Record Breakers - Topics - British Council



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	record breakers

Do you know what a record breaker is? It can be an animal, for example, the strongest insect or the most poisonous snake. It can be a thing, for example, the highest mountain or the widest river. Or it can be a person, for example, the fastest person to run a mile, or the person who has the longest hair! Sometimes people do some strange things to be a record breaker - like jumping on a pogo-stick more times than anyone else has ever done! Find lots of activities about some record breakers.

		animal records quiz
		What's the loudest animal on Earth? And what's the most poisonous? Try a quiz and see how much you know about animals. Play it by yourself or with a friend. (not so easy)

		the world's smallest and tallest
		What's the highest, the widest, the longest, the deepest, the fastest, the smallest, the tallest and the deepest? Fill the gaps and find out some amazing facts about our world.

		world records quiz
		How much do you know about the world's extremes? Try a quiz. Play it by yourself or with a friend. (not so easy)

		sports records quiz
		Which football team has won five world cups? Who can run the fastest mile? Find out lots of sports records in a quiz. Play by yourself or with a friend. (not so easy)

		record breakers song
		What's the smallest, the tallest, the highest, the deepest, the steepest...? Listen to a song about some crazy and not so crazy record breakers. (not so easy)

		record breakers story
		The girl in this story really wants to be a record breaker. Will she break a record? Read the story and find out.

animal records

Learn about the record breakers of the animal kingdom. Print activity (101KB) Print answers (47KB)

world records

How much do you know about the world's extremes? Print activity (112KB) Print answers (58KB)

people records

Try a quiz about people! Print activity (53KB)

your records

How many books can you balance on your head? Can you beat your friend? Print activity (54KB)