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  Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant    
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Robert Pershing Wadlow is well known to trivia or "Guinness Book of Records" fans. Many know the stats: 8 feet 11.1 inches tall, shoe size (US) 37AA. This quiz looks at some more facts about the Alton Giant.
Average, 10 Qns, Upstart3, Aug 04 26
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  Robert P. Wadlow   great trivia quiz  
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This is one of my first quizzes and I'm making it in dedication to the world's tallest man who entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1940. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, smartee123, Sep 22 07
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Robert Wadlow Trivia Questions
1. What was Robert Wadlow's full name?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Robert Pershing Wadlow

Robert Wadlow had four siblings and two parents, his middle name, Pershing, was in honor of the World War I General Pershing. All together his name means: bright frame (Robert) Grower or seller of peaches (Pershing) hill, barrow (Wadlow).

2. A pretty average sized baby, Robert Wadlow was born in Alton, which is just north of St. Louis, Missouri, in which Prairie State?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant

Answer: Illinois

Robert Wadlow was born in Alton, Illinois, on 22 February 1918, the first-born child of Addie and Harold Wadlow. He was named Robert Pershing Wadlow, with his middle name honouring the US General John J. Pershing, who was leading the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe at that time during World War I. Robert was a normal-sized baby when he was born, weighing 8 lb 5 oz (3.8 kg). Average birth weight at the time was around 7 lb. The baby was measured at a height of 1 foot 8 inches (0.51 m).

3. Where was Robert Wadlow born?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Alton, Illinois

One of Robert's nicknames was "The Alton Giant" because he lived in Alton, Illinois. Alton is supposed to be one of America's most haunted towns.

4. He was never allowed on an airplane

From Quiz Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant

Answer: Tall Tale

Robert Wadlow had his first flight in 1929, at the age of 11. He had many airplane journeys, performing publicity visits around the USA. The airplanes had to be specially modified.

5. Robert Wadlow first came to the medical profession's attention at 6 months, when his weight was around that expected of a child of what age?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant

Answer: 2 years

When he was 6 months old, Robert came to people's attention - he weighed 30 lb (14 kg), a normal weight for a 2-year old. He was 2 feet 10.5 inches tall (0.9 m). Robert Wadlow was his parents' eldest child. He had two brothers, Eugene and Harold Jr, and two sisters, Helen and Betty, none of whom was particularly tall.

6. Robert Wadlow was also the tallest what?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: Boy Scout

He became the tallest Boy Scout at age 13 with height of 7'4". It took 14 yards of material to make his Boy Scout uniform fit his body.

7. For which company did Robert Wadlow travel extensively as a representative?

From Quiz Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant

Answer: International Shoe Company

Robert Wadlow started working for the International Shoe Company in 1938, and toured the country. He saw himself as a representative, rather than a performing freak, and wore his regular clothes. The company provided him with custom built shoes. Robert visited over 800 towns in 41 states, traveling over 300,000 miles with his father Harold Sr., who removed the front passenger seat of the family car so that his son could sit in the back and stretch his legs out.

8. He died at the age of 22

From Quiz Robert Wadlow - A Gentle Giant

Answer: Straight Up

Robert Wadlow died in 1940 at the age of 22 in a hotel bed in Michigan. He was then 8' 11.1" and weighed over 490 pounds. His family had most of his clothes destroyed to discourage collectors of unusual items.

9. Robert Wadlow made how many personal appearances in his life?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: 747

He made appearances around the country (U.S.A), appearing at everything from store grand openings to Ringling Brothers/Barnum&Bailey Circus. Robert and his father traveled over 300,000 miles by car across the country.

10. When did Robert Wadlow die?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: July 15, 1940

Nearly 40,000 people attended his funeral and it took 12 pallbearers to carry the casket at his funeral. It weighed about 1000 lbs. and was placed in a 12' long reinforced concrete tomb.

11. How did Robert Wadlow die?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: infection

Whilst making an appearance in Michigan an infection set into his left ankle. After emergency surgery and blood transfusions he passed away at 1:30 am on July 15, 1940. (He never had much feeling in his feet).

12. At the time of his death how tall was Robert Wadlow?

From Quiz Robert P. Wadlow

Answer: 8'11"

To be exact he was 8'11.1" tall, surpassing the record previously held by an 8', 4" inch Irishman who died in 1877. His grave is the tallest one in the graveyard where it is located and it reads "At Rest".

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