Lasts

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Subject: LASTS
Identify the last occurrence. The year is provided. (e.g., 2006: Western Union sent its final ___. Answer: Telegram.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. 1991: He resigned as the last leader of the Soviet Union.
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2. 2004: Final production of this General Motors division product line.
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3. 2002: Last empress of India died at age 101.
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. 1971: Last year this product was allowed to advertise on American television.
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5. 2007: The last of the Rat Pack died at age 89.
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6. 2006: This president died, the last of the Warren Commission members.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. 1927: The last of this Ford model was manufactured.
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8. 1914: Martha, the last of this type of bird, died at Cincinnati Zoo.
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9. 1923: The last Western country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
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ANSWERS:
1. Mikhail Gorbachev.
2. Oldsmobile.
3. Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother).
4. Tobacco (cigarettes).
5. Joey Bishop.
6. Gerald Ford.
7. Model T.
8. Passenger pigeon.
9. Greece.