| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | 20th CENTURY LASTS $400: This type of military unit was increasingly put out to pasture; France's last charge by one was in Africa in 1941 cavalry |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | 20th CENTURY LASTS $800: The 1998 Lada Niva was the last model started using this; U.S. carmakers abandoned it after a 1908 injury led to a fatality a hand crank |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | 20th CENTURY LASTS $1200: The last of these psychosurgeries in the U.S. was done in 1967 & the patient died a lobotomy |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | 20th CENTURY LASTS $1600: Stamped out by the Communists, the last case of this practice done to Chinese women was in 1957 foot binding |
| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | 20th CENTURY LASTS $2000: The last holder of this title was Alexei aka Alexis, seen here the tsarevich (the crown prince) |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $400: At a Marseilles prison in 1977, Hamida Djandoubi became the last person executed using this the guillotine |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $800: Designed for parades, the 1939 Packard Super 8 Phaeton was the last car that this Argentine heroine rode in in public Eva Perón |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $1200: The "Angel of Rome", Alessandro Moreschi, who died in 1922, was the last of these singers, many "sold" by poor parents castrati |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $1600: Dying in 1914, Martha was the last of these alliterative birds; a monument to them said, "It died due to avarice of man" the passenger pigeon |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | HISTORIC LASTS $2000: Rome put Carthage on the mat for the final time with the third of these wars in a campaign that lasted from 149 to 146 B.C. the Punic Wars |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $200: Taken prisoner only briefly in 1979 after the Islamic revolution, William Sullivan was the last U.S. ambassador to this country Iran |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $400: In 1944 Jane Yorke was Britain's last woman convicted under the act named for this activity of summoning spirits & demons witchcraft |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $600: Seen here, in 1963, are the last residents of this San Francisco site as they leave for their next federal accommodations Alcatraz |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $800: After hearing the emperor's surrender message, Matome Ugaki led the last of these suicide attacks of World War II kamikaze |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $1000: In 1720 a ship owner evaded quarantine in this southern French port & Europe got its last major bubonic plague outbreak Marseille |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | IT LASTS A WHILE $400: The Brits spell this word for a really long stretch of time with an "A" at the front, making it 3 straight starting vowels an eon |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | IT LASTS A WHILE $800: Lunar phrase denoting a long period of time between occurrences a blue moon |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | IT LASTS A WHILE $1200: Edward Gibbon, who knew his Rome, was among those who called it this timeless "city" eternal |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | IT LASTS A WHILE $1600: Beethoven addressed letters to a woman he called this "beloved" immortal |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | IT LASTS A WHILE $2000: "From time" followed by this 10-letter word refers to an age before written knowledge immemorial |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $400: Thomas McKean was the last to sign this document--sometime after January 18, 1777 the Declaration of Independence |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $800: In 1995 the funnies got less funny with the ending of both "The Far Side" & this comic strip by Bill Watterson Calvin & Hobbes |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) The Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission began May 16, 2011; among those watching the launch was this Arizona congresswoman, whose husband, Mark Kelly, was on board as commander (Gabrielle) Giffords |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $1600: Lord John Russell, who left office in 1866, was the last prime minister of Great Britain who was one of these, foes of the tories the whigs |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $2000: This Hitler deputy was the last prisoner at both the Tower of London & Spandau Rudolf Hess |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | LASTS $400: Alphabetically last of our solar system's planets Venus |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | LASTS $800: Though this book has the word "last" in its title, it's only the second of the 5 "Leatherstocking Tales" The Last of the Mohicans |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | LASTS $1200: In 1966 Congress authorized the Uniform Time Act, creating this from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October daylight savings time |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | LASTS $2000: The name of the last dynasty to rule Vietnam, it's the family name of about half Vietnam's people Nguyen |
| #5397, aired 2008-02-12 | LASTS $4,000 (Daily Double): The Battle of Castillon in 1453 was the last battle of this war that began back in 1337 the Hundred Years' War |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $100: In 1936 Kentuckian Rainey Bethea was the condemned man in the USA's last public one of these Hanging/execution |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: Known scientifically as Raphus cucullatus, the last of these flightless birds died around 1680 Dodo |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $300: Charles I, the last ruler of this dual monarchy, laid down his crown in November 1918 Austria-Hungary |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: On May 26, 1927 the last Ford of this model rolled off the Highland Park, Michigan assembly line Model T |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $500: This author's last puvblished novel using her first major character was "Curtain: Hercule Poirot's Last Case" Agatha Christie |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $100: Introduced during the Revolution, this execution device was last used in France in 1977 the guillotine |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $200: Their last joint operetta, "The Grand Duke", premiered in 1896 Gilbert & Sullivan |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $300: In September 1957 this baseball team played its last game at Ebbets Field, beating the Pirates 2-0 the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $400: At his death in 1832, Charles Carroll of Maryland was the last surviving signer of this document the Declaration of Independence |
| #2777, aired 1996-10-01 | LASTS $500: In 1947 Kenneth C. Royall became the last holder of this cabinet post once held by Edwin Stanton Secretary of War |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | LASTS $200: Dying in 1832 at age 95, Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the last surviving person who signed this the Declaration of Independence |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | LASTS $400: The last beach movie this pair starred in was "Back to the Beach" Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | LASTS $600: On Sunday, May 14, 1989 these 2 network shows aired their last episodes & they were on against each other Family Ties & Moonlighting |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | LASTS $800: This car company merged with Packard in 1954 & made its last car in the U.S. in 1963 Studebaker |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | LASTS $1000: This author of "The Last Days of Pompeii" advised Dickens to give "Great Expectations" a happier ending (Edward) Bulwer-Lytton |
| #1202, aired 1989-11-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: In 1681, on the island of Mauritius, this bird was seen alive for the last time the dodo |
| #1202, aired 1989-11-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: This actress "grace"d the cover of the last cover of Collier's magazine, dated January 4, 1957 Grace Kelly |
| #1202, aired 1989-11-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $2,500 (Daily Double): She was Henry VIII's last wife Catherine Parr |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: In 1868, this office of military dictator was abolished in Japan shogun |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | FAMOUS LASTS $600: Babe Ruth's last public appearance was while attending this film starring William Bendix The Babe Ruth Story |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: In the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of these leaders judges |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | FAMOUS LASTS $1000: In 1891, she became both the first woman & the last person to rule Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: After stepping on the executioner's toe, her last words were, "Pardon, monsieur, I did not mean it" Marie Antoinette |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: 1925 was the last year the steam-powered car developed by these identical twins was built Stanley |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $600: He hit his last Major League home run July 20, 1976, about 28 months after his most famous one Hank Aaron |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: Ludovico Manin, who abdicated in 1797, was last to hold this office, which ruled Venice for 1100 years the Doge |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | FAMOUS LASTS $1,500 (Daily Double): Mahatma Gandhi's last fast was a last-ditch attempt to prevent war between these 2 countries India & Pakistan |
| #639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $100: Mary Kelly, whose body was found in London in November 1888, was his last victim Jack the Ripper |
| #639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: Last episode of this TV series was called "Goodbye, Farewell & Amen" & ran 2 1/2 hours M*A*S*H |
| #639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $300: On August 29, 1947 30-year-old Manolete fought 1 for the last time; he lost bull |
| #639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: According to the book "The Last Time When", Feb. 30, 11 B.C. was the last time this happened there were 30 days in February |
| #639, aired 1987-05-21 | FAMOUS LASTS $500: He married his 11th & last wife January 11, 1960 Tommy Manville |
| #556, aired 1987-01-26 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: 1960 was the last year ferries ran between Key West, Florida & there Cuba |
| #556, aired 1987-01-26 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: Accused of being able to fly, Jane Wenham in 1712 became last person to be tried for this in England witchcraft |
| #556, aired 1987-01-26 | FAMOUS LASTS $600: Josef Jacobs, a WWII German spy, was the last person to be executed in this London landmark the Tower of London |
| #556, aired 1987-01-26 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: It was the last play Abraham Lincoln ever went to see Our American Cousin |
| #556, aired 1987-01-26 | FAMOUS LASTS $1000: Bahadur Shah II, deposed by the British in 1857, was last Indian ruler to carry this title a Mughal |
| #482, aired 1986-10-14 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: He last hit #1 on the singles charts with "Suspicious Minds" in 1969 Elvis Presley |
| #482, aired 1986-10-14 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: The night before he passed away in 1566, he made his last prediction, his death Nostradamus |
| #482, aired 1986-10-14 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: Alexander VI (Borgia) was the last Pope to acknowledge having them children |
| #482, aired 1986-10-14 | FAMOUS LASTS $1000: January 1, 1971 was the last day these were seen on U.S. television cigarette commercials |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: For American Catholics it was Friday, November 18, 1966 the last meatless Friday |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: Elizabeth Taylor's last husband Senator John Warner |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | FAMOUS LASTS $600: To date, Britain's last king George VI |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: It was the last completed film for both Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe The Misfits |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | FAMOUS LASTS $1000: Martha, who died of old age in the Cincinnati zoo in 1914, was the last of these birds passenger pigeons |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | FAMOUS LASTS $200: 1977 was the last new year ushered in by this famed bandleader Guy Lombardo |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | FAMOUS LASTS $400: His last regular TV newscast was on Friday Mar. 6, 1981 Walter Cronkite |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | FAMOUS LASTS $600: Their last public performance as a group was in Candlestick Park, San Francisco, in 1966 The Beatles |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | FAMOUS LASTS $800: "Wheatfield with Crows" was his last painting before he shot himself Vincent van Gogh |
