Guinness World Records 1: Can You Guess These Food and Drink Records?
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World records are a test of humanity's best and brightest. This quiz will challenge your knowledge of food-related world-record trivia.
Your parents probably told you not to play with your food, but they never said anything about attempting world records. Interestingly enough, the Guinness Book of World Records started as a text produced by the Irish brewery to help settle bar bets. See if you can guess the world record associated with all of these cuisine and beverage challenges.
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Question 1
What is the record for most Big Macs consumed in a lifetime?
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A1,020
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B785
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C10,350
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D30,000
30,000
Donald Gorske set the record in 2016 at the McDonald’s in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He eats 14 Big Macs every week and has only gone eight total days without eating the sandwich in the last 40 years.
Question 2
How long was the longest tiramisu ever made?
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A875 feet
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B14 feet
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C1.86 miles
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D78 inches
875 feet
To create the world’s longest tiramisu, six different vendors came together to provide supplies. When it was finished, the coffee-laden confection was portioned out to serve 10,000 people.
Question 3
How large is the world’s largest M&M’s mosaic?
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A533.78 square feet
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B1 acre
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C10 square feet
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D20 square feet
533.78 square feet
To promote the brand, M&M Mars created a mosaic measuring 49.59 square meters out of 291,490 M&M’s. The design wasn’t especially elaborate, it was simply the candy’s logo.
Question 4
How large was the world’s largest bubblegum bubble?
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A1 foot
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B2 feet
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C3 feet
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D20 inches
20 inches
Chad Fell has held the record for the largest bubblegum bubble since 2004, when he blew one that measured 50.8 centimeters, which is 20 inches. He did it without using his hands, and only used three pieces of gum.
Question 5
How many layers were there in the world-record-holding sandwich?
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A90
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B60
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C22
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D125
60
The DiLusso Deli Company set out to make the sandwich with the most layers, and accomplished it with a whopping 60. The record has stood since 2016 and was set in Madison Square Park in New York.
Question 6
How many pancakes were made to set the record for largest serving of pancakes?
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A110
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B23,412
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C12,716
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D1,000
12,716
Russian Flour company JSC MAKFA set out to cook the largest number of pancakes in one location, and they did it with 12,716. The record attempt was done during the Russian pancake festival that takes place during the week leading up to Lent.
Question 7
How much can you expect to pay for the world’s most expensive hot dog?
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A$1,090
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B$400
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C$169
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D$25,000
$169
The record for the world’s most expensive hot dog belongs to Seattle’s Tokyo Dog with a price tag of $169. The brioche bun comes stuffed with luxurious toppings such as Wagyu beef, caviar and foie gras.
Question 8
How many scoops is the world record for most balanced on a single ice cream cone?
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A11
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B250
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C123
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D58
123
Ashrita Furman holds the record for most scoops of ice cream on a single cone with 123. He set the record in January 2017 in Jamaica, New York.
Question 9
How long is the world’s longest noodle?
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A26 meters
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B1 mile
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C159 meters
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D10,119.16 feet
10,119.16 feet
The world’s longest single noodle measured out at 3,084.32 meters, which is just shy of two miles long. The record was set in October 2017 by Xiangnian Food Co. Ltd. In China.
Question 10
What is the record for the most pubs visited by a single person?
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A46,495
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B965
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C100,000
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D12,027
46,495
Bruce Masters from the United Kingdom owns the record for most pubs visited with 46,495. It took him a while to reach this tally, as he has been working at it since 1960.
Question 11
How large was the largest pizza ever made?
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A13,580.28 square feet
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B300 square feet
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C96 square feet
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D1 acre
13,580.28 square feet
The world’s largest pizza was made at a convention center in Rome by Dovilio Nardi and his team. Measuring 13,580.28 square feet, the gluten-free pie, which was named Ottavia, was created to raise awareness for Celiac disease.
Question 12
What is the world record for the most pumpkins carved in an hour?
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A40
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B86
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C225
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D109
109
Trevor Hunt set the record for most pumpkins carved in an hour when he did 109 gourds in October 2014. There were plenty of witnesses to his feat, as he accomplished it on the Meredith Viera Show.
Question 13
How fast is the world record for finishing an entire Advent calendar’s worth of chocolates?
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A33 minutes
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B10 minutes 17 seconds
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C1 minute 27.84 seconds
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D5 minutes 3 seconds
1 minute 27.84 seconds
While some people have Guinness come to them to break records, there are times when Guinness sponsors record-breaking events. Kevin Strahle was part of one of these events at the Guinness World Records offices when he downed an entire calendar worth of chocolate in 1 minute 27.84 seconds.
Question 14
How much is the most grape juice produced by stomping in 2 minutes?
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A58 gallons
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B2 liters
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C1 gallon
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D5 gallons
5 gallons
Grape stomping might not be the most efficient method for extracting juice, but it is possible to produce a significant volume. Germany’s Martina Servaty set the world record in September 2008 by squeezing 20.3 liters, which is just over 5 gallons of juice.
Question 15
How expensive was the world’s priciest cheesecake?
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A$12,759.85
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B$1.2 million
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C$4,592.42
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D$100,285.26
$4,592.42
New York has some pricey food, but few break the bank as much as the world record cheesecake created by Raffaele Ronca at Ristorante Rafele. With ingredients such as white truffle and edible gold, this upscale confection costs $4,592.42.
Question 16
How heavy was the world’s heaviest avocado?
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A46 kilograms
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B18 pounds
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C22 pounds
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D5.5 pounds
5.5 pounds
If you enjoy guacamole during your favorite sporting event, you can thank avocados for providing the green, creamy base for the rest of those flavors. The world’s largest avocado tipped the scales at 5.5 pounds, which is enough to satisfy the appetite for even the most rabid guacamole fan.
Question 17
How many pieces are in the world’s largest collection of hamburger paraphernalia?
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A986
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B2 million
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C3,724
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D153,212
3,724
If your nickname is Hamburger Harry, you probably have a large collection of memorabilia, and Harry Sperl is proof. Sperl’s collection of burger paraphernalia measures in at 3,724 pieces, which became a world record in 2014.
Question 18
How much did the world’s largest pierogi weigh?
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A12 pounds
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B50 pounds
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C23 pounds
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D123 pounds
123 pounds
Since they’re made of pasta stuffed with mashed potatoes, pierogi might be the ultimate comfort food. The largest pierogi ever made weighed 123 pounds and was created by the kitchen staff at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Question 19
What is the record for most hamburgers eaten in 3 minutes?
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A89
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B12
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C25
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D180
12
Takeru Kobayashi is famous for putting down ridiculous amounts of food, and he set the record for most burgers eaten in a 3-minute period on the Italian television show “Lo Show dei Record” in 2014. Averaging four burgers per minute, he finished 12 4-ounce patties with buns and one condiment before time expired.
Question 20
How many M&M’s eaten with chopsticks while blindfolded is the current world record?
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A55
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B150
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C20
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D200
20
Some records sound like they were made up just so someone could be a world record holder, and this might be one of them. Ashrita Furman ate 20 M&M’s with chopsticks while blindfolded in 1 minute, which has stood as a record since 2011.
Question 21
How heavy is the heaviest carrot on record?
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A22.44 pounds
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B200 pounds
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C189.48 pounds
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D125.5 pounds
22.44 pounds
Gardeners take pride in their produce, but it takes a special fruit or vegetable to set a world record. To get your name in the books for the world’s heaviest carrot, you’ll have to beat the entry by Minnesota’s Christopher Qualley, which weighed in at 22.44 pounds.
Question 22
How many pies were in the world’s largest pizza delivery?
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A900
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B30,000
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C1,000
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D180
30,000
Service members work hard, and it takes a lot of calories to keep the armed forces running. Pizzas 4 Patriots set a world record in 2012 by sending 30,000 pies to personnel stationed throughout Afghanistan.
Question 23
How much did the world record heaviest pumpkin pie weigh?
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A150 pounds
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B3,699 pounds
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C220 pounds
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D55 pounds
3,699 pounds
People go crazy about pumpkin when fall rolls around, but it would take a massive appetite to tackle the largest pumpkin pie of all time. The New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers made a pie with a diameter of 20 feet and a finished weight of 3,699 pounds.
Question 24
How many people participated in the world’s largest toast at a single venue?
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A32,904
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B985,000
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C2 million
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D150,000
32,904
Toasts are often used to celebrate milestone occasions, and the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park was certainly cause for a celebration. Welch’s provided cups and 40,000 cans of sparkling grape juice so the 32,904 Red Sox fans in attendance could celebrate the stadium’s birthday in April 2012.
Question 25
How much did the largest number of fries made in a single serving weigh?
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A500 pounds
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B1,003 pounds
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C96 pounds
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D280 pounds
1,003 pounds
Despite their name, french fries were actually invented in Belgium by fishmongers who needed something else to fry when fish hauls were lean. The largest number of fries cooked in a single session weighed 1,003 pounds and took 110 gallons of oil to fry.
Question 26
How big was the world’s largest cup of hot chocolate?
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A298.75 gallons
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B28.2 gallons
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C78.4 gallons
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D1,272.3 gallons
1,272.3 gallons
Long associated with the winter months, chocolate has been a popular beverage since the time of the Aztec Empire. Fittingly, the world record for largest cup of hot chocolate was set in Mexico when the city of Uruapan created a vessel holding 1,272 gallons of cocoa in celebration of Three Kings’ Day in 2018.
Question 27
What is the world record fastest time to crush three watermelons between the thighs?
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A10.88 seconds
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B5 minutes 29 seconds
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C3 minutes 15 seconds
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D2 minutes 30 seconds
10.88 seconds
While many watermelons get eaten at cookouts, others get smashed by prop comedians or crushed between the thighs of world record seekers. Iran’s Rohan Doshmanziari holds the record for fastest time to crush three watermelons between the thighs with a lightning-fast 10.88 seconds.
Question 28
How much did the world’s largest burrito weigh?
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A280 pounds
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B12,785 pounds
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C58 pounds
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D2,000 pounds
12,785 pounds
There are plenty of taco shops that make big burritos, but they’re nothing compared with the world record largest burrito. Mexican food company CANIRAC created a monster burrito weighing in at 12,785 pounds with a single tortilla that had a length of 1.49 miles.
Question 29
How many empty beer kegs did the world record holder balance on his head for 10 seconds?
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A55
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B11
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C28
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D2
11
Beer kegs are quite heavy when full, but with the liquid removed, each one weighs just under 30 pounds. John Evans, a strongman from the U.K., balanced 11 of them on his head for 10 seconds to set the record.
Question 30
What is the world record for most oysters shucked in 1 minute?
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A39
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B85
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C140
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D220
39
Oysters are a popular seafood, but you need to open them up to access the meat. The world record for most oysters opened in one minute is 39, and it was set during an episode of “The F Word with Gordon Ramsey” by Canadian Patrick McMurray.
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