Fictional Locations
Which Came First?
Banned Guinness World Records
Russians
X, Y, & Z
400

This legendary city created by Plato was swallowed by the sea from the wrath of the gods and is known as the lost city

What is Atlantis

400

The Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter are all coins but this was produced by the U.S mint first

What is the Penny (1793, Nickel was latest 1886)

400

in 2011 The Guinness Book of World Records no longer accepted entries to break the record for simultaneously releasing the most amount of these latex items into the air due to the dangers it poses to wildlife

What are Balloons

400

This influential Russian writer wrote war and peace

Who is (Leo) Tolstoy

400

You can go here to get some fried chicken, texas toast, crinkle fries, and their signature sauce

What is Zaxby's

800

In the Legend of Zelda game series most games take place in this fictional kingdom

what is Hyrule

800

Arcade Machines, Laptops, Magnavox Odyssey, and Sega Genesis can all play video games but this one was invented first

What are Arcade Machines

800

In 2021, the Guinness Book of World Records tweeted that it will no longer monitor the record for the most amount of these smashed on a single tour’

What are Guitars

800

He was a cofounder of Google and today the 8th richest man in the world

Who is Sergey Brin

800

In the English dictionary this is the order from most to least used letters out of x, y, & z

What is y, z, x

1200

The Highest grossing box office film ever takes place in this fictional world

What is Pandora

1200

Cars, Planes, Blimps, and Unicycles are all forms of transportation but this one was first invented

What is the Blimp

1200

This is one of two world records banned in which the record holder before the ban due to health concerns lasted for 18 days without this

What is either Water or Sleep

1200

This controversial Russian gained fame after supposedly healing the prince of Russia with his healing powers, and even has a famous song written after him

Who is Rasputin

1200

If you forget to properly put on your jeans someone may say xyz meaning this

What is Examine Your Zipper

1600

The Show Parks and Recreation takes place in this fictional city in the real state of Indiana

What is Pawnee

1600

Mount Rushmore, The Statue of Liberty, The Lincoln Memorial, and Washington Monument are all famous U.S monuments but this one was in the U.S. first fully finished beating out the 2nd by only two years

What is the Washington Monument (Statue of Liberty was finished in France earlier but not transported and built in the U.S till two years after)

1600

This looney tunes esque activity for the most people in this fight was put to rest due to concerns over waste

What is a Pie (fight)

1600

He was a Russian Composer most famous for "The Rite Of Spring"

Who is (Igor) Stravinski

1600

These are the three Nato Phonetic words for the letters X, Y, and Z

What is Xray, Yankee, and Zulu

2000

The Flintstones live in this fictional pre-historic town

What is Bedrock

2000

Austria, Australia, Algeria, Armenia and Albania are all countries that start with an A and end with ia and all gained independence in the 20th century but this one gained independence first

What is Albania

2000

The record for the largest pyramid of these was put to rest because they followed the U.S. governments suggestion to stop over concerns of a shortage

What are pennies

2000

He is most famous for his experiment which showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food.

Who is (Ivan) Pavlov

2000

This was a major diplomatic incident between the United States and France in 1797 and 1798

What is the XYZ Affair