40 Fun Facts About Nick Vujicic

Nick Vujicic set a Guinness World Record in 2010 by doing what 1,749 times in a single hour?

Giving hugs put the man born without arms in the record books. A year later TV host Nick Cannon chased the mark before a New York Mets game and fell 52 short.

What does Nick Vujicic keep in his closet in case God one day gives him arms and legs?

A pair of shoes waits in his closet as a sign of faith. He adds that he is at peace if the healing he prays for comes only in heaven.

What nickname does Nick Vujicic give the small two-toed foot he uses to type, write and skateboard?

Chicken drumstick is his name for the foot, which also lets him walk, jump and surf. He has called it his universal limb.

Nick Vujicic's DVD for children ends its title, No Arms, No Legs, with which two-word Australian phrase?

No Worries rounds off the title with a classic Aussie shrug. He says he loves his laid-back home culture and thinks the West takes life too seriously.

In which Australian city was Nick Vujicic born, after three sonograms had failed to show anything unusual?

Melbourne was his birthplace and his home through grade four, at Keilor Downs Primary School, before the family headed north.

Which outdoor hobby, loved since boyhood outings with his father, does Nick Vujicic say clears his mind?

Fishing is the pastime he still loves most, though a packed travel schedule leaves little time for it. He says it brings him peace, plus the thrill of a good catch.

Nick Vujicic plays golf despite having no arms; where does the Australian speaker hold the club to swing it?

Between shoulder and chin is where the club sits, a grip he says took lots of practice. He can be seen playing in his DVDs.

At age 20, Nick Vujicic travelled to which continent and gave away $20,000 to people living in poverty?

Africa was the destination, a trip he made after deciding to do his part instead of only praying for the hungry. He says seeing such poverty first-hand humbled him deeply.

Which everyday item can Nick Vujicic open using only his teeth, a trick he says people never expect?

A can of Coke is his party piece. Most daily tasks came through trial and error, he says, because adaptive devices mostly got in his way.

Which Christian non-profit did Nick Vujicic establish in 2005 and later run from southern California?

Life Without Limbs is the ministry, its name a play on his own body. It carries his message to live events, prisons and online audiences.

What is the first name of Nick Vujicic's wife, with whom he wrote a book about their courtship?

Kanae Miyahara married him in February 2012. He says he fell for her the night they met, when she walked in with mutual friends before one of his talks.

In which US state did Nick Vujicic meet his future wife, at the top of a bell tower?

Texas hosted the meeting, in the town of McKinney, where he was due to address a private party of about 16 people. He says their eyes connected as she walked in.

Nick Vujicic's parents came from Yugoslavia; which language does he speak, though not fluently?

Serbian is the family language, and he says he understands more of it than he can speak. His parents, Dušanka and Borislav, settled in Australia before he was born.

At which Australian university did Nick Vujicic earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the age of 21?

Griffith University awarded the degree after his studies at its Logan campus. He had dreamed of starting his own business and having employees.

Nick Vujicic's degree paired financial planning with which other major, the field his father worked in?

Accounting was the career his father thought would suit him. He has joked that with arms and legs he would probably have ended up doing it for a living.

Which Gospel's story of a man born blind did Nick Vujicic read at 15, convincing him his life had purpose?

John tells the story in its ninth chapter, where Jesus says the man's blindness will reveal the works of God. He reasoned that if God had a plan for that man, there was one for him too.

Which Old Testament book holds the verse about God's plans that Nick Vujicic says really helped him?

Jeremiah 29:11 is the verse. He tells audiences that trusting a God whose plan is greater than they can imagine is the wisest decision they will ever make.

In grade seven, Nick Vujicic's fellow pupils chose him for which student leadership post?

School captain was the post, and he worked with the student council on fundraising for local charities. He says the role boosted his confidence when he badly needed it.

Which operation on the two toes of Nick Vujicic's small foot let him use them like fingers?

Separation freed two toes that were fused at birth, giving him a grip. He now uses them to type and to answer hundreds of text messages a day.

Nick Vujicic's short film The Butterfly Circus is set during which troubled era of American history?

The Great Depression is the backdrop: a small circus tours 1930s California, sometimes performing for free to lift the spirits of the jobless.

Which actor, the Pale Man of Pan's Labyrinth, appears with Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus?

Doug Jones, a former contortionist who also played Abe Sapien in the Hellboy films, joins the cast. The short won the Doorpost Film Project's grand prize.

Which Mexican star of the film Bella appears alongside Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus?

Eduardo Verástegui, once a singer in the band Kairo and a telenovela actor, shares the screen with him. The whole film was shot in just 12 days.

In The Butterfly Circus, which daring act does Nick Vujicic's character Will perform for the crowd?

Diving into a water tank from the top of a tall pole becomes his act after he finds, by accident, that he can swim. It earns him a place in the show for what he can do, not how he looks.

Which aid did seven-year-old Nick Vujicic try out and then abandon as too heavy to operate?

Electronic arms were specially designed for him in the hope he would feel more like his classmates. He found they hampered his movement, and he still stood out.

Nick Vujicic first eyed America for which kind of boot camp, before speaking took over his plans?

Real estate was the draw on his early visits between 2002 and 2005. A friend then offered to help him start a ministry in the United States, and he obtained a working visa.

Which team sport did the young Nick Vujicic love playing with his brother and cousins?

Soccer was a childhood favourite, along with marbles. His parents urged him to join in and play as much as he could, so other children would see he was just like them.

Which Old Testament book did Nick Vujicic's parents cite to tell him he was wonderfully and fearfully made?

Psalms supplied the reminder, from Psalm 139. He says a few loyal friends and his parents' words carried him through years of feeling different from other children.

In which country did Nick Vujicic end a 2014 stadium speech by singing with about 20,000 people?

Vietnam heard him sing at Hanoi's Mỹ Đình Stadium, where he closed with an anti-war anthem whose title means joining hands in a great circle.

Nick Vujicic can surf, shave and comb his hair; which musical instrument has he also learned to play?

Drums are on the list, alongside brushing his teeth and answering the phone. A carer who came for a job interview was struck by how much he does for himself.

Nick Vujicic's book Stand Strong draws on his own school years to help readers overcome which problem?

Bullying marked his own childhood. He once walked up to classmates who teased him, told them to stop and added that he forgave them.

Nick Vujicic's family left Victoria for which state, where he attended Runcorn State High School?

Queensland became home when the family settled in Brisbane, where he finished primary school at MacGregor State. He stayed in the city until his move to America in 2007.

Nick Vujicic's first book promises, in its subtitle, inspiration for which kind of life?

Ridiculously good is the phrase on the cover, and one chapter is even called Ridiculous Rules. The memoir became an international bestseller.

Which one-word title did Nick Vujicic give both a book on faith in action and a tour that reached Manila?

Unstoppable carries the subtitle The Incredible Power of Faith in Action. The tour's Manila stop in May 2013 was held at the Christ's Commission Fellowship centre.

Nick Vujicic's father was a pastor; which profession did his mother Dushka follow when Nick was born?

Nurse Dushka Vujicic had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to warn her, so her firstborn's missing limbs came as a complete shock.

In which Protestant denomination, one Nick Vujicic later attended in Pasadena, was his father a pastor?

Apostolic Christian Church congregations shaped his upbringing after the family left the Orthodox faith of his earliest years. He has praised their family style of worship.

At which festival devoted to actors' performances was Nick Vujicic named Best Actor in a Short Film in 2010?

Method Fest bills itself as the actor's film festival, hunting for breakout performances in independent films. The winning role was his screen debut.

Which filmmaker directed Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus and planned a feature-length version?

Joshua Weigel made the short with Rebekah Weigel, who co-wrote and co-produced it. Fans have since dubbed it into dozens of languages.

Which kind of institution did Nick Vujicic co-found in 2021, reflecting his opposition to abortion?

A bank was the venture, named ProLife Bank. The following year he launched Champions for the Brokenhearted, an initiative for groups in need of support.

Which publisher released Nick Vujicic's first book, a memoir later translated into 30 languages?

Random House published the memoir in 2010, and he recorded the audiobook himself. He says a ghost writer and a wonderful editor helped him get the story down.

Where did Nick Vujicic give his first speaking engagement, sharing his story without preaching?

A public high school hosted the talk, which is why he gave his testimony but held back from preaching. He was so nervous that he prayed desperately for the right words.