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World's Weirdest Records

Historical Guinness-recognised achievements, not necessarily today’s holders. No attempts at home, please.

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How many different rubber ducks did Charlotte Lee have in her Guinness record recognised in 2011?

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1. How many different rubber ducks did Charlotte Lee have in her Guinness record recognised in 2011?
- A. 5,631 (answer)
- B. 7,631
- C. 9,631
- D. 3,631
Guinness recorded 5,631 different rubber ducks as of 10 April 2011. She began collecting in 1996.
2. David Morgan’s 137-item collection earned a Guinness record recognised in 2000. What did he collect?
- A. Parking meters
- B. Manhole covers
- C. Railway whistles
- D. Traffic cones (answer)
Guinness listed 137 different traffic cones in Morgan’s collection in April 2000.
3. Approximately how fast did the motorised toilet HAWC Mk1 travel for its 2018 Guinness record?
- A. 55.5 mph
- B. 85.5 mph
- C. 70.5 mph (answer)
- D. 40.5 mph
It achieved 70.545 mph at Elvington on 15 September 2018, then was flushed to demonstrate that it functioned.
4. Paul Slosar’s 63.5 cm moustache in a 2022 Guinness record used which style?
- A. Imperial
- B. English (answer)
- C. Fu Manchu
- D. Dali
Guinness identifies the living-male record moustache as English, with long hairs drawn out sideways.
5. How far did Shannen Jones shoot an arrow using their feet for a Guinness record in 2022?
- A. 18.27 m (answer)
- B. 24.27 m
- C. 30.27 m
- D. 12.27 m
Guinness recorded an 18.27 m shot in Gold Coast, Australia, on 15 August 2022.
6. How many spoons did Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari balance on their body for a Guinness record in 2025?
- A. 64
- B. 80
- C. 112
- D. 96 (answer)
Guinness recorded 96 spoons balanced in Karaj, Iran, on 23 January 2025.
7. Approximately how much area did the Guinness-record pizza made in Los Angeles in 2023 cover?
- A. 597 m²
- B. 897 m²
- C. 1,297 m² (answer)
- D. 297 m²
Airrack’s pizza measured 1,296.72 m² on 19 January 2023. That is much more than a generous takeaway.
8. Joshua Kiser’s 5.42 m hat, recognised by Guinness in 2024, resembled what?
- A. A witch’s hat
- B. A Santa Claus hat (answer)
- C. A stovepipe hat
- D. A chef’s toque
The record-breaking red Santa Claus hat was measured on 19 April 2024.
9. What did Travis Gienger’s Guinness-recognised pumpkin weigh in October 2023?
- A. 1,246.9 kg (answer)
- B. 1,046.9 kg
- C. 1,446.9 kg
- D. 846.9 kg
The pumpkin weighed 2,749 lb, equivalent to 1,246.9 kg, at Half Moon Bay on 9 October 2023.
10. For a Guinness eyeball-pop record in 2022, how far did Sidney de Carvalho Mesquita’s eyes protrude?
- A. 6.2 mm
- B. 10.2 mm
- C. 14.2 mm
- D. 18.2 mm (answer)
Guinness reported 18.2 mm beyond the sockets, verified with specialist measurement. This is not something to imitate.
11. A Guinness record achieved by Nature M S in 2017 involved keeping their head covered in what for over four hours?
- A. Leeches
- B. Silkworms
- C. Bees (answer)
- D. Snails
The dated Guinness account describes 4 hours, 10 minutes and 5 seconds with the head fully covered in bees.
12. At Swansea University, a Guinness costume-gathering record recognised in 2011 involved 2,018 people dressed as what?
- A. Vampires
- B. Skeletons (answer)
- C. Witches
- D. Zombies
Guinness reported that 2,018 skeleton-costumed participants surpassed the previous gathering of 197.

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