Animal Kingdom
Ancient History
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World Records
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100

One type of this aquatic creature does not age; it can live forever if it's not killed by an external force.

Jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)

100

Some say that history began this many years ago, when the big bang happened.

13.8 billion years

100

He was the president of the United States during the stock market collapse in October of 1929.

Herbert Hoover

100

The world record for the oldest person ever to live was set by Jeanne Calment, who lived to this age (rounded to the nearest year).

122 years (and 164 days)

100

The original oranges were not orange on the outside; they were this color.

Green

200

One type of this aquatic creature strikes its pray so fast that it leaves the surrounding water boiling.

Shrimp (Mantis shrimp)

200

This many of the seven wonders of the ancient world still exist today (you must guess the exact number; not higher or lower).

1 - the pyramids of giza

200

This is the largest foreign company listed on a US stock exchange, and the second largest company in the world (by market cap).

Saudi Aramco

200

Aleix Vendrell set the world record for the longest time someone has held their breath underwater by holding his breath for this long (rounded to the nearest minute).

24 minutes, 3 seconds

200

This letter does not appear in any number before 1000 (one thousand).

A

300

This is the largest land animal known to use echolocation

Human

300

This famous warrior conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.

Alexander the Great

300

If you invested $1000 in the S&P 500 index at the height of the dot-com bubble in March 2000, you'd have this much money now (including dividend reinvestment, rounded to the nearest dollar).

$3570.13

300

Google executive Alan Eustace broke the sound barrier - and set the world record for highest altitude parachute jump - by jumping from this height (rounded to the nearest mile or kilometer).

26 miles (unrounded 25.7); 41.3 km

300

This is the only letter that doesn't appear in the name of any US State.

Q

400

This creature can survive in temperatures ranging from -328 degrees F (-200 celsius) to 300 degrees F (149 celsius), as well as in the vacuum of space with no protection

Tartigrade

400

This is the most recent of the three ages, coming after the Stone Age and Bronze Age.

Iron Age

400

Sir Isaac Newton died a rich man, but he lost a fortune investing in this, described as “a company for carrying out an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is”

South Sea Company

400

Chandra Dangi of Nepal set this record for the shortest adult ever to live, measuring only this many inches or centimeters.

22 inches (1 foot, 9.512 inches); 54.61 cm

400

While humans can only see 3 colors (red, green, and blue), this creature can see 16 colors, UV light, and polarized light.

Shrimp (Mantis Shrimp)