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Who holds the record for the longest continuous running marathon?
Dean Karnazes
Usain Bolt
Paula Radcliffe
Ed Whitlock
George Piggott
Correct answer is A
Dean Karnazes holds the record for the longest continuous running marathon, completing 350 miles in 80 hours.
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
George Washington Carver
Correct answer is C
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.
Who is the world’s most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
Larisa Latynina
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
Paavo Nurmi
Correct answer is A
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals, including 23 golds.
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Gerty Cori
Barbara McClintock
Correct answer is A
Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her research on radioactivity.
Who holds the record for the fastest 100-meter sprint?
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
Tyson Gay
Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Correct answer is A
Usain Bolt holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.58 seconds.