| 100% | MARLINS | 7 | Florida squad that was the first to win two World Series titles as a wild-card team |
| 69% | MARLINS | 7 | First MLB team to win two World Series titles as a wild card team |
| 36% | BARRY | 5 | ___ Nelson, American actor who was the first to portray James Bond in a television series titled "Climax!" |
| 36% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 34% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | 2023 American League wildcard team that defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to win their first World Series title (2 wds.) |
| 34% | REDSOX | 6 | Only MLB team to win four World Series titles in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 33% | METS | 4 | M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962) |
| 33% | PALM | 4 | Co. that was the first to successfully market a PDA worldwide in 1997 |
| 33% | ESA | 3 | Intl. org. that was the first to land a probe on a comet (2014) |
| 32% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Patrick Swayze film that was the first to be released with a PG-13 rating |
| 32% | BILL | 4 | NBA Hall of Famer ___ Russell, who was the leader of a Boston Celtics team that won 11 titles from 1957-1969 |
| 32% | ROADTOSINGAPORE | 15 | 1940 Crosby/Lamour/Hope film that was the first of a "travel" series |
| 32% | YANKEES | 7 | Team that has won the World Series a record 27 times |
| 32% | HOUSTONASTROS | 13 | Minute Maid Park team that won the 2022 World Series four games to two over the Philadelphia Phillies (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ADRIATIC | 8 | RMS ___, British ship that was the first ocean liner to feature a swimming pool |
| 31% | TEBOW | 5 | Tim who was the first sophomore to win a Heisman |
| 31% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | Arlington team that beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the 2023 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARIE | 5 | Curie who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes |
| 31% | SALONGA | 7 | Lea who was the first Asian actress to win a Tony |
| 31% | IRA | 3 | Songwriter Gershwin who was the first lyricist to win a Pulitzer |
| 31% | MASSACHUSETTS | 13 | State whose General Court was the first to recognize Fourth of July as a state celebration |
| 31% | ANG | 3 | Lee who was the first Asian to win a best-director Oscar |
| 31% | SING | 4 | "Of Thee I ___," Broadway musical that was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| 31% | CNN | 3 | Channel started in 1980 that was the first in the world to provide 24-hour news coverage |
| 31% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |
| 30% | METS | 4 | New York ___, Queens-based MLB team that has won two World Series titles |
| 30% | LUISE | 5 | Rainer who was the first person to win two Academy Awards for acting |
| 30% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 30% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction |