Tuesday, 23 August 2011

23/8/11- Question

Yesterday's answer is 10!

Today's question- Henry Dunant got the first nobel prize in 1901 for his work in which organisation?

Monday, 22 August 2011

Friday, 19 August 2011

19/8/11- Answer

The answer is 53.97 cm, and was created and hand-painted by Youlia Bereznitskaia (Russia).

19/8/11- Question

What is the height of the largest russian nesting doll (matryoshka)?

Thursday, 18 August 2011

18/8/11- Answer

The answer is Batman! The most popular one was Super-Man!

18/8/11- Question

In May 2010 Warner Bros celebrated his 75th anniversary by establishing a new world record for the largest number of people dressed as super-heroes gathered in one place. The record was 1,245 people. The question is- what was the second most popular choice in outfit?

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

17/8/11- Answer

The answer is 4 years old for the youngest, and 81 years old for the oldest!

17/8/11- Question

The record for the most people swimming one length in a 24 hour relay was achieved in Padova, Italy, by a total of 5,028 swimmers. Two points to be won today: what were the ages of the youngest and the oldest swimmers to participate in this event?

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

16/8/11- Answer

The answer is 2.1 seconds!!!! Not surprisingly, the record was established by a brit, Peter Dowdeswell who drank a pint of Guinness stout in 2.1 sec at the Millwall Football Club, London, UK on 24 April 2001.

16/8/11- Question

For the blokes in the lab: What was the fastest time to drink one pint of stout?

Monday, 15 August 2011

15/8/11- Answer

The answer is Estonia, organised by the Valtu Sportshouse in Kaerepere

15/8/11- Question


Which country holds the record for the largest number of people playing checkers underwater? The record is currently of 52 people, and was established on the 16th of January 2011.

Check them out in action!

Friday, 12 August 2011

12/8/11- Answer

The answer is 23 hr and 30 min! The cast and crew of Dundee University Musical Sociey in association with Apex Productions, produced and performed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, UK at 7.30pm on 27 September 2003, in a time of 23 hr 30 min from first receiving the script. The musical was performed in front of an audience of 203, who had paid £10 a ticket to see the 1 hr 49 min production.

12/8/11- Question

How long did the fastest theatrical production take? That is, from the time of receiving the script to the moment of the show, including: auditions, casting, rehearsals, publicity design, rigging, stage and set design and construction!

Thursday, 11 August 2011

11/8/11- Answer

The married couple with the smallest known age difference is Allan Ramirez (b. 19 December 1980, 12:14pm) and Elizabeth Ramirez (b. 19 December 1980, 12:16pm) of Texas, USA who were born two minutes apart. The couple married on 4 November 2000 in Plantersville, Texas, USA.

11/8/11- Question

What is the smallest known age difference between a wife and husband?

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

10/8/11- Answer

The answer is 2.4km!!!! It was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz (Mexico) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 3 November 2010, to make the longest burrito in the world. Check it out here

http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-Burrito/blog/2944033/7691.html

10/8/11- Question

This one is for Jordan- What was the length of the longest tortilla ever made?

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

9/8/11- Answer

The answer is 4,093 participants

9/8/11- Question

A special edition of Guiness world records! (just to make my life easier while away on holidays!)

First question in this series!

The largest gathering of zombies was achieved at the New Jersey Zombie Walk at the Asbury Park Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, on 30 October 2010. How many zombies gathered for this record?

(Before you ask, I do mean people pretending to be zombies- stop trying to get the answer from me!)

Monday, 8 August 2011

8/8/11- Answer

The answer is hypertext transfer protocol (from A Dictionary of the Internet, Oxford Press)

8/8/11- Question

In computing terms what does http stand for?

Thursday, 4 August 2011

4/8/11- Answer

The answer is Louis Vuitton!

4/8/11- Question

Sorry for the lack of questions in the last few days- trying to get some work done before the holidays! In any case, here is the question for today:

Which french designer was born on this day in 1821?

Monday, 1 August 2011

1/8/11- Answer

The answer is to honour the work of animals in war! It was created in the UK for animals who demonstrated "conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units". It has been awarded so far to 63 animals. (Wikipedia)

1/8/11- Question

The Dickin medal was created in 1943 to honour who?