Guinness World Records 2013

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What did Alred Nobel discover that gave him fame?

Dynamite

What is the third largest ocean in the world ?

Indian Ocean

Which Sea is larger: the Mediterranean or the Caribbean ?

Caribbean Sea

Who made the deepest solo dive in history (via a vehicle) ?

James Cameron (moviemaker) in 2012

Who was the richest man who ever lived?

John D. Rockefeller

What is the fastest thing in our universe?

Light

Where is the deepest point man can go on planet earth?

Marianas Trench, Pacific Ocean

Who was the first man on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

Who were the first co-inventors of the very first powered airplane

Orville and Wilbur Wright

What is the largest Ocean in the world ?

Pacific Ocean

What is the closest other star to the sun ?

Proxima Centauri

What country did Alfred Nobel hail from?

Sweden

How many Nobel Prize categories were first awarded?

5

Our sun is how many "light minutes" away from planet earth?

8.3

What is the fourth largest ocean in the world ?

Arctic Ocean

What is the second largest Ocean in the world ?

Atlantic Ocean

What is the age of the oldest man ever on planet earth (Christian Mortensen) ?

115 years & 252 days ........ (b. ???? - d. ????)

What is the age of the oldest woman ever on planet earth (Jeanne Calment) ?

122 years & 164 days ....... (b. 1875 - d. 1997)

How long would it take us to travel to the closest other star in the universe (using the fastest rocket ship we have ever designed ?

18,000 years (assuming travel speed is 157,000 mph)

How far away from us is the closest other star in the universe besides our own sun?

24 light years


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