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QUESTION 1

What is the world record for most finger snaps in one minute?

147 snaps

278 snaps

346 snaps

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The most finger snaps in one minute is 278 achieved by Jens Gudmandsen (Sweden) at the Pretty Production sound studio in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 7, 2008.

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QUESTION 2

What is the fastest the alphabet has ever been typed?

3.43 seconds

5.21 seconds

7.18 seconds

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The fastest time to type the alphabet is 3.43 seconds, achieved by Mohd. Khursheed

Hussain of India on February 2, 2012.

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QUESTION 3

What was the world’s largest library book fine ever paid?

$98.68

$345.14

$1,044.17

CORRECT!The world’s largest fine for an overdue library book is $345.14,

the amount owed at two cents a day for the poetry book Days and Deeds checked

out of Kewanee Public Library, Illinois, USA in April 1955 by Emily Canellos-Simms.

Although the book was due back on April 19, 1955, Emily found it in her mother’s

House 47 years later and presented the library with a check for overdue fines.

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QUESTION 4

Who was the youngest Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actor?

Justin Henry (8 years old)

Haley Joel Osment (11 years old)

River Pheonix (18 years old)

CORRECT!Justin Henry (b. 25 May 1971) was nominated in the Best

Supporting Actor category on the February 25, 1980, for his role of 'Billy Kramer'

in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) at the age of 8 years 276 days.

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Although Haley Joel Osment was in fact an Oscar nominee in 1999 for the Sixth

Sense at just 11 years old, he was not the youngest nominee for Best Supporting

Actor.

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It is true that River Pheonix was a nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1988 for

Running on Empty. However, he is the 5th youngest nominee in history for that

category.

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QUESTION 5

How large is the world’s largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia?

2,941 items

8,138 items

14,410 items

CORRECT!The largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia belongs to Lisa

Courtney (UK), with 14,410 different items as of October 14, 2010, which she has

been collecting for over 14 years.

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RESOURCE:http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

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