
A) Mexico, United States and Canada B) Spain, France and Italy C) Brazil, Argentina and Chile D) Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
A) It was later removed B) It was permanently doubled in scope C) It was turned into a documentary film D) It was moved to the sports section
A) The 2011 edition B) The 1991 edition C) The 2008 edition D) The 2026 edition
A) The scales used were proven to be inaccurate B) Owners overfed their pets beyond healthy bounds C) Pet food companies stopped sponsoring the book D) Veterinarians refused to examine heavy animals
A) 2006 B) 1974 C) 1984 D) 1991
A) Energy drink and soda speed records B) Milk, juice and water drinking records C) Tea and coffee consumption records D) Spirit, wine and beer drinking records
A) Plastic toys and furniture B) Paper and cardboard boxes C) Glass and metal scraps D) Bicycles and trees
A) Current holders performed beyond safe human tolerance levels B) Too few people applied to attempt them C) The equipment became too expensive to manufacture D) Governments outlawed swords and cars globally
A) Matthew Hedges B) Johnny Strange C) Roger Guy English D) Pedro López
A) 10 years later B) 5 years later C) 25 years later D) 17 years later E) 30 years later
A) The 1990 edition B) The 2011 edition C) The 2008 edition D) The 2026 edition
A) Science and Technology B) Modern Society C) Natural World D) Human Achievements
A) The cooking process must use solar energy B) The ingredients must be entirely organic C) The item must be fully edible and distributed to the public D) The food must be preserved in a museum
A) To save money on ingredients B) To comply with health inspection laws C) To reduce cooking time D) To prevent food wastage
A) It only accepts chain letters sent via email B) It sponsors annual chain letter competitions C) It limits chain letter records to postal mail D) It does not accept any records relating to chain letters
A) Pedro López B) Johnny Strange C) Roger Guy English D) Matthew Hedges
A) Because nobody could verify the time B) Because medical professionals sponsored it C) Due to lack of participant interest D) For being too dangerous
A) The U.S. Mint B) The Bank of England C) The Federal Reserve D) The World Bank
A) Driving gasoline-powered vehicles B) Releasing sky lanterns and party balloons C) Plastic bottle recycling counts D) Using incandescent lightbulbs
A) Sugar and artificial sweeteners B) Dairy and gluten products C) Caffeine and energy supplements D) Tobacco or cannabis
A) That it was funding their military operations B) That it was avoiding international taxes C) That it was stealing their historical artifacts D) That it was laundering their reputation
A) The UAE's firefighters and Egypt's hospitals B) The UAE's postal service and Egypt's schools C) The UAE's teachers and Egypt's farmers D) The UAE's police forces and Egypt's military
A) 300 records B) 526 records C) 21 records D) 110 records
A) 110 records B) 526 records C) 50 records D) 21 records
A) A co-founder of FairSquare B) An executive adjudicator for Guinness World Records C) A former serial killer from Colombia D) A British academic who was forced to sign a false confession
A) The Abu Dhabi police department's certificate for 'most signatures on a scroll' B) The UAE's entire list of 526 records C) The speed beer drinking record category D) All food wastage records in the Middle East
A) Moved from 10 records to 526 B) Moved from 22 records to 110 C) Moved from 5 records to 21 D) Moved from 50 records to 100
A) Co-founder of FairSquare B) A British academic forced to sign a false confession C) The creator of the sword swallowing category D) The record holder for sleeplessness
A) The creators of chain letters B) The U.S. Mint C) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's regime D) Pedro López's organization
A) That all records in the UAE and Egypt would be deleted B) That its record titles cannot be purchased C) That government records are exempt from safety rules D) That they will stop publishing the book entirely
A) Insomnia and sleep deprivation B) Sword swallowing injuries and alcohol poisoning C) Graves' disease and Pica D) Pet obesity and malnutrition
A) Ross McWhirter B) Sir Hugh Beaver C) Christopher Chataway D) Norris McWhirter
A) 30 languages B) 40 languages C) 50 languages D) 20 languages
A) 100 countries B) 50 countries C) 80 countries D) 150 countries
A) HIT Entertainment B) Sterling Publishing C) Apax Partners D) Jim Pattison Group
A) Castlebridge House, County Wexford B) South Quay Plaza, Canary Wharf, London C) Orlando, Florida D) Ludgate House, Fleet Street, London
A) 10 November 1951 B) 14 September 1954 C) Christmas 1955 D) 27 August 1955
A) A thousand B) Ten thousand C) Seventy thousand D) Five hundred
A) David Boehm B) Denys Fisher C) Christopher Chataway D) Sir Hugh Beaver
A) 10 November 1951 B) 27 August 1955 C) 14 September 1954 D) Christmas 1955
A) 198 pages B) 320 pages C) 250 pages D) 100 pages
A) David Boehm B) Sir Hugh Beaver C) Christopher Chataway D) Denys Fisher
A) More than 500 million copies B) More than 150 million copies C) More than 50 million copies D) More than 10 million copies
A) Sky One B) Channel 4 C) ITV D) BBC
A) Jim Pattison Group B) Ripley Entertainment C) Gullane Entertainment D) Sterling Publishing
A) 1975 B) 1989 C) 2001 D) 2008
A) HIT Entertainment B) Gullane Entertainment C) Apax Partners D) Jim Pattison Group
A) Sterling Publishing B) HIT Entertainment C) Apax Partners D) Ripley Entertainment
A) Guinness PLC B) Jim Pattison Group C) Apax Partners D) Diageo
A) Orlando, Florida B) Tokyo, Japan C) New York City D) London, England
A) Highest mountain climbing B) Fastest swimming sprint C) Longest egg tossing distances D) Longest marathon running
A) World of Warcraft B) Super Mario Bros. C) Tetris D) Grand Theft Auto IV
A) The oldest tree B) The heaviest tumour C) The deepest ocean trench D) The tallest building
A) The most poisonous fungus B) The fastest-growing mold C) The largest edible mushroom D) The rarest glowing fungus
A) The most expensive reality show B) The longest-running soap opera C) The oldest news broadcast D) The most watched comedy series
A) The largest bank robbery B) The most expensive painting sold C) The most valuable life-insurance policy D) The highest corporate tax
A) Maurizio Giuliano B) Ashrita Furman C) El Daña D) Norris McWhirter
A) Norris McWhirter B) Maurizio Giuliano C) El Daña D) Ashrita Furman
A) The 50th B) The 60th C) The 100th D) The 72nd
A) 2005 B) 2008 C) 1995 D) 2009
A) NBC B) Diageo C) Guinness Brewing D) BBC
A) Digital-only databases B) Fictional novels C) Illustrated reference D) Audiobooks
A) Norris McWhirter B) El Daña C) Ashrita Furman D) Maurizio Giuliano
A) 1995 B) 2008 C) 2005 D) 2025
A) 224% B) 100% C) 173% D) 50%
A) ABC B) BBC C) NBC D) CNN
A) Most instruments played simultaneously B) Fastest violin player C) Fastest piano player D) Loudest rock guitarist
A) Government subsidies B) Merchandise sales C) Book sales D) Television broadcast rights
A) Selling data to tech companies B) The would-be record-holders themselves C) Corporate sponsorships of museum exhibits D) Hosting live reality television shows
A) A native advertising company B) A public utility provider C) A government regulatory body D) A non-profit educational institution
A) Jon Stewart B) Stephen Colbert C) John Oliver D) Jimmy Fallon
A) The Tonight Show B) Late Night with Seth Meyers C) Last Week Tonight D) The Daily Show
A) Kim Jong Un B) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow C) Alexander Lukashenko D) Bashar al-Assad
A) The Government of Turkmenistan B) Betty Crocker Middle East C) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver D) The President of Saudi Arabia
A) Turkmenistan B) United Arab Emirates C) Saudi Arabia D) Qatar
A) 1976 B) 2010 C) 2002 D) 1995
A) Roy Sullivan B) Robert Wadlow C) Guinness D) Bob Munden
A) Double-action pistol B) Standard weight single-action revolver C) Lever-action shotgun D) Semi-automatic rifle
A) 0.50 seconds B) 0.05 seconds C) 0.20 seconds D) 0.02 seconds
A) Robert Wadlow B) Roy Sullivan C) Arthur King D) Bob Munden
A) Tallest man B) Lightning strike victim C) Fastest shooter D) Largest earthworm
A) Lightning holes B) Life-size statues C) Gem-studded golf shoes D) A standard weight revolver
A) Sword swallower B) Speed shooter C) Tallest man D) Lightning strike victim
A) Robert Wadlow B) Bob Munden C) Guinness D) Roy Sullivan
A) A price tag of $6,500 B) Gem studs C) Holster marks D) Lightning holes
A) $6,500 B) $2,002 C) $1,995 D) $1,976
A) 2010 B) 2002 C) 1995 D) 1976
A) San Francisco B) London C) Orlando D) Tokyo
A) Paris B) Copenhagen C) Berlin D) London
A) Las Vegas B) San Francisco C) Atlantic City D) San Antonio
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata C) New Delhi D) Bangalore
A) Atlantic City B) Myrtle Beach C) Orlando D) Las Vegas
A) 2002 B) 2010 C) 1976 D) 1995 |