World record quiz

Which two countries have done best in the men's modern pentathlon since it was introduced at the modern Olympic Games?

• China

• Poland

• Sweden

• Russia

• Hungary

What can athletes throw furthest?

• the discuss

• the shot put

• the javelin

Women have thrown the discus further in the Olympics than men. Why is this?

• Women are better at throwing than men.

• The women's discuss is bigger than the men's discus.

• The men's discus is twice as heavy as the women's discus.

Which animal sleeps the most?

• a sloth

• a giraffe

• a koala

• a tiger

Which animal runs fastest over a short distance?

• a lion

• a cheetah

• a leopard

Which animal weighs the most?

• an African elephant

• A blue whale

• a hippopotamus

Which animal ives the longest?

• a killer whale

• the giant tortoise

• the condor

Which of these is true?

• Lights travels more slowly through air than through water.

• Sound doesn't travel as quickly as light.

• An Olympic sprinter runs faster than the speed of sound.

Which bridges takes longest to cross?

• the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in eastern China

• the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge in Louisiana in the USA.

• the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.

In 2010, a paper plane flew higher than any paper plane had flown before. How high did it fly? (Clue : it was launched by a large helium ballon!)

• 500m

• 2km

• 27.4km