| 100% | FATSWALLER | 10 | Composer/pianist making his first jazz recordings in 1922 |
| 36% | SHEARING | 8 | George —, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 |
| 36% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious —, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 |
| 35% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist born in 1909 known for his improvisation |
| 35% | EVANS | 5 | Gil —, Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer who died in 1988 |
| 35% | SIX | 3 | Age at which Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one |
| 33% | SCENEIII | 8 | When Macbeth makes his first appearance |
| 33% | WARRENGHARDING | 14 | U.S. president who, in 1922, became the first president to have his voice transmitted on the radio (3 wds.) |
| 31% | PEPSICOLA | 9 | Product in whose ads James Dean made his first filmed appearance |
| 31% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | His first major screen appearance was in 1940 |
| 31% | OSCAR | 5 | DiCaprio won his first in 2016 |
| 30% | WORKSHOP | 8 | Building Santa makes his toys in |
| 30% | ELLA | 4 | First name in jazz |
| 30% | EUBIE | 5 | First name in jazz |
| 30% | ARTIE | 5 | First name in jazz |
| 30% | LENA | 4 | First name in jazz |
| 30% | ETTA | 4 | First name in jazz |
| 30% | DAVEBRUBECK | 11 | Jazz pianist born in 1920 |
| 30% | ELLA | 4 | First name in jazz singing |
| 30% | ELLA | 4 | First name in jazz vocals |
| 29% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who won his first Grammy in 2021 |
| 29% | WES | 3 | Anderson who won his first Oscar in 2024 |
| 29% | STANLEE | 7 | He made his final cameo in "Avengers: Endgame" |
| 29% | TUT | 3 | His tomb was discovered in 1922 |
| 29% | TUT | 3 | His tomb was found in 1922 |
| 29% | LEAD | 4 | Make the first moves, in dancing |
| 29% | LED | 3 | Made the first play, in bridge |
| 29% | OPEN | 4 | Make the first bid, in bridge |
| 29% | OPENED | 6 | Made the first move in chess |
| 29% | OPEN | 4 | Make the first bet, in poker |