| 100% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first, chicken or the ___?" |
| 100% | EGG | 3 | Which came first ... this or the chicken? |
| 99% | NEITHERONE | 10 | Which came first, the chicken or the egg? |
| 85% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first, the chicken or the ___?" |
| 85% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first: The chicken or the ___?" |
| 77% | EGG | 3 | What came first? The ___ or the chicken? |
| 71% | EGG | 3 | What came first, the chicken or the ___ |
| 71% | EGG | 3 | "What came first, the chicken or the ___?" |
| 63% | CAME | 4 | "Which ___ first, the chicken or the egg?" |
| 59% | EGG | 3 | What came before or after the chicken |
| 55% | EGG | 3 | It came before the chicken ... or maybe after? |
| 54% | EGG | 3 | Did it come before the chicken, or after? |
| 51% | OUTSET | 6 | First stage or the beginning |
| 49% | WON | 3 | Came first in battle of the bands |
| 48% | TOPS | 4 | Comes first in the class (also spinning toys) |
| 48% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 47% | EGG | 3 | It came before the chicken (or maybe after?) |
| 47% | UNITY | 5 | Togetherness, or the first principle of Kwanzaa |
| 47% | AARDVARK | 8 | Animal that comes first in the alphabet |
| 47% | SPATCHCOCK | 10 | Chicken or game bird split down the back and grilled |
| 46% | CATTOY | 6 | Mechanical mouse . . . or the box it came in |
| 46% | ALBANIA | 7 | European country that comes first in the alphabet |
| 45% | PILSENER | 8 | Light-colored beer or the glass it comes in |
| 45% | ASTI | 4 | Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from |
| 45% | SOFTG | 5 | The first or fifth letter of George |
| 45% | ASIN | 4 | "... which is the first letter of ..." |
| 45% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Did you know? The Mayans were the first to make hot ___ (winter beverage), in which the heat came from chili peppers not temperature |
| 45% | EGG | 3 | It came before the chicken |
| 45% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first?" choice |
| 45% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first?" item |