| 100% | ANNI | 4 | ___ Albers, first textile designer to have a solo exhibition at the MoMA in NYC (1949) |
| 41% | LORNASIMPSON | 12 | "Projects 23" photographer who was the first African-American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AHA | 3 | First Norwegian band to have a #1 hit in the US: Hyph. |
| 35% | HAYES | 5 | First president to have a telephone in the White House |
| 35% | FILLMORE | 8 | First president to have a stove in the White House (1850s) |
| 34% | OBOE | 4 | It has a brief solo in the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth |
| 33% | HAYES | 5 | First president to have a phone in the White House—its number was "1" (1877) |
| 32% | RUBENXAUS | 9 | First Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship; at Oschersleben, Germany, in 2001 |
| 32% | SONIC | 5 | First video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 31% | TUB | 3 | Place to have a salt bath in the bathroom |
| 30% | TUBA | 4 | It has a solo near the end of "An American in Paris" |
| 30% | SEAT | 4 | Have a ___ at the table (be in on decision-making) |
| 30% | STREISAND | 9 | Only artist to have a #1 album in every decade since the 1960s |
| 29% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | First Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
| 29% | MIRAINAGASU | 11 | First American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics |
| 29% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 29% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 29% | LAURA | 5 | Actress Dern who was announced to have a role in the next "Star Wars" movie |
| 29% | TROT | 4 | The first to go off at a brisk pace |
| 28% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Band who had a Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002 |
| 28% | NOSAY | 5 | Have ___ in the matter (be irrelevant to a decision): 2 wds. |
| 28% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LISA | 4 | ___ Leslie, the first player to dunk in a WNBA game |
| 27% | TOBY | 4 | ___ Flenderson, HR representative who had a recurring role in the first season of "The Office" |
| 27% | HALLEYSCOMET | 12 | *Celestial sight said to have been a good omen for William the Conqueror in battle |
| 27% | GIRLPOWER | 9 | Slogan thought to have originated in a 1991 zine by the punk band Bikini Kill |
| 27% | JACKSON | 7 | First president to have running water in the White House (1833) |
| 27% | HARRISON | 8 | First president to have electric lights in the White House (1891) |
| 27% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | First British group since the Beatles to have two albums in the U.S. top 10 at the same time |