Card No. 25

The answers

1. Since 1948

   A sandstone arch on the Devils Garden Trail in Utah

   Done for 2008

   Wall Arch collapsed overnight on August 4, 2008. Its opening was 71 feet wide, 12th largest of the 2,000-plus arches in Arches National Park.

2. Since 1949

   A mail boat with its own ZIP code on the Detroit River

   Still going

   The J.W. Westcott II, built in 1949, delivers mail to freighters as they pass, under ZIP 48222. The mail goes up in a pail on a rope.

3. Since 1897

   Oldsmobile, a GM car brand

   Done for 2004

   The last Oldsmobile, a Dark Cherry Alero sedan, was built in April 2004. It was the oldest surviving American car brand at the time, after over 35 million vehicles.

4. Since 1901

   A glacier on the Ok volcano in western Iceland

   Done for 2014

   Okjokull was declared dead in 2014, too thin to flow. It covered about 38 square km on a 1901 map. Iceland put up a plaque for it in August 2019.

5. Since 1925

   A BBC radio weather report read out for sailors

   Still going

   Still on BBC Radio 4. It covers 31 sea areas in 350 words or fewer. Radio 4 switched off long wave on June 27, 2026, and the forecast carried on without it.