Thatmustbearecord!Thatmustbearecord!UnitUnit111.Whatdoyouknowabout1.WhatdoyouknowabouttheGuinnessRecords?theGuinnessRecords?2.Whataretherecords2.Whataretherecordsabout?about?3.Whichrecordimpressed3.Whichrecordimpressedyoumost?youmost?PeoplehavealwaysbeeninterestedinkPeoplehavealwaysbeeninterestedinknowingaboutworldrecords.Theywanttonowingaboutworldrecords.Theywanttoknowaboutthebiggest,smallest,fastest,slknowaboutthebiggest,smallest,fastest,slowest,longest,shortest,oldestandyoungesowest,longest,shortest,oldestandyoungest.Thefirstbookofthiskindwast.ThefirstbookofthiskindwasTheGunnTheGunniesBookofWorldRecordsiesBookofWorldRecords..TheideaforthisbookcamefromHughTheideaforthisbookcamefromHughBeaver.Oneday,afterwatchingsomebirdBeaver.Oneday,afterwatchingsomebirds,hetoldhisfriendsthathethoughtthoses,hetoldhisfriendsthathethoughtthosebirdswereprobablythefastestbirdsinBribirdswereprobablythefastestbirdsinBritain.Severalofhisfriendsdisagreedwithtain.Severalofhisfriendsdisagreedwithhim.him.However,whentheytriedtosolvetheHowever,whentheytriedtosolvetheproblembylookingitup,problembylookingitup,theyfoundnonetheyfoundnoneofthebookstheyhadcontainedtheofthebookstheyhadcontainedtheinformationthattheywerelookingfor.Asinformationthattheywerelookingfor.Asaresult,HughBeaverdecidedtoputoutaaresult,HughBeaverdecidedtoputoutabookthatwouldcontainallkindsofbookthatwouldcontainallkindsofworldrecords.worldrecords.HughBeaverbegantolookforHughBeaverbegantolookforsomeonewhocouldhelphimwritethesomeonewhocouldhelphimwritethebook.Soonheheardoftwobrothersbook.SoonheheardoftwobrotherswhowhohadasmallfactagencyinLondon.TheyhadasmallfactagencyinLondon.Theyworkedonfindingandcheckingfactsforworkedonfindingandcheckingfactsforpeople.HughBeaverwenttopeople.HughBeaverwenttointerviewthetwobrothersandfoundinterviewthetwobrothersandfoundtheirknowledgeamazing.theirknowledgeamazing.HeofferedHeofferedthemjobsinhiscompany.OnAugust27,themjobsinhiscompany.OnAugust27,1955,1955,thetheGunniesBookofWorldRecordsGunniesBookofWorldRecordswentonsale.Infourmonthsitbecameawentonsale.Infourmonthsitbecameabest-seller.best-seller.1.Thelowest1.Thelowesttemperaturetemperatureeverrecordedeverrecordedonearthonearthisis..A.-75.4℃A.-75.4℃B.-89.2℃B.-89.2℃C.-110.7℃C.-110.7℃Vostok,AVostok,Antarctica,ntarctica,198319832.Theworld2.Theworldtallestmantallestmanis_____.is_____.A.2.35mA.2.35mB.2.45mB.2.45mC.2.55mC.2.55mRadhouaneCharbRadhouaneCharbib,Tunisia,1999ib,Tunisia,1999BaoXishun,Inner-BaoXishun,Inner-Mongolia,China2.Mongolia,China2.361m2005.7.15361m2005.7.15ThetallestmaninhistoryThetallestmaninhistory---RobertP.Wadlow,US---RobertP.Wadlow,USA,2.72min1940A,2.72min1940Theshortestman83cmTheshortestman83cm3.Theyoungest3.Theyoungestcollegegraduatecollegegraduatewas_______.was_______.A.10yearsoldA.10yearsoldB.12yearsoldB.12yearsoldC.14yearsoldC.14yearsold4.Thehighest4.Thehighestnumberofnumberofgoalsinagoalsinasoccercareersoccercareeris____.is____.A.1,279A.1,279B.546B.546C.3850C.3850Pele,Pele,BrazilBrazil5.Thelongest5.Thelongestbeardisbeardis______.______.A.73cmA.73cmB.1.83mB.1.83mC.2.33mC.2.33mShamsherSinShamsherSingh,India19gh,India199797ErrolETMErrolETMuzawazi,Zuzawazi,Zimbabwe.imbabwe.6.Thelongest6.Thelongestlecturelastedlecturelasted______.______.A.32.5hA.32.5hB.62.5hB.62.5hC.82.5hC.82.5hWhatotherGuinnessWhatotherGuinnessWorldRecordsdoyouWor...
