Statistics for People Who Lived a Very Long Time

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Hint	Age	Died	Answer	% Correct
First black leader of South Africa	95	2013	Nelson Mandela	90%
Technically speaking, she ruled 16 countries in the British Commonwealth	96	2022	Queen Elizabeth II	88%
He's been ex-President since 1980, longer than any person in history	b. 1924	alive	Jimmy Carter	80%
His official title was Duke of Edinburgh	99	2021	Prince {Philip}	73%
History's pre-eminent Cubist painter	91	1973	Pablo Picasso	70%
Narrator of "Planet Earth", younger brother of director Richard	b. 1926	alive	David Attenborough	69%
Star of "Spartacus", his son Michael is quite old himself	103	2020	Kirk Douglas	68%
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	63%
Zimbabwean dictator who proved the adage "the good die young"	95	2019	Robert Mugabe	60%
She was already considered old in 1985 as one of "The Golden Girls"	99	2021	Betty White	57%
The oldest person in the Bible	969	?	Methuselah	54%
Director of "The Producers", "Blazing Saddles", and "Spaceballs"	b. 1926	alive	Mel Brooks	49%
The last Pinta Island tortoise in existence	102	2012	Lonesome {George}	44%
Great Egyptian pharaoh also known as "Ozymandias"	90	1213 B.C.	Ramses II	43%
He hosted the Oscars a record 19 times	100	2003	Bob Hope	41%
In 1962, this crooner left his heart in San Francisco. In 2014, he danced cheek to cheek with Lady Gaga.	96	2023	Tony Bennett	41%
This cigar-smoking comedian, husband of Gracie Allen, was famous for being old	100	1996	George Burns	39%
Songwriter who wrote "White Christmas" and "Cheek to Cheek"	101	1989	Irving Berlin	35%
Children's author who wrote "Ramona the Pest"	104	2021	Beverly {Cleary}	29%
Credited as the oldest person in history, some people (including me) believe that she stole her mother's identity	122 / 99	1997	Jeanne Calment	15%