| 100% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 Hitchcock film that was the first to use the dolly zoom to simulate dizziness |
| 98% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film that was the first to use the dolly zoom to simulate dizziness |
| 44% | THISISLANDEARTH | 15 | 1955 sci-fi film that was one of the first to use Technicolor |
| 41% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Patrick Swayze film that was the first to be released with a PG-13 rating |
| 40% | SUSPICION | 9 | 1941 Hitchcock film that was the only one he directed to win an acting Oscar |
| 39% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 movie that was the first film to gross over $2 billion |
| 39% | SMS | 3 | Protocol that was first used to send the text "Merry Christmas," for short |
| 38% | COIN | 4 | Be the first to use |
| 36% | ASEPARATION | 11 | 2011 family drama that was the first Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TASS | 4 | News agency that was the first to report on Sputnik |
| 35% | AOXOMOXOA | 9 | Palindromic 1969 rock album that was one of the first to use 16-track technology |
| 35% | IMAC | 4 | Apple device that was the first to employ its "i" prefix |
| 35% | GTOS | 4 | Classic cars that were the first to have Ram Air engines |
| 35% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 film that is the subject of this puzzle |
| 35% | REDDESERT | 9 | 1964 Antonioni film that was his first to be shot in color |
| 35% | LEVI | 4 | ___ Strauss & Co., denim company that was the first to manufacture blue jeans |
| 34% | KAUAI | 5 | Hawaiian island that is home to Waimea Canyon which was used in the filming of "Jurassic Park" |
| 34% | SHALOMMEIRTOWER | 15 | Tel Aviv skyscraper that was the first to be built in the Mideast |
| 34% | ROADTOSINGAPORE | 15 | 1940 Crosby/Lamour/Hope film that was the first of a "travel" series |
| 34% | PALM | 4 | Co. that was the first to successfully market a PDA worldwide in 1997 |
| 34% | TMZ | 3 | Hollywood website that was the first to report Michael Jackson's death in 2009 |
| 34% | ESA | 3 | Intl. org. that was the first to land a probe on a comet (2014) |
| 34% | LAIKA | 5 | Dog that was the first animal to orbit the Earth |
| 34% | ROMA | 4 | Alfonso Cuarón film that was the first Netflix production nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 34% | SUTTERSMALL | 11 | Historic shopping center that was the first to be called "a gold mine for investors"? |
| 34% | MYSPACE | 7 | Social networking giant of the '00s that was the first to reach a global audience |
| 33% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to admit women |
| 33% | THEROBE | 7 | 1953 Biblical epic that was the first film released in CinemaScope |
| 33% | MARLINS | 7 | Florida squad that was the first to win two World Series titles as a wild-card team |
| 33% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |