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The last comma in a list is a stylistic difference. The comma is usually left out by journalists, but put in by more formal writers. Personally, I prefer leaving it in for the sake of sense.
As for 'forte' and 'cheque'...they're French words that have been Americanized. Language is ever-changing. There are cases where it's good to resist, but others where it is not.
As for "Where are you from?"...I suppose you could rearrange it thusly: "From whence are you?" or "From where do you come?" However, those are quite awkward and a good example of why the "never end with a preposition" rule is crap.
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