World Record Holders

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Instructions: Amazing world records and record holders

1.
Who holds the record for the fastest 100-meter sprint, clocking 9.58 seconds in 2009?
A
Tyson Gay
B
Carl Lewis
C
Usain Bolt
D
Yohan Blake
2.
What is the Guinness World Record for the longest human lifespan ever verified?
A
118 years
B
122 years
C
125 years
D
120 years
3.
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
A
Germany
B
Brazil
C
Argentina
D
Italy
4.
Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual?
A
Usain Bolt
B
Paavo Nurmi
C
Carl Lewis
D
Michael Phelps
5.
What is the tallest building in the world as of 2025?
A
One World Trade Center
B
Shanghai Tower
C
Burj Khalifa
D
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
6.
Who held the record for the most home runs in a single MLB season with 73?
A
Sammy Sosa
B
Barry Bonds
C
Babe Ruth
D
Mark McGwire
7.
What is the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by a commercial aircraft?
A
About 67 hours
B
About 48 hours
C
About 37 hours
D
About 24 hours
8.
Which mountain climber holds the record for the most summits of Mount Everest?
A
Reinhold Messner
B
Kami Rita Sherpa
C
Tenzing Norgay
D
Edmund Hillary
9.
What is the world record for the longest non-stop commercial flight by distance?
A
Dallas to Melbourne
B
New York to Singapore
C
Auckland to Doha
D
London to Sydney
10.
Who was the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight?
A
John Glenn
B
Neil Armstrong
C
Chuck Yeager
D
Amelia Earhart
11.
Which book holds the record as the best-selling single book of all time (excluding religious texts)?
A
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
B
The Lord of the Rings
C
Don Quixote
D
A Tale of Two Cities
12.
What is the deepest any human has ever dived in a single breath (free diving)?
A
About 500 feet
B
About 330 feet
C
About 200 feet
D
About 400 feet
13.
Which athlete holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in tennis history?
A
Novak Djokovic
B
Serena Williams
C
Rafael Nadal
D
Roger Federer
14.
What is the record for the longest bridge in the world?
A
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
B
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
C
Causeway Bridge (Louisiana)
D
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
15.
Who holds the record for the most weeks at world number one in men's professional golf?
A
Greg Norman
B
Tiger Woods
C
Nick Faldo
D
Jack Nicklaus

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