According to Guinness World Records, what is the record number of children born by one woman?
39
49
59
69
According to Guinness World Records, the most children born by one woman in recorded history is 69. The mother was a peasant from Shuya, Russia, identified only as the wife of Feodor Vassilyev. Mrs. Vassilyev lived during the 18th century and had a total of 27 pregnancies, including sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. Mr. Vassilyev allegedly also had an additional 18 children with his second wife, totalling 87 children in all. Trivia Today would like to wish all the mothers out there a happy Mother’s Day!
The correct answer is 69.