Read the passage about the Guinness Book of World Records again. Then choose the best summary of the passage.
Which pup has skateboarded through the longest human tunnel? Who's spun the most hula hoops at one time? You can find the answers in the Guinness Book of World Records. This book was the idea of Sir Hugh Beaver. He wanted to know which bird was Europe's fastest. But he couldn't find the answer anywhere. This gave him an idea. What if there was a record book that could answer such questions?
Beaver hired Norris and Ross McWhirter to help. The brothers were in the fact-finding business. They wrote the original Guinness record book. It came out in 1955. The book's cover was bright green. There were no color pictures. But there were about 4,000 entries. One answered this question: Which cow has produced the most milk? The book was a hit. People wanted more. A new tradition was born.
The Guinness Book of World Records keeps track of weird records. Some are fun, such as how many hula hoops someone can spin at once. Others are pretty useless, like which dog has skateboarded through the longest human tunnel.
The Guinness Book of World Records was written to share records not found anywhere else. Sir Hugh Beaver came up with the idea after failing to find information he wanted to know. He hired two fact-finders to write the book. The first Guinness record book came out in 1955. People loved it.
The Guinness Book of World Records was first published in 1955. It was bright green and had no color pictures. However, it did give people the answer to this question: Which cow has produced the most milk?