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Guinness
Records - Toys, Games and Gifts
For many years, world record
related toys, games and gifts have been produced in association with Guinness
World Records. This section of our web-site will highlight some of these
products, including a few early items that are now becoming increasingly
collectible. As well as being educational, many of the games encourage young
people to get involved with records and record breaking; for anyone with an
interest in the Guinness Record books, they are well worth a trip to the local
toy shop or online auction site!
Denis Fisher --
Great American Puzzle Factory --
Parker Brothers --
Coleco Industries --
Jotastar
The Games Team --
Meadowside Books --
Wendy's --
Hasbro --
Chick-fil-A --
Paladone Products 2010
Sonic Corp. --
Paladone Products 2011
-- That Company Called 'IF'
2011: That Company Called 'IF', UK.
In late 2011,
another Guinness World Records product was developed by That Company Called
'IF' of Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK.
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52 Guinness World Records Cards Includes: A set of 52 laminated playing
cards, each featuring a different World record. |
2011: Paladone Products Ltd., UK.
Following the
launch of their Guinness World Records range in
2010, Paladone Products Ltd. of
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK extended the range in 2011, and introduced
new "Challenge" and "Pocket Money" range. Each of the five products in the Pocket
Money range included 4 challenge cards (from a set of 20) to collect.
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Balloon Challenge Includes: A
set of 15 modelling balloons, a pump, full instructions and a Guinness
World Records instruction card. |
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Chopstick Challenge Includes: A
bag of Milk Chocolate Beans, a pair of wooden chopsticks and a Guinness
World Records instruction card. |
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Egg Challenge Includes: 40cm x
40cm plastic parachute, 4 card squares, 2 corrugated cardboard squares,
1 foam square, 10 straws, 2 metres of elastic string and a Guinness
World Records instruction card. |
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Jellybean Challenge Includes: A
bag of jellybeans, straws and a Guinness
World Records instruction card. |
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Origami Challenge Includes:
A stack of 50 sheets of origami paper, full
instructions and a Guinness
World Records instruction card. |
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Paper Plane Challenge Includes:
16 paper planes with scored fold lines (4 high-speed flyers, 4
long-distance flyers, 4 duration flyers and 4 precision flyers), full
instructions and 3 Guinness
World Records instruction cards. |
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Party Challenges Set Includes:
A pack of 30 Guinness World Records Challenge cards, playing cards, a
sand timer and full
instructions. |
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Ping Pong Challenge Includes:
A set of 20 table tennis balls, 5 straws and 3 Guinness World Records
instruction cards. |
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Trivia Challenge Includes:
A set of 200 Guinness World Records questions cards and full
instructions. |
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Buzz Wire Game Guinness World Records
Buzz Wire Game with built-in timer and an A4 Guinness World Records
Poster. |
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Unicycle Guinness World Records
Unicycle. Contains a unicycle with 16" wheel, A4 Guinness World Records
Poster and full assembly instructions. |
Football
Skills SetSize 5 Guinness World Records Football; records for
Timely Touches, Body Touches, Body Control, Marathon Ball Control, Team
Tricks and Crazy Tricks. |
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Giant
Sunflower SetGuinness World Records Sunflower Growing Pot and 25
Giant Sunflower Seeds; records for Sunflowers and World's Tallest
Plants. |
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Stunt
Kite Set1.4 metre Guinness World Records Parafoil Kite; records
for Kite Stunts, Kite Records and Kite Travel. |
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Flying Disc Set (Pocket Money Range) Guinness World Records Flying
Disc, 4 Guinness World Records Challenge Cards. |
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Marbles Set (Pocket Money Range)
50 Marbles, 4 Guinness World Records Challenge Cards. |
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Playing Cards Set (Pocket Money Range)
1 Pack of Guinness World Records Playing Cards, 4 Guinness World
Records Challenge Cards. |
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Stopwatch Set (Pocket Money Range)
1 Guinness World Records Stopwatch accurate to 100th of a second, 4
Guinness World Records Challenge Cards. |
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Yo-Yo Set (Pocket Money Range) Guinness World Records
Yo-Yo, 4 Guinness World Records Challenge Cards. |
2010: Sonic Corp., USA.
As a promotion for the month of November 2010, Sonic Corp. of Oklahoma
(America's Drive-In Brand Properties LLC) produced a set of four Guinness World
Records "Wacky Packs". Each pack contains a different mini-book of world
records; each edition is copyright Guinness World Records Limited, was produced
by C3 (Creative Consumer Concepts) and printed in China. All books are hardback
5x37/8 inches
(127x98mm):
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Edition |
Volume 1: "Amazing Animals" |
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Records |
"Longest Ears On A Dog", "How's The Weather Up There?", "Whale Of A Snail",
"Teeny, Tiny Trotter", "Not Just Another Ponytail", "Super Spider", "Itsy-Bitsiest
Kitten", "Wooly Giant!", ""Long Hare!", "Can-Do Attitude!" and "This Pig Can Fly!". |
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Edition |
Volume 2: "Sports" |
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Records |
"Pogo Power!", "Super-Speedy Skateboarder", "Oldest Bungee Jumper", "Super Power
On The Mound", "Mighty Biker!", "Zippy Flippers", "Ice Hockey Mega-Match!",
"World's Oldest Ping Pong Player!", "Look, Mom! No Skis!", "Fuzzy Runner!" and
"Bunches of Basketball Bounces". |
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Edition |
Volume 3: "Wacky Records" |
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Records |
"Shortest Living Man", "One Big Bunny!", "Record Collection", "Big, Big Burger",
"This Dessert Serves Hundreds!", "Fastest Furniture", "Quickest Milker", "A
Really Big Twist!", "Flip Out!", "Wacky Wear" and "Grade 'A' Jumbo!". |
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Edition |
Volume 4: "Transportation and Travel" |
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Records |
"Going The Distance!", "One Man. One Wheel. Hundreds Of Miles!", "Tiny
Takeoff", "Who Boasts The Most Coasters?", "Longest Roller Coaster Ride", "Primo
Limo!", "World's Longest Motorcycle", "Mighty Mini!", "Don't Rock This Boat!",
"Major Blader!" and "Running On Empty". |
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2010: Paladone Products Ltd., UK.

In 2010,
Guinness World Records and Paladone Products announced that a new range of toys
and gifts would be produced for 2010 and 2011. The range (pictured right) consisted of 20
different products, most of which included an A5 Guinness World Records "mini
book".
Each of the
mini books contains some challenges and a few pages of related World records.
These gifts - and probably the mini books themselves - are bound to become
collector's items in years to come.
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Air-Powered Rocket SetLaunch base, air pump, hose and 2 rockets;
records for rockets, accuracy, speed, long flights and frequent fliers. |
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Chocolate Records Mug A Guinness World Records branded mug with 15
chocolate-related records. |
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Chopstick Challenge SetChopsticks and 100g chocolate beans;
records for chopsticks, rice, chocolate beans and chocolate. |
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Coffee & Cake Records Mug A Guinness World Records branded mug with 15
coffee and cake records. |
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Counting Skipping Rope SetA skipping rope with built-in counter; records for
skipping and fitness. |
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Dartboard SetDartboard and darts; records for highest scores, least
darts, marathon darts and professional darts. |
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Diabolo SetDiabolo;
records for diabolo and throwing. |
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Egg Challenge SetParachute and structure kit; records for eggs and
parachutes. |
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Height Chart Height chart; no mini book, but 49 height-related
records on the chart. |
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Hopscotch Set
A pack of white hopscotch
chalk; records for hopscotch, chalk, playground games, sports day and
party games. |
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Jelly Bean Challenge Set5 straws and 100g jelly beans;
records for straw, jelly beans and sweets & candy. |
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Juggling Set3 juggling balls;
records for endurance juggling, bounce juggling, odd balls, joggling,
extreme juggling and flashing. |
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Marbles Set50 glass marbles; records for marbles, playground games
and sports day. |
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Office Records Mug A Guinness World Records branded mug with 15
office challenge records. |
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Paper Plane Set20 paper planes in 4 designs; records for paper planes,
paper and real planes. |
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Playing Cards Set2 packs of playing cards; |
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Space Hopper SetSpace hopper and pump; records for space hoppers and
100m records. |
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Stunt Jump Motorbike SetWinding station, ramp, motorbike, flags and tape
measure; records for ramp jumps, stunts and speed. |
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Tea & Biscuits Records Mug A Guinness World Records branded mug with 15
tea and biscuit records. |
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Yo-yo Trick SetA Guinness World Records yo-yo; records for yo-yos. |
2010: Chick-fil-A, USA.
| 2010 |
Chick-fil-A Toys |

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Date |
2010 |
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Notes |
A
series of toys and booklets given with kids' meals at Chick-fil-A. Shown left
are a
30-Second Records pack and a "Hobbies and Pastimes" booklet. Below are
the "Human Achievements" and "Animal Tangrams" packs. The other pack
was for "Sports and Games".
The toys promoted the 2011 edition of Guinness World Records.
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2006:
Hasbro UK Ltd., UK.
| 2006 |
Guinness World Records Official Timed Puzzle |
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Publication Date |
2006 |
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Price New |
£10 |
| Format |
Boxed puzzle |
| Copyright |
Hasbro & Guinness World Records
Ltd, a HIT Entertainment Plc company |
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Distributor |
Hasbro UK Ltd., Caswell Way, Newport,
NP19 4YH. |
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Notes:
- This is a 250-piece jigsaw puzzle, together with a stop-watch, designed
to allow you to "become a Guinness World Record Holder".
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2006: Wendy's, USA.
| 2006 |
Wendy's Kids' Meal Toys |

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Date |
2006 |
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Notes |
A
series of toys given with kids' meals at Wendy's.Shown left are a "Personal
Record Kit" and a "Basketball Set". A "Juggling Set" is pictured on the right,
and a set of trading cards is shown below.
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2004: Meadowside Books, UK.
| 2004 |
Guinness World Records Yo-Yo |
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Publication Date |
2004 |
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ISBN |
1-84539-016-4 |
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Price New |
£4.99 |
| Format |
Boxed yo-yo and book - 5x3¾
inches (127x95 mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness World Records Ltd, a HIT
Entertainment PLC company |
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Publisher |
Meadowside Books, Fleet Street,
London. |
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Notes:
- This pack contains a yo-yo and a small book ("everything you
need to become a RECORD BREAKER and earn your place in GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS").
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| 2004 |
Guinness World Records Stopwatch |
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Publication Date |
2004 |
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ISBN |
1-84539-017-2 |
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Price New |
£4.99 |
| Format |
Boxed stopwatch and book - 5x3¾
inches (127x95 mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness World Records Ltd, a HIT
Entertainment PLC company |
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Publisher |
Meadowside Books, Fleet Street,
London. |
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Notes:
- This pack contains a stopwatch and a small book ("everything you
need to become a RECORD BREAKER and earn your place in GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS").
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| 2004 |
Guinness World Records Balloons |
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Publication Date |
2004 |
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ISBN |
1-84539-018-0 |
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Price New |
£4.99 |
| Format |
Boxed balloons and book - 5x3¾
inches (127x95 mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness World Records Ltd, a HIT
Entertainment PLC company |
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Publisher |
Meadowside Books, Fleet Street,
London. |
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Notes:
- This pack contains some balloons and a small book ("everything you
need to become a RECORD BREAKER and earn your place in GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS").
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| 2004 |
Guinness World Records Cards |
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Publication Date |
2004 |
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ISBN |
1-84539-019-9 |
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Price New |
£4.99 |
| Format |
Boxed playing cards and book - 5x3¾
inches (127x95 mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness World Records Ltd, a HIT
Entertainment PLC company |
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Publisher |
Meadowside Books, Fleet Street,
London. |
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Notes:
- This pack contains a deck of cards and a small book ("everything you
need to become a RECORD BREAKER and earn your place in GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS").
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1988, 1992: The Games Team Ltd., UK.
| 1992 |
The Guinness Game of Records |
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Description |
Fun with Fabulous Facts from the
World's Best Seller |
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Copyright |
Guinness Superlatives Limited and The
Games Team Limited |
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Produced by |
The Games Team Ltd,
Huddersfield, HD1 1DL. |
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Notes:
- The game contains 400 question cards in different categories ("Fib or Fact",
"Connections", "Quick Wits", "Guess or Bluff", "Clever Clues" and "Picture
Round").
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| 1988 |
Genius |

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Description |
The general knowledge game of
strategy based upon The Guinness Book of Records |
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Copyright |
Guinness Superlatives Limited and The
Games Team Limited |
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Produced by |
The Games Team Limited, a subsidiary of Direct Mail Promotions Limited,
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. |
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Notes:
- The game contains two packs of question cards (Facts I and Facts II,
each containing 475 cards) and a 96-page book, "Genius Book of Phenomenal
Pictures".
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1982: Jotastar Toys,
UK
| 1982 |
Guinness Book of Records Magnetic Ask & Answer
Game |
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Copyright |
Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Notes:
- A variant of the popular Ask & Answer series of games where the token
(in this case, the Guinness Toucan) points out the answer (right) to the
question (left).
- The game had the following sections: "Sports, Games and Pastimes", "The
Arts and Entertainment", "The Living World", "The Natural World", "The
Universe and Space", "The Scientific World", "The Mechanical World", "The
World's Structures", "Human Achievements" and "The Human World".
- Each section had 10 questions.
- The game "should prove both entertaining and informative to young people
up to 116 years of age".
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1980: Coleco Industries, Inc., USA.
| 1980 |
Quiz Wiz #18 Guinness Book of World
Records |
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Copyright |
1979 Sterling Publishing Co. and 1980 Coleco Industries, Inc.,
Amsterdam, N.Y. 12010 |
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Notes |
A very basic 'electronic' game, with 1001 multiple choice questions taken
from the "Guinness Book of World Records". The 1st question concerns Robert
Wadlow; the last concerns the "largest boat sail". The question categories
are:
"The Human Being", "Human Achievements", "Animal and Plant Kingdoms", "The
Natural World", "The Universe and Space", "The Scientific World", "Arts and
Entertainment", "The World's Structures", "The Mechanical World", "The Business
World", "The Human World" and "Sports, Games & Pastimes".
The question booklet is 9 x 3½ inches, and has 118
numbered pages. |
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1980: Parker Brothers, USA.
| 1980 |
The Guinness Book of World Records
Game |
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Copyright |
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
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Manufacturer |
Parker Brothers, Division of CPG Products Corp., Beverly, MA 01915. |
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Notes:
- A game for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 to adult. Contains game board, plastic
token, foam bounce-back device, 3 dice (two white, one red), 4 playing pieces, a
record maker and a record keeper with 22 record cards.
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1976:
Great American Puzzle Factory, USA.
| 1976 |
Guinness Book of World Records Jigsaw Puzzle (PP908) |
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Date |
1976 |
| Format |
Boxed jigsaw puzzle |
| Size |
18x24in (over 550 pieces) |
| Copyright |
Sterling Publishing Company |
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Manufacturer |
Great American Puzzle Factory, Inc., New York, N.Y. |
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1975: Denis Fisher Toys, UK.
| 1975 |
Guinness Game of World Records |
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Copyright |
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
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Manufacturer |
Denis Fisher Toys, Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wetherby, LS23 7BL, West
Yorkshire. |
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Licensed By |
Parker Bros. |
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Notes:
- A game for 2 to 6 players with 294 Guinness questions and 10 games (events)
in 5 categories ("Longest", "Strongest", "Mostest", "Greatest" and "Hottest").
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