| AMERICASCUP | An international yachting trophy, first awarded in 1851 (8,3) |
| SILVERBIRCH | Flog trophy first -it may be found in the garden (6,5) |
| PURPLEHEART | Oldest US military decoration still in use, first awarded by George Washington in 1782 (6,5) |
| ADMIRALSCUP | International yachting regatta (8,3) |
| EMMY | Prize first awarded in 1949 in recognition of excellence in the US television industry (4) |
| NOBELS | Prizes first awarded in 1901 |
| OSCARS | Statuettes first awarded in 1929 |
| IRONCROSS | Prussian military award first awarded in the Napoleonic Wars (4,5) |
| PHYSICS | Nobel Prize first awarded in 1901 to Wilhelm Roentgen (7) |
| VICTORIACROSS | British military medal first awarded in 1857 (8,5) |
| NOVELLO | Ivor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Awards, given for songwriting and composing first awarded in 1956 (7) |
| MISSUSA | Title first awarded in 1952 |
| NOBEL | Prize that was first awarded in 1901 |
| RAP | Grammy category first awarded in 1989 |
| OSCAR | Prize first awarded in 1929 |
| TONY | US theatre prize first awarded in 1947 (4) |
| MILITARY | ____ Cross, decoration given to members of the British Armed Forces, first awarded in 1915 (8) |
| RYDERCUP | Trophy first presented in 1927 (5,3) |
| BERTEINSTEINMED | International prize first awarded to Stephen Hawking in 1979 |
| ADMIRALS | In 1967 Australia first won this international yachting event that includes the famous Fastnet Race, |
