What country holds the most Olympic medals in soccer?
Brazil
Who were the first two people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest?
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
1953
What country has maintained armed neutrality since 1815?
Switzerland
In 1913 the assembly line was introduced at a car manufacturing plant in Michigan. It was producing cars of the ______ brand.
Ford
In which country is Mount Everest located in?
Nepal
Aladár Gerevich holds the record for the most consecutive wins in a row for the olympics in a single event having won 6 times in a row. What sport did he win for?
Fencing
Won gold for fencing from 1932-1960
Neil Agius set the record for the farthest distance swam unassisted in the ocean having swam _____ miles in 2024.
88.4 Miles
In 1917 the United States entered WW1 after intercepting the Zimmerman telegram which was proposed an alliance between Germany an ______ to declare war against the United States.
Mexico
Lamborghini & Porsche
The largest lake in the world is the ______ by over tripling the next lake in size.
Caspian Sea (technically a lake)
(143,244 sq miles)
The most marathons run in a year was done by Larry Macon where in one calendar year he ran ____ marathons.
(only counting official races)
Closest answer wins!
239 Marathons in one calendar year
In 2014 the record for longest time holding breath was set by Branko Petrović from Serbia. He held his breath for an impressive ______.
NOTE: Excluding inhaling just oxygen records
Closest Answer Wins!
11:54
The inhaling oxygen record is:
29:03
How long did the Roman Republic last?
Closest Answer Wins!
482 years
The best selling vehicle of all time was produced by ______. Having sold over 50 million as of 2021
Toyota
(Toyota Corolla)
What was the world's largest empire of all time?
The British Empire
(13.71 Million sq miles)
In 1996 the world record for Javelin throw was set, a record that has stood for over 30 years after some adjustments to the javelins used. It was set by Jan Železný who is from ______.
The Czech Republic
Feet, Inches
Closest Answer Wins!
29ft 4.3in
How many countries with purple in their flag can you name?
Dominica
Spain
El Salvador
Nicaragua
What team has won the most Formula 1 grand prix?
Ferrari
(240 wins)
What country has the most Holocene volcanoes in it?
The United States of America
121 Denver Nuggets vs 63 New Orleans Hornets
58 Minneapolis Lakers vs 133 Saint Louis Hawks
Dean Karnazes holds the unofficial record for the longest time run without sleep having run 350 miles over the course of ______ hours.
Hours:Minutes
80:44
3.36 days!
What is the longest lasting country?
NOTE: Excludes countries that no longer exist
San Marino
Since 301 AD
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 (yes its a long name) broke the record for the fastest accelerating petrol powered car accelerating from 0-60 in just _____ seconds.
1.66 seconds 0-60
What is the worlds largest tectonic plate?
The Pacific Plate
(40 Million sq miles)