| Hint | Age | Died | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First black leader of South Africa | 95 | 2013 | Nelson Mandela | 89%
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| Technically speaking, she ruled 16 countries in the British Commonwealth | 96 | 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II | 89%
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| He was ex-President since 1981, longer than any person in history | 100 | 2024 | Jimmy Carter | 79%
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| His official title was Duke of Edinburgh | 99 | 2021 | Prince {Philip} | 72%
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| History's pre-eminent Cubist painter | 91 | 1973 | Pablo Picasso | 69%
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| Narrator of "Planet Earth", younger brother of director Richard | b. 1926 | alive | David Attenborough | 67%
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| Star of "Spartacus" whose son Michael is quite old himself | 103 | 2020 | Kirk Douglas | 63%
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| With roles in "Gran Torino", "In the Line of Fire", and "The Mule", he's starred as the old guy for quite some time | b. 1930 | alive | Clint Eastwood | 61%
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| She was already considered old in 1985 as one of "The Golden Girls" | 99 | 2021 | Betty White | 55%
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| Zimbabwean dictator who proved the adage "the good die young" | 95 | 2019 | Robert Mugabe | 55%
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| The oldest person in the Bible | 969 | ? | Methuselah | 51%
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| Director of "The Producers", "Blazing Saddles", and "Spaceballs" | b. 1926 | alive | Mel Brooks | 46%
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| Great Egyptian pharaoh also known as "Ozymandias" | 90 | 1213 B.C. | Ramses II | 41%
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| The last Pinta Island tortoise in existence | 102 | 2012 | Lonesome {George} | 40%
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| In 1962, this crooner left his heart in San Francisco. In 2014, he danced cheek to cheek with Lady Gaga. | 96 | 2023 | Tony Bennett | 39%
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| He hosted the Oscars a record 19 times | 100 | 2003 | Bob Hope | 37%
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| This cigar-smoking comedian, husband of Gracie Allen, was famous for being old | 100 | 1996 | George Burns | 35%
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| Songwriter who wrote "White Christmas" and "Cheek to Cheek" | 101 | 1989 | Irving Berlin | 30%
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| Children's author who wrote "Ramona the Pest" | 104 | 2021 | Beverly {Cleary} | 29%
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| Credited as the oldest person in history, some people (including me) believe that she stole her mother's identity | 122 / 99 | 1997 | Jeanne Calment | 14%
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