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World Records Trivia
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In what year did Usain Bolt set the current men's 100 meter world record of 9.58 seconds in Berlin?
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Which planet has the largest storm by area observed in the Solar System?
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Which video game console is the best-selling unit family to date?
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Which artist has the record for the longest run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a single song at 19 weeks in 2019?
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What is the highest mountain on Earth by elevation above sea level as officially remeasured in 2020?
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Which tree species holds the tallest known living individual?
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Which nation built the longest bridge over water as a continuous structure?
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What exact number of letters are in the chemical name of titin often cited as the longest word in technical contexts?
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Which country produced the heaviest pumpkin on record at 2,702 pounds in 2021?
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What is the precise elevation in meters of the highest permanent settlement La Rinconada, Peru?
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Which lake is the deepest by maximum depth?
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Which country recorded the largest single-day vaccination total during the COVID-19 campaign with over 25 million doses on September 17, 2021?
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What is the largest coral reef system on Earth?
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What was the exact finishing time for Paula Radcliffe's women's marathon world record in London 2003?
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What precise distance in meters is the men's javelin world record with the post-1986 redesign spear?
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Which song holds the record for most weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten with 39 as of 2021?
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Which country is home to the longest coastline in the world?
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Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
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Which spacecraft recorded the most distant images of the Sun taken in 2021?
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What exact time did Eliud Kipchoge run in the assisted sub two hour exhibition in Vienna 2019?
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What precise speed in kilometers per hour did the French TGV set for the conventional wheeled train world record in 2007?
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Which person set the record for the highest free solo climb of El Capitan in 2017?
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What is the largest island that is not a continent?
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Which river has the largest discharge volume into the ocean?
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Which athlete holds the most Olympic gold medals?
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Which library claims the largest catalog by number of items?
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Which country drinks the most coffee per capita by recent annual averages?
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Which country set the world record for the largest democracy electoral turnout in a single general election in 2019?
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On what exact date did Hicham El Guerrouj set the men's 1500 meter world record of 3 minutes 26.00 seconds?
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Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites as counted in 2023?
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What is the fastest land animal in short sprints?
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What exact number of moves did the longest official chess game by move count reach in 1989?
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What precise mass in grams is the heaviest verified gold nugget ever found that still exists known as the Hand of Faith?
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What is the exact wattage of the most powerful continuous wave laser demonstrated by a compact fiber system in 2019?
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What is the largest living animal ever known by mass?
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What exact diameter in meters does the largest radio telescope single dish Arecibo have for its main reflector?
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Which year saw the first verified human-powered aircraft flight to cross the English Channel?
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What is the precise length in kilometers of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland?
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What is the highest-grossing film worldwide without adjusting for inflation as of 2025?
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Which city hosted the World Expo that unveiled the original Ferris Wheel in 1893?
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What is the longest river within a single country measured entirely inside one nation?
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Which recorded temperature is the highest air temperature measured on Earth in 1913 as accepted today?
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Which athlete holds the record for the highest verified vertical jump in the NBA Draft Combine at 46 inches?
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Which museum is the most visited annually in normal pre-pandemic years?
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Which composer has the most Oscar wins for Best Original Score with 9?
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Which person completed the fastest climb of all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in 2019?
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Which spacecraft performed the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon in January 2019?
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Which ski jump venue hosted the world record distance of 253.5 meters in 2017?
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Which nation has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in men's football?
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In what exact year did the first satellite navigation signal for civilian use become continuously available without intentional degradation?
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What year did the first human-made object reach interstellar space according to mission data?
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What precise altitude in meters did the highest balloon jump by Alan Eustace reach in 2014 before freefall?
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Which building was the first to exceed 800 meters in height?
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Which capital city sits at the highest elevation above sea level?
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Which animal lays the largest egg among living species?
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What exact number of people participated in the largest human formation of a country map for India in 2017?
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Which waterfall has the highest uninterrupted drop?
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Which academic journal is recognized for the highest impact factor recorded in the 2022 Journal Citation Reports?
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Which country produces the most cocoa beans annually?
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What is the exact verified height in meters of the tallest tropical tree found in Sabah known as Menara?
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Which chess player holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in classical games at 125 from 2018 to 2020?
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Which human-made structure is the longest wall ever built?
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Which nation set the record for the longest constitutional document still in use by word count?
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Which automaker produced the first mass-market electric car to exceed one million units sold cumulative by late 2021?
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Which country has the highest population according to the most widely cited 2023 estimates?
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What exact catalog number was assigned to the Beatles' first UK single as issued by Parlophone in 1962?
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Which city recorded the highest annual film festival attendance for a single event?
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What exact circumference to two decimal places does the fattest verified human waist on record measure?
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What is the highest recorded attendance for a single day at a World Expo set in Osaka in 1970?
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Which edition of the Tour de France first exceeded an average speed of 40 kilometers per hour over the full race?
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Which city hosted the chess tournament where the first ever Elo rating above 2800 was achieved in 1990?
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Which chess opening holds the record for the fastest recorded checkmate in a rated tournament at two moves?
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Which building held the record for tallest from 1931 until 1970?
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What is the exact official height of the Statue of Unity including base?
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Which desert is the largest hot desert on Earth?
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Which national team won the most Rugby World Cup titles by 2023?
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Which stadium recorded the largest paid attendance for a college football game at a single venue in 2013?
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What is the precise number of letters in the longest place name with official status in New Zealand?
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Which living bird has the greatest wingspan?
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What is the precise floor count of the tallest residential only building Central Park Tower?
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Which company reached the first two trillion United States dollar market cap intraday in August 2020?
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Which football club holds the record for most UEFA Champions League titles?
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Which national team has the most FIBA Basketball World Cup titles as of 2023?
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Which city hosted the Summer Olympic Games with the highest number of participating nations in 2016?
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Which book series holds the record for the fastest-selling fiction title release with 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours in the United States in 2007?
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Which airline flew the world's longest regularly scheduled nonstop route by distance in 2023?
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Which nation recorded the highest skyscraper count over 200 meters completed in a single year in 2018?
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In which year was the deepest scuba dive on open circuit officially recorded at 332.35 meters?
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What exact number of days did it take Phileas Fogg in the 1873 novel to complete Around the World, setting a fictional benchmark?
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Which marathon course produced the first official sub two hours and one minute ratified world record in 2022?
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What was the exact attendance figure at the 1950 Maracanaรงo final match Brazil vs Uruguay at Estadio do Maracana according to the official paid count?
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What was the precise broadcast length in hours of the longest continuous television talk show marathon by a single host?
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What year did Roger Bannister first break the four-minute mile running 3 minutes 59.4 seconds?
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What exact length in meters is the longest confirmed blue whale ever measured in the wild?
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In which year did Sergei Bubka first clear 6.00 meters outdoors in pole vault to set a world record?
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Which city recorded the highest average annual public transit ridership for a single system with over 3 billion trips in 2019?
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Which country recorded the most official languages in use at the national level with 11 in 1996?
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Which city marathon first recorded an official wheelchair course time under 1 hour 20 minutes for men?
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What exact date did the first email reach a million daily messages according to Arpanet records?
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What precise population count did Tokyo reach in the 1965 census for the special wards combined setting a postwar urban record?
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Which scientific collaboration announced the first image of a black hole in April 2019?
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Which cryptocurrency reached the highest single coin price peak in November 2021?
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What precise length in kilometers is the world's longest cave system Mammoth Cave surveyed as of 2023?
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What exact number of strings does the world's largest playable guitar certified in Texas have?
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What exact distance in meters is the men's long jump world record set by Mike Powell in Tokyo 1991?
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What is the longest-running scripted television show by number of seasons in the United States?
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Which country has the largest number of time zones when counting territories?
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What exact area in square kilometers does the largest salt flat Salar de Uyuni cover?
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What exact weight in kilograms is the largest verified giant freshwater fish caught in Cambodia in 2022, a giant stingray?
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Which country set the record for the highest top fuel alcohol content allowed in Formula One before 1989?
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What exact volume in liters holds the largest wine bottle ever used for a commercial release named Melchizedek?
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Which city has the busiest airport by passenger traffic as reported for 2023?
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What is the largest confirmed prime number discovered as of December 2018 consisting of 24,862,048 digits?
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Which pianist holds the record for the most Grammy lifetime wins with 32 as of 2023?
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Which national census recorded the largest population snapshot taken on a single day?
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Which tunnel is the longest undersea rail tunnel by length?
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What precise distance in kilometers is the longest confirmed non-stop commercial flight by great circle distance operated since 2020?
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Which museum recorded the largest single artwork by floor area permanently displayed indoors?
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Which company shipped the most smartphones in a single quarter according to Q4 2023 industry counts?
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Which national park contains the largest volcanic caldera visible on land measuring about 72 kilometers across?
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