| 100% | ITAL | 4 | From the nation that gave us pizza and Parmesan: Abbr. |
| 48% | ITALY | 5 | Country that gave us pizza and prosciutto |
| 43% | FARSI | 5 | Language that gave us the words pajama, magic and talc |
| 43% | ERSE | 4 | Gaelic language that gave us the words spunk and slogan |
| 40% | USSR | 4 | Communist nation that opposed the US during the Cold War: Abbr. |
| 38% | DCUNITED | 8 | Soccer team from the US capital that's won four MLS championships: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 38% | USSR | 4 | Nation that split into Russia and 14 other nations in the 1990s: Abbr. |
| 38% | NATO | 4 | Alliance with the US, Canada, and 29 European nations: Abbr. |
| 37% | PERU | 4 | Nation that gave the world ceviche |
| 37% | BRADY | 5 | The —, US television sitcom starring Florence Henderson and Barry Williams that ran from 1969-74 |
| 37% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Notable invention from the 17th century, that is an assembly of lenses and allows us to look into space |
| 36% | AMER | 4 | From the US: Abbr. |
| 36% | NATO | 4 | Defense group containing the US, Canada, and most European nations: Abbr. |
| 36% | NATO | 4 | International alliance that includes the US and Canada: Abbr. |
| 36% | ERSE | 4 | Language that gave us the word "whisky" |
| 36% | INUIT | 5 | Language that gave us the word "igloo" |
| 36% | GREEK | 5 | Alphabet that gave us the word "alphabet" |
| 36% | RUR | 3 | Play that gave us the word "robot" |
| 36% | WELSH | 5 | Language that gave us the word "flummery" |
| 36% | OLDIRISH | 8 | Language that gave us the word banshee |
| 36% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 35% | RUR | 3 | Capek drama that gave us the word "robot" |
| 35% | SUPERBAD | 8 | Teen film that gave us the character McLovin |
| 35% | RUR | 3 | 1921 play that gave us the word "robot" |
| 35% | LADOLCEVITA | 11 | Classic film that gave us the term "paparazzi" |
| 35% | LATIN | 5 | Language that gave us the phrase "Mea culpa" |
| 35% | LATIN | 5 | Language that gave us the phrase "Carpe diem" |
| 35% | CZECH | 5 | Language that gives us "robot," "polka" and "Pilsner" |
| 35% | HINDI | 5 | Language that gave us "guru" and "pundit" |
| 35% | HINDI | 5 | Language that gave us "bungalow" and "guru" |