Animal extremes
Which insects carry and transmit a number of diseases including malaria?
mosquitoes
What is the world’s smallest country?
Vatican (City)
What is the most sold book in the world?
the Bible
What was the first extreme sport invented in the United States.
skateboarding
Who are centenarians?
a person who has reached the age of 100
Which animals can jump over 27 feet in one bound.
kangaroos
What is the world’s largest inland body of water?
the Caspian Sea
How many languages has been the Bible translated into? a) about 3000; b) about 4000; c) about 2000
b) about 4000
Who reached speeds of 834 mphd during his famous Red Bull Stratos jump?
Felix Baumgartner
Who are supercentenarians?
people who live to 110
Which birds have the insane ability to swivel their heads in almost a full circle?
owls
What is the highest peak from Earth's Center?
Mount Chimborazo (Ecuador - 6,384.4 km)
How many days did Phileas Fogg want to travel around the world in, according to Jules Verne?
80
What is known as the "most dangerous eight seconds in sport"?
bull riding
What is the number of McDonald's Big Macs eaten in one sitting? (official records)
32
Which mammals spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in water, but they also take to the land.
hippos
What is the easternmost AND westernmost state in the US?
Alaska
Who is the lady, in Homer’s Iliad, who started the phrase “The face that launched a thousand ships”?
Helen (of Troy)
Who has won the most Olympic medals at either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games?
Michael Phelps (USA)
How many beers did professional wrestler André the Giant drink in a roughly 6-hour marathon session? (about 20% difference is accepted)
about 156
Which animals have the longest pregnancy of any mammal, which can last up to two years?
(African) elephants
What is lowest point in the Western Hemisphere?
Death Valley (Badwater Basin)
What is the oldest form of literature?
poerty
Who was the Hungarian fencer who is regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever" and won seven gold medals in six different Olympic Games?
Gerevich Aladár
How long was the longest beard ever recorded? (20% difference accepted)
5.33 m