| 100% | PALM | 4 | Co. that was the first to successfully market a PDA worldwide in 1997 |
| 47% | METS | 4 | M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962) |
| 45% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 45% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |
| 45% | IKEA | 4 | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| 42% | SHALOMMEIRTOWER | 15 | Tel Aviv skyscraper that was the first to be built in the Mideast |
| 42% | ESA | 3 | Intl. org. that was the first to land a probe on a comet (2014) |
| 41% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Patrick Swayze film that was the first to be released with a PG-13 rating |
| 40% | MARLINS | 7 | Florida squad that was the first to win two World Series titles as a wild-card team |
| 40% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to admit women |
| 40% | ERNANI | 6 | Verdi work that was the first opera to be recorded in its entirety |
| 40% | ADRIATIC | 8 | RMS ___, British ship that was the first ocean liner to feature a swimming pool |
| 40% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| 40% | PEPSI | 5 | Soda that was the first American brand to be sold widely in the Soviet Union |
| 39% | MALAYSIA | 8 | Kuala Lumpur's country that was the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998 |
| 39% | BARRY | 5 | ___ Nelson, American actor who was the first to portray James Bond in a television series titled "Climax!" |
| 38% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was the first person in New York City to own a car |
| 38% | ITO | 3 | Olympic skater who was the first woman to land a triple axel in competition |
| 38% | ITO | 3 | Skater Midori who was the first woman to land a triple axel in competition |
| 38% | REBA | 4 | McEntire who is the first woman to portray Colonel Sanders in a KFC ad |
| 38% | ODESSA | 6 | City that was home to the first car in Russia |
| 38% | SUTTERSMALL | 11 | Historic shopping center that was the first to be called "a gold mine for investors"? |
| 38% | BLACKWELL | 9 | Elizabeth ___, British physician who was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US |
| 38% | USA | 3 | This nation's athlete is the first figure skater to land eight quads in a competition |
| 37% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 Adele hit that was the first James Bond theme to debut in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 |
| 37% | RYUN | 4 | Jim ___, athlete who was the first high school junior to run a mile in under four minutes |
| 37% | RBI | 3 | In baseball, the plays that allow a run to be scored |
| 37% | LEE | 3 | Rebecca ___ Crumpler, physician who was the first African-American woman in the US to earn a medical degree |
| 37% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 37% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |