| 100% | UPS | 3 | Delivery co. that used drones to reach customers in 2019 in North Carolina |
| 33% | AOL | 3 | Co. that used to mail out CDs |
| 31% | NESTLES | 7 | Brand name that used to be spelled out in commercials |
| 31% | RALEIGH | 7 | City that forms one point in North Carolina's Research Triangle |
| 31% | USOC | 4 | Games gp. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 |
| 31% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 |
| 31% | DURHAM | 6 | North Carolina city that's home to Duke University |
| 31% | PINK | 4 | ___ Hill, town in North Carolina named after the flowers that bloom there |
| 31% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 (Abbr.) |
| 30% | BOONE | 5 | North Carolina town that's home to Appalachian State University |
| 30% | STARZ | 5 | Movie channel that used to have an "!" in its name |
| 30% | OPIUM | 5 | Drug that used to be smoked in "dens" |
| 30% | ELON | 4 | North Carolina university whose mascot used to be the Fightin' Christians |
| 30% | GLAMOUR | 7 | Fashion magazine that went from print to online-only in 2019 |
| 30% | ASHEBORO | 8 | City that’s home to the North Carolina Zoo |
| 30% | BSA | 3 | Org. that first allowed girls to join in 2019 |
| 30% | ALCATRAZ | 8 | Island in California that used to be a prison |
| 30% | AWL | 3 | Tool that's used to punch holes in leather |
| 30% | IMAC | 4 | Apple computer that used to come in various colors |
| 30% | LEAD | 4 | Toxic metal that used to be in house paint |
| 30% | ELON | 4 | North Carolina university that was home to the Fightin' Christians, until 2000 |
| 30% | HATTERAS | 8 | Cape that's home to North Carolina's Diamond Shoals |
| 30% | OUTFRONT | 8 | Position that Usain Bolt was used to finding himself in |
| 30% | MONITORLIZARD | 13 | Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length |
| 30% | THE | 3 | Word that Ohio State University tried to trademark in 2019 |
| 30% | STEEL | 5 | Metal that's used to make drums in the Caribbean |
| 30% | ANTSONALOG | 10 | Snack that uses peanut butter to hold raisins in place |
| 29% | BRAGG | 5 | Fort ___, North Carolina site subject to a renaming debate in 2020 |
| 29% | CROSSE | 6 | Equipment used to play the oldest organized sport in North America |
| 29% | ADIGE | 5 | River in North Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona |