| 100% | ROME | 4 | City founded by a twin, in myth |
| 57% | TROY | 4 | Ancient city deceived by a large fake horse, in myth |
| 54% | LIMA | 4 | City founded by Pizarro in 1535 |
| 50% | CAPETOWN | 8 | S African city founded by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 |
| 50% | AARP | 4 | Grp. founded by a former high-school principal in 1958 |
| 49% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | City founded in 1718 by the Sieur de Bienville |
| 48% | AARE | 4 | River that loops around a once medieval city believed to have been founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen |
| 48% | URBANA | 6 | It has a twin city in the Midwest |
| 48% | SMOG | 4 | A suffocating blanket found in cities |
| 47% | OTTOMAN | 7 | Empire founded by Osman in 1290; or a padded bench |
| 47% | AVRO | 4 | Aircraft firm founded by Sir A V Roe in 1910 |
| 46% | CAPETOWN | 8 | South African city founded by the Dutch in 1652 |
| 45% | PISA | 4 | Italian city with a university founded in 1343 |
| 44% | CROATIA | 7 | Country founded by King Tomislav in A.D. 924 |
| 44% | BOISE | 5 | City that rings in the New Year by dropping a huge potato |
| 44% | CARTHAGE | 8 | In Greek mythology, the city founded by Queen Dido |
| 44% | AMARILLO | 8 | "___ by Morning" (George Strait hit song about a city in Texas) |
| 43% | LIMA | 4 | City founded by Pizarro |
| 43% | THEBES | 6 | City founded by Cadmus |
| 43% | AROMA | 5 | Found by a nose |
| 43% | OSLO | 4 | City founded by Harald III |
| 43% | OREL | 4 | City founded by Ivan IV |
| 43% | MESA | 4 | City founded by Mormon pioneers |
| 42% | OSLO | 4 | City founded by King Harald III |
| 42% | ODESSA | 6 | City founded by Catherine the Great |
| 42% | OSLO | 4 | City founded by Harald the Ruthless |
| 42% | REDISCOVERED | 12 | Found by a whole new generation |
| 41% | VARANASI | 8 | City founded by Shiva, according to legend |
| 41% | ETON | 4 | College founded by a king |
| 41% | VASSAR | 6 | School founded by a brewer |